El Centro, CA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for El Centro, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 48,030. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet EL-CENTRO-CA · El Centro, CA 1 ZIPs · 48,030 pop · #19969/25278 · Imperial County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $55,057
- RANK-LOWER #19969/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Calipatria
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-LOW 52% owners
- POP-SMALL 48,030
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $317,900
Nearest income peer: Calipatria, CA ( $1,279 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around El Centro
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest El Centro on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Niland · lowest $22,611
Niland · lowest
$22,611 median HH income
- Calexico · near
Calexico · near
$49,742 median HH income
- Calipatria · near
Calipatria · near
$53,778 median HH income
- El Centro · this city
El Centro · this city
$55,057 median HH income
- Brawley · near
Brawley · near
$59,362 median HH income
- Seeley · near
Seeley · near
$62,051 median HH income
- Imperial · highest
Imperial · highest
$90,709 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, El Centro, CA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 21st pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 48,030
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $55,057
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($55,057 average) · poverty 21.2%. The primary code (92243) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (51.5%) for this income tier, rent $1,054 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within California, Taylorsville is the closest lower-income city and San Joaquin the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for El Centro.
Population concentration
El Centro's single ZIP 92243 carries the town
El Centro is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 92243 is the entire residential footprint (48,030 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Mid-pack ZBP load on El Centro's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 1,085 establishments, 15,904 employees , annual payroll $686,676k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 92243 (1,085 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (182) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in El Centro, CA
These ZIP codes sit in Imperial County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in El Centro. See the Imperial County roll-up →
El Centro lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Imperial County: Brawley, Imperial and Holtville earn more and Calexico, Winterhaven and Westmorland earn less. Imperial marks the far end of that range at $90,709, 65% above El Centro.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92243 | 48,030 | $55,057 | 1,085 | 168 |
El Centro roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving El Centro, .