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Imperial, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Imperial, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 21,583. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet IMPERIAL-CA · Imperial, CA 1 ZIPs · 21,583 pop · #6251/25278 · Imperial County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $90,709
  • RANK-UPPER #6251/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Holtville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-TOWN 21,583
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $368,700

Nearest income peer: Holtville, CA ( $18,566 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 Imperial

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Imperial on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Imperial, CA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 25%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
21,583
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$90,709
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $90,709 and home value $368,700 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 18.0%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Imperial as a pure owner town.

Within California, Port Hueneme is the closest lower-income city and Pleasant Grove the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Imperial.

Population concentration

Imperial's single ZIP 92251 carries the town

Imperial is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 92251 is the entire residential footprint (21,583 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Imperial

Citywide ZBP: 265 establishments, 2,750 employees , annual payroll $155,509k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 92251 (265 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (43) · also Construction · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Imperial, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Imperial County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Imperial. See the Imperial County roll-up →

No other city sharing Imperial County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Imperial. El Centro, Calexico and Brawley sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Niland marks the far end of that range at $22,611, 75% below Imperial.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
92251 21,583 $90,709 265 42
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Imperial 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 Imperial, .