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Population (year 2000): 7,560. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,707 (+28.4% change)
Males: 3,718 (49.2%), Females: 3,842 (50.8%)
Imperial County
Zip code:
92251
Median resident age: 29.9 years
Median household income: $49,451 (year 2000)
Median house value: $101,600 (year 2000)
Races in Imperial:
- Hispanic (61.1%)
- White Non-Hispanic (32.4%)
- Other race (30.9%)
- Two or more races (4.3%)
- Black (2.7%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Filipino (1.3%)
- Japanese (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (6.6%), Irish (4.9%), English
(4.3%), United States (3.2%), Scottish (2.0%), Scotch-Irish
(1.2%).
Elevation: -60 feet
Land area: 3.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Imperial
- High school or higher: 78.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
- Unemployed: 8.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Imperial city
- Never married: 24.6%
- Now married: 58.2%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 4.8%
- Divorced: 9.8%
20.8% Foreign born (19.0% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +3,272 (+76.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Imperial:
- EL CENTRO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; EL
CENTRO, CA)
- PIONEERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 12 miles;
BRAWLEY, CA)
- YUMA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 65 miles; YUMA,
AZ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Imperial:
- YUMA MCAS/YUMA INTL (about 69 miles; YUMA, AZ; ID:
YUM)
- PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL (about 93 miles; PALM
SPRINGS, CA; ID: PSP)
- SAN DIEGO INTL-LINDBERGH FLD (about 112 miles; SAN
DIEGO, CA; ID: SAN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Imperial:
- IMPERIAL COUNTY (about 1 miles; IMPERIAL, CA; ID:
IPL)
- EL CENTRO NAF (about 7 miles; EL CENTRO, CA; ID:
NJK)
- BRAWLEY MUNI (about 11 miles; BRAWLEY, CA; ID: BWC)
College/University in Imperial:
- IMPERIAL VALLEY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 4,006; Location: 380 E. Aten Road; Public;
Website: www.imperial.cc.ca.us)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Imperial:
- ARIZONA WESTERN COLLEGE (about 67 miles; YUMA, AZ;
Full-time enrollment: 2,595)
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-RIVERSIDE (about 71 miles;
RIVERSIDE, CA; FT enrollment: 12,213)
- COLLEGE OF THE DESERT (about 83 miles; PALM DESERT,
CA; FT enrollment: 3,804)
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO (about 89 miles;
LA JOLLA, CA; FT enrollment: 19,582)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN MARCOS (about 89
miles; SAN MARCOS, CA; FT enrollment: 4,875)
- CUYAMACA COLLEGE (about 93 miles; EL CAJON, CA; FT
enrollment: 3,278)
- GROSSMONT COLLEGE (about 97 miles; EL CAJON, CA; FT
enrollment: 9,607)
Public high schools in Imperial:
- IMPERIAL HIGH (Students: 741; Location: 517 W
BARIONI BLVD.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- IMPERIAL AVE. HOLBROOK HIGH (CONT.)
(Students: 44; Location: 322 N IMPERIAL AVE.; Grades: 09
- 12)
Private high schools in Imperial:
- FAITH ACADEMY (Students: 325; Location: 320
SOUTH J STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
- VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 16;
Location: 2353 LA BRUCHERIE ROAD; Grades: 3 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Imperial:
- HULSE (BEN) ELEMENTARY (Students: 861;
Location: 303 S. D ST.; Grades: KG - 06)
- WAGGONER (T.L.) ELEMENTARY (Students: 676;
Location: 627 JOSHUA TREE STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- WRIGHT (FRANK M.) INTERMEDIATE (Students:
474; Location: 515 W. TENTH ST.; Grades: 07 - 08)
Library in Imperial:
- IMPERIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$62,860; Location: 200 W. NINTH ST.; 25,616 books; 214
audio materials; 409 video materials; 35 serial
subscriptions)
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