El Centro California Real Estate
El Centro, California, is located in Imperial County, 59 miles W of Yuma, Arizona and 90 miles E of San Diego, California. El Centro has a population of 37,835.
El Centro Homes
El Centro properties pool is 11,448 residential properties including El Centro new homes. Median age of real estate in El Centro is 1974. Average Household size is 3.71 people. 10% are one bedroom homes, 19% are 2 bedroom homes, 42% are 3 bedroom homes, 25% are 4 bedroom homes, and 2% are 5+ bedroom homes.
El Centro Mortgage Statistics
El Centro mortgages vs. USA median statistics
| Homes |
El Centro |
USA |
| Homes With No Mortgage |
20% |
30% |
| Homes With Mortgage |
80% |
70% |
| First Mortgage Only |
60% |
54% |
| First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
20% |
16% |
El Centro Area Real Estate Tax
El Centro Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $921 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 36,910. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
El Centro School District: Children make up 33.6% of El Centro population. El Centro has 12,716 under 18 years old residents, or 1 kids per one worker, or 1.11 kids per one household.
El Centro Real Estate & El Centro Homeownership
There are 2175.12 or 19% one person households, 2633.04 or 23% two person households, and 2060.64 or 18% three person households in El Centro, California. Median residents age is 30, Senior citizens (65+) make up 3,529 or 9.3%% of El Centro population.
There are 12,741 workers (over 16 years of age) in El Centro. Of these, 89.5% drive to work. Approximately 1.74% of workers in El Centro take public transportation. An estimated 3.13% walk to work.
Median El Centro homeowner's housing expences are 22%
Crime in El Centro (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
| Type of Crime |
El Centro |
USA, 2003 |
| Violent Crimes |
85.9 |
47.5 |
| Robberies |
13.74 |
14.2 |
| Aggravated Assaults |
70.31 |
29.5 |
| Property Crimes |
442.71 |
358.8 |
| Burglaries |
154.35 |
74.0 |
| Larceny-Thefts |
236.02 |
241.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
52.33 |
43.3 |
Invest in El Centro Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in El Centro California area, you should consider following statistical data:
| Category |
El Centro |
USA |
| Near Medium City |
Yuma, Arizona |
- |
| Near Large City |
San Diego, California |
- |
| El Centro Zip Codes |
92243 |
- |
| El Centro Area Codes |
760 |
- |
| White population |
46.86% |
75.1% |
| African-American population |
3.16% |
12.3% |
| Asian |
3.5% |
3.6% |
| American Indian & Alaskan |
0.98% |
0.9% |
| Hispanic (of any race) |
74.58% |
12.5% |
| Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 36,910% |
$42,000 |
| Population Below Poverty Level |
22.21% |
12.4% |
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