Imperial County, CA Population

Overview

180,051

Total Population

32.5

Median age

48.52%

Female population %

106.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

58.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

153,218

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Imperial County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Imperial County is 32.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Imperial County's population under 18 was 28.81%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Imperial County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.82% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Imperial County, 24.05% were under the age of 15, 22.26% aged 15 to 29, 40.87% aged 30 to 64, 11.21% aged 65 to 84, and 1.61% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 5,327 less females than males in Imperial County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.52% females and 51.48% males in Imperial County, CA.
The Imperial County, CA gender ratio is 106.1:100 i.e. 106.1 men to 100 women (1.061).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 8,314.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 7,840.

Imperial County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Imperial County population: 48.03% are White, 2.72% are Black or African American, 1.41% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.40% are Asian, 0.09% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 31.44% are some other race and 14.92% are multiracial.
Imperial County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the county.
By ethnicity, 153,218 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 26,833 (14.90% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Imperial County is White with a population of 86,476 (48.03% of the total population).

Imperial County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 181,250 in the year 2017
From 2000 to 2010, Imperial County's population increased by 32,345 (22.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Imperial County's population increased by 4,891 (2.80%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Imperial County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 142,359.