Jury Pool Profile
Imperial County, California
- County seat
- El Centro
- Judicial district
- Imperial County Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 181,411
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 180,202.
At a glance
Imperial County is a 181,411-person venue. The county population is 20% White (Census race-alone categories). 86% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 9.1%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $60,477, $39,653 below the CA state median of $100,130; 16.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 75.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 31.1% of covered employment, average pay $50,384/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 18.85%, above the 5.36% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 180,202
- Median household income
- $57,681
- Unemployment
- 18.9%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 20%; Black: 2%.
Imperial County has a population of 180,202, with a median age of 33.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 19.8%; Black residents 2.2%. Independently, 86.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $60,477; 16.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, about 31% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 31.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 18.85%, above the California state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Imperial County was carried by the Republican candidate with 49.1% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 61.1% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 68.2% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 76% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 75.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
75.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, Korean. Veterans account for 3.4% of the adult civilian population (4,439 individuals).