Calipatria profile

Living in Calipatria

Calipatria is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 7,424 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Calipatria is the 446th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Calipatria are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Calipatria is a blue-collar town, with 45.13% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Calipatria is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Calipatria who work in farm management occupations (12.15%), sales jobs (11.83%), and personal care services (8.90%).

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Calipatria spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.49 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

In terms of college education, Calipatria ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 2.49% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Calipatria in 2010 was $6,274, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $25,096 for a family of four. However, Calipatria contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Calipatria also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.57% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Calipatria is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Calipatria home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Calipatria, accounting for 74.47% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Calipatria residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Calipatria include Irish, African, English, and Jamaican.

Calipatria also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 23.32%.

The most common language spoken in Calipatria is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Vietnamese.