Being a small city, Holtville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in Holtville with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.60% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Holtville in 2018 was $22,444, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $89,776 for a family of four. However, Holtville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Holtville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Holtville 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 Holtville, accounting for 82.15% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Holtville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Holtville include German, English, Irish, European, and Iranian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Holtville's cultural character, accounting for 37.78% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Holtville is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.
