Population
497 residents
Census ACS 2023 - California
City profile · California · Census ACS 2023
El Centro Naval Air Facility, CA
Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for El Centro Naval Air Facility - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.
- 497
- Residents
- $59,500
- Median income
- $1,362
- Median rent (state)
El Centro Naval Air Facility - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, El Centro Naval Air Facility places in the 34th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
- 34th
- percentile, household income
- 52nd
- percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: El Centro Naval Air Facility, CA
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 497 residents in El Centro Naval Air Facility, a small town within California. El Centro Naval Air Facility households earn a median of $59,500 annually, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 0.0%. The median resident age is 22.6 years. Educational attainment runs 30.2% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 22.5% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
California carries a cost-of-living premium: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, California scores 110.7 (Well Above Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,362 per month. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in California run around $275, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 96.5 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very High).
Median Household Income
$59,500 /yr
Poverty 0.0%
Cost of Living Index (state)
110.7 (US=100)
Well Above Average - BEA RPP 2024, California average
How does El Centro Naval Air Facility compare to other US cities?
El Centro Naval Air Facility measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income 34% higher than other cities
Median rent 52% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares El Centro Naval Air Facility against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to California only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
California-relative analysis
Poverty Rate places El Centro Naval Air Facility near the bottom of California's cities
Among the 1,450 California cities PlainCities tracks with reported poverty rate data, El Centro Naval Air Facility ranks #1,194 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares El Centro Naval Air Facility only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#1,062 of 1,338
21st percentile in California
Median Gross Rent
#1,373 of 1,458
3rd percentile in California
Poverty Rate
#1,194 of 1,450
0th percentile in California
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#619 of 1,458
57th percentile in California
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within California only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
34th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Income distribution context
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 30.2%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL) 0.0%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+) 22.5%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
497
Median Income
$59,500
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
22.6
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Labor force participation
22.5%
Bachelor's Degree+
30.2%
Commute Patterns
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
30.2%
Carpool
13.6%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
38.6%
Work from Home
6.1%
Other
11.5%
Based on 295 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
State-average estimates for California - EIA 2023 residential energy data
Electricity
$150
avg/month
Natural Gas
$55
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$70
avg/month
Total Utilities
$275
estimated/month
Estimates reflect California state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Cost of living is a California state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county El Centro Naval Air Facility sits in
Cost of Living Index
110.7
Well Above Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,362/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
96.5 / 100
Very High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)
Similar Cities in California
Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide
Population-matched peers from other states, closest to El Centro Naval Air Facility's 497 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).
Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide
Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to El Centro Naval Air Facility's $59,500 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).
Race & Ethnicity Composition
City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.
How El Centro Naval Air Facility compares to nearby California cities
Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).
Census ACS 5-year FIPS CA OMB Bulletin 23-01
What do people ask about El Centro Naval Air Facility, CA?
What is the population of El Centro Naval Air Facility, CA? +
The population of El Centro Naval Air Facility, CA stands at 497 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the median household income in El Centro Naval Air Facility, CA? +
In El Centro Naval Air Facility, the typical household earns $59,500 per year, based on Census ACS 2023 data.
What is the cost of living in El Centro Naval Air Facility? +
BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for El Centro Naval Air Facility; the closest available measure is the California state average, a cost of living index of 110.7 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Well Above Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within California vary by metro area.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.
Citation & verification links
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