El Centro Naval Air Facility, California Demographics & Population 2026

A note before these figures: with a population of 443, El Centro Naval Air Facility's ACS estimates come from a small number of survey responses and carry wide margins of error. Individual percentages below — particularly rates that round to 0% or 100% — are approximations, not precise measurements. See data.census.gov for the published margins of error.

Population Overview

El Centro Naval Air Facility is a small community located in California, within Imperial County. The total population is 443. It ranks as the 1247th most populous out of 1,570 Census-designated places in California.

Age Demographics

The median age in El Centro Naval Air Facility is 22.7 years. This is 40% lower than the state median of 37.9 years. With 36.1% of the population under 18, El Centro Naval Air Facility has a notably young demographic profile, suggesting a family-oriented community.

Economy, Income & Housing

The median household income in El Centro Naval Air Facility is $69,063. This is 30% lower than the state median of $99,122. It is also 14% lower than the national median of $80,734. The ACS records no residents below the poverty line in El Centro Naval Air Facility. In a community this small the estimate rests on very few survey responses, so it should be read as an absence of measurement rather than a measured absence of poverty. The unemployment rate is 9.5%. This is 44% higher than the state rate of 6.6%. Every occupied housing unit the survey reached in El Centro Naval Air Facility was renter-occupied. At this sample size that indicates no owner-occupied homes were captured rather than that none exist.

Race & Ethnicity

El Centro Naval Air Facility is a highly diverse community where no single racial or ethnic group constitutes a majority of the population. White (non-Hispanic) residents account for 20.1%. The Black or African American population is significantly higher than the state average (13.5% vs 5.2%). The Asian population (3.4%) is well below the state average of 15.3%.

Education

26.5% of residents aged 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. This is 29% lower than the state rate of 37.1%. Nationally, 35.7% of adults hold at least a bachelor's degree. The high school graduation rate (or equivalent) is 97.1%.

Data Sources & Methodology

All demographic data for El Centro Naval Air Facility, California is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 2020–2024 5-Year Estimates. The ACS collects data from approximately 3.5 million households annually and pools five years of responses so that even small communities can be measured, though the margin of error widens as the population falls. Comparisons are made against California state averages and national averages calculated from the same dataset. Rankings reflect the city's position among all 1,570 Census-designated places in California. Read more about how these figures are produced on our methodology page, or visit data.census.gov for official data.