Pay and cost of living in Imperial County, CA
Across the 1 occupations we cover in Imperial County, CA, the middle median salary is $34,320 a year. Pay runs from $34,320 for Home Health and Personal Care Aides up to $34,320 for Home Health and Personal Care Aides, a spread of $0. Wages come from the El Centro, CA survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Imperial County, CA has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,030 a month and a two-bedroom $1,347. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $21,971 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $29,320 a year, and every one of the 1 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.
Housing, taxes and commute in Imperial County, CA
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Imperial County, CA, set beside the California and national medians.
Median household income in Imperial County, CA is $57,681, 42% below the California median of $99,122 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($12,360) equals 21.4% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $34,320, is 41% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in Imperial County, CA pay a median of $2,394 a year in real estate taxes, 53% below the California median of $5,124. With a median home value of $309,600, 58% below the California median of $734,700, the ratio of the two medians is 0.77% a year.
Renters in Imperial County, CA pay a median gross rent of $1,056 a month in the Census survey, 48% below the California median of $2,036. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,030; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in Imperial County, CA who travel to a workplace spend an average of 22.1 minutes each way, 23% below the California average of 28.7. 7.2% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.