The citizens of El Centro are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.15% of adults in El Centro have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in El Centro in 2022 was $22,039, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $88,156 for a family of four. However, El Centro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
El Centro is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call El Centro 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 El Centro, accounting for 88.21% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of El Centro residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in El Centro include Irish, English, German, African, and French.
El Centro also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 29.01%.
The most common language spoken in El Centro is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Langs. of India.
