Salton City's Livability
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C
Affordability -
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Job Market -
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Amenities
About Salton City, CA
Salton City, CA is located in Imperial County in the state of California.
The total City Population for Salton City is about 4,900 with about 108 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $147,123, which is roughly 75% lower than the Average Home Value of $588,722 for the state of California, and roughly 32% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $29,937, which is roughly 64% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $83,076 for the state of California, and roughly 54% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.69Male Population Estimate: 56.1%
Female Population Estimate: 43.9%
Median Age: 45.1
Male Median Age: 38.4
Female Median Age: 38.5
Racial Demographic Estimates
Other:48%
White:38.3%
Black:1.6%
Asian:1.3%
Indian:1.1%
Hawaiian:0.3%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 36.74%
Other: 1.05%
Libertarian: 0.69%
Green: 0.41%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Salton City specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Imperial County: About 3.48481 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Imperial County: About 366.253 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Imperial County is about 12% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 21% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Salton City is about 10%.
California is ranked #4 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 84.2 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 66.74The average living wage for the state of California is $40.83/hr, while the states minimum wage is $13.00/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives California a minimum wage score of 51.89 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $13.00/hr, which gives California a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 100 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for California is $260.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 39.13 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ California does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ California does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ California does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ California does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
✓ California does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ California does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X California does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
✓ California does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
✓ California does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X California does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ California does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ California does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
✓ California does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ California does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ California does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ California does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ California does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ California does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 92274, 92275 (2 Total Zip Codes)Latitude: 33.299400
Longitude: -115.960900
TimeZone: Pacific (GMT -08:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: -134.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 760