Imperial County, California
35 public bodies govern here, 19 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 180,202
- Median household income
- $57,681
- ±2,564
- Unemployed
- 12.5%
- 8,915 of 71,192 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 90.1%
- 44,732 of 49,644 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Imperial | 179,851 (2021) | 940 W Main St, El Centro | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 7
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Brawley | 26,539 (2021) | 383 Main St, Brawley | Website |
| City of Calexico | 38,534 (2021) | 608 Heber Ave, Calexico | Website |
| City of Calipatria | 6,434 (2021) | 125 Park St, Calipatria | Website |
| City of El Centro | 44,158 (2021) | 1275 W Main St, El Centro | — |
| City of Holtville | 5,582 (2021) | 121 W 5th St, Holtville | Website |
| City of Imperial | 21,017 (2021) | 420 S Imperial Ave, Imperial | — |
| City of Westmorland | 2,004 (2021) | Po Box 699, Westmorland | Website |
Special districts 27
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Valley Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 668, Imperial | — |
| Riverview Cemetery District | Cemeteries | Po Box 597, Brawley | Website |
| Imperial Co School Districts Liability/Property Self-Ins Auth | Education | 1225 Main Street, El Centro | — |
| Heffernan Memorial Healthcare District | Health | 601 Heber Ave, Calexico | Website |
| Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District | Hospitals | 207 W Legion Rd, Brawley | Website |
| Calexico City Housing Auth | Housing and community development | 1006 E 5th St, Calexico | — |
| Imperial Valley Housing Auth | Housing and community development | 1402 D St, Brawley | Website |
| Bard Water District | Irrigation | 1473 Ross Road, Winterhaven | — |
| Niland Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 1, Niland | — |
| Ocotillo Wells Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 5841 Highway 78, Borrego Springs | — |
| Winterhaven Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 906, Winterhaven | — |
| Imperial Valley Telecommunication Authority | Miscellaneous commercial activities | 1398 Sperber Rd, El Centro | Website |
| Self Ins Prog for Imperial Co | Miscellaneous commercial activities | 1398 Sperber Rd, El Centro | — |
| Bombay Beach Community Services District | Other multi-function districts | 9590 Avenue C, Niland | — |
| Heber Public Utility District | Other multi-function districts | Po Box H, Heber | Website |
| Imperial County Local Transportation Authority | Other multi-function districts | 1405 N Imperial Ave, El Centro | — |
| Imperial Irrigation District | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 937, Imperial | Website |
| Salton Community Services District | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 5268, Salton City | Website |
| Imperial County Citrus Pest Control District 1 | Other natural resources | Po Box 806, El Centro | — |
| Imperial Valley Emergency Communications Authority | Other single function districts | Po Box 1026, Imperial | Website |
| Imperial Valley Reg Public Sfty Train Auth | Other single function districts | City of El Centro, El Centro | — |
| Imperial County Transportation Commission | Public mass transit utility | 1503 N Imperial Ave, El Centro | — |
| Seeley County Water District | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 161, Seeley | — |
| Winterhaven Co Water Dist | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 787, Winterhaven | — |
| Bard Resource Cons Dist Ca | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 776, Bard | — |
| Imperial Valley Resource Management Agency | Solid waste management | 203 S Waterman Ave, El Centro | Website |
| Palo Verde County Water District | Water supply utility | Po Box 185, Palo Verde | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District
Independent charter district1 schools
1525 West Main St., El Centro, CA, 92243
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Brawley Elementary
School district6 schools
261 D St., Brawley, CA, 92227
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Brawley Union High
School district3 schools
480 North Imperial Ave., Brawley, CA, 92227
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Calexico Unified
School district12 schools
901 Andrade Ave., Calexico, CA, 92231
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Calipatria Unified
School district4 schools
501 West Main St., Calipatria, CA, 92233
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Central Union High
School district5 schools
351 Ross Ave., El Centro, CA, 92243
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
El Centro Elementary
School district13 schools
1256 Broadway, El Centro, CA, 92243
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Heber Elementary
School district2 schools
1052 Heber Ave., Heber, CA, 92249
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Holtville Unified
School district6 schools
621 East Sixth St., Holtville, CA, 92250
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Imperial County Office of Education
School district4 schools
1398 Sperber Rd., El Centro, CA, 92243
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Imperial Unified
School district6 schools
219 North E St., Imperial, CA, 92251
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Imperial Valley ROP
Specialized district1 schools
687 State St., El Centro, CA, 92243
Magnolia Union Elementary
School district1 schools
4502 Casey Rd., Brawley, CA, 92227
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
McCabe Union Elementary
School district1 schools
701 West McCabe Rd., El Centro, CA, 92243
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Meadows Union
School district1 schools
2059 Bowker Rd., El Centro, CA, 92243
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Mulberry Elementary
School district1 schools
1391 East Rutherford Rd., Brawley, CA, 92227
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
San Pasqual Valley Unified
School district5 schools
676 Base Line Rd., Winterhaven, CA, 92283
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Seeley Union Elementary
School district1 schools
1812 West Rio Vista St., Seeley, CA, 92273
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Westmorland Union Elementary
School district1 schools
200 South C St., Westmorland, CA, 92281
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Canyon Lake Certified Farmers' Market () · Kaiser Permanente Riverside Certified Farmers' Market () · La Quinta Certified Farmers' Market () · and 11 more
Bonsall Certified Farmer's Market and Open Air Fair () · City of Poway Saturday Farmers Market () · Mira Mesa Farmers' Market () · and 45 more
Market in Carver Park (Yuma) · Yuma Community Farmers' Market (Yuma)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.