Editing Salton City, California (section)

==Demographics==
Despite a long period of population decline, the population of Salton City has been increasing in recent years.

{{US Census population
|1990= 1233
|2000= 978
|2010= 3763
|2020= 5155
|estimate= 
|estref= 
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="ReferenceA">US Census Bureau, 2020 Census, Salton City CDP, California profile</ref>
}}

===2010===
The [[2010 United States Census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0664294|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715032849/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0664294|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Salton City CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Salton City had a population of 3,743. The population density was {{convert|175.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Salton City was 2,260 (60.1%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 80 (2.1%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 61 (1.6%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 61 (1.6%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 5 (0.1%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1,159 (30.8%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 137 (3.6%) from two or more races. There were 2,368 [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race (62.9%).

The Census reported that 3,763 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,204 households, out of which 513 (42.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 653 (54.2%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 134 (11.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 91 (7.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 67 (5.6%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 12 (1.0%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 269 households (22.3%) were made up of individuals, and 133 (11.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.13. There were 878 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (72.9% of all households); the average family size was 3.73.

The population was spread out, with 1,247 people (33.1%) under the age of 18, 350 people (9.3%) aged 18 to 24, 890 people (23.7%) aged 25 to 44, 813 people (21.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 463 people (12.3%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.1 males.

There were 2,026 housing units at an average density of {{convert|94.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 1,204 were occupied, of which 833 (69.2%) were owner-occupied, and 371 (30.8%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 18.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 20.3%. 2,425 people (64.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,338 people (35.6%) lived in rental housing units.

===2000===
According to the [[2000 United States Census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> 978 people, 416 households, and 267 families resided in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|45.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 730 housing units at an average density of {{convert|33.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 73.6% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.8% [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1.9% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.6% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 17.4% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.5% from two or more races. 32.5% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 416 households, out of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.4 and the average family size was 2.9.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.9% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 18.9% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 30.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $21,563, and the median income for a family was $20,208. Males had a median income of $26,458 versus $4,886 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $14,106. About 26.3% of families and 29.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 71.8% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

From 2004 to 2007, Salton City experienced a housing boom. Several hundred new houses were built.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}