Imperial is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 22,102 people and three associated neighborhoods, Imperial is the 317th largest community in California. Imperial has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Imperial, where the median household income is $90,195.00.

A relatively large number of people in Imperial telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.48% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Overall, Imperial’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

Being a small city, Imperial does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Imperial overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Imperial, 22.71% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Imperial in 2022 was $29,877, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $119,508 for a family of four. However, Imperial contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Imperial is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Imperial 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 Imperial, accounting for 85.36% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Imperial residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Imperial include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Portuguese.

In addition, Imperial has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (24.96%).

The most common language spoken in Imperial is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Arabic.