Blythe, CA Demographic Data
Blythe, CA Summary
Blythe is located in Riverside County in California
- Population: 20,436
- Area: 26.97 sq. miles
- Land Area: 26.19 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.78 sq. miles
- Population Density: 757.67 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 269.03 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Blythe, CA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
6,603
34%
50.8
Male
13,072
66%
49.2
Total Population
19,675
323,128,000
Blythe, CA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
905
4.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
931
4.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
986
5.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,162
5.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,415
7.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,472
17.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,183
16.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,399
17.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,377
7.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
967
4.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,089
5.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
623
3.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
166
0.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
16,173
82.2%
77.2
Female
5,071
31.4%
51.3
Male
11,102
68.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
15,348
78.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,407
12.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,878
9.5%
15.2
Female
1,117
59.5%
55.8
Male
761
40.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Blythe, CA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
19,131
97.2%
96.8
White
11,772
59.8%
72.6
Black or African American
2,560
13.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
128
0.7%
0.8
Asian
436
2.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
4
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
91
0.5%
1.3
Filipino
180
0.9%
0.9
Japanese
7
0.0%
0.2
Korean
8
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
68
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
78
0.4%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
56
0.3%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
52
0.3%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
4
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
4,179
21.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
544
2.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
10,924
55.5%
17.8
Mexican
10,043
51.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
99
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
64
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
718
3.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
8,751
44.5%
82.2
Blythe, CA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,727
12.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,518
17.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,281
30.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,719
26.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
796
5.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
708
5.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
527
3.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
4,245
29.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
10,031
70.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,235
8.7%
31.2
Blythe, CA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
7,082
42.0%
33.7%
Now Married
5,814
34.5%
47.5
Divorced
2,406
14.3%
11.0%
Separated
690
4.1%
2.0
Widowed
861
5.1
5.8%
Blythe, CA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
10,612
56.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
8,158
43.5%
21.6%
Spanish
7,508
40.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
169
0.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
389
2.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
92
0.5%
1.1%
Blythe, CA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
559
11.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
609
12.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
536
10.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
469
9.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
771
15.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
761
15.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
504
10.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
549
11.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
179
3.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
50
1.0%
6.4
Median household income
40,448
57,617
Per capita income
14,571
31,128
Blythe, CA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
288
5.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
669
12.1%
9.8
Construction
292
5.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,052
19.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
202
3.7%
6.6
Information
36
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
319
5.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
183
3.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
250
4.5%
11.4
Public administration
990
17.9%
4.6
Retail trade
772
14.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
383
6.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
95
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
599
10.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,338
24.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
806
14.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,327
24.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,461
26.4%
18.1%
Blythe, CA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,323
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,303
80.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
634
11.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
36
0.7%
5.1
Walked
179
3.4%
2.7
Other means
13
0.2%
1.8
Worked at home
158
3.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.9
26.6
Blythe, CA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
412
8.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,039
40.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,747
35.0%
37.1
3 or more
789
15.8%
21.0
Blythe, CA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,987
78.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,551
51.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,436
48.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,344
21.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Blythe, CA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,331
1 room
402
6.3%
2.4
2 rooms
223
3.5%
2.7
3 rooms
559
8.8%
9.1
4 rooms
1,569
24.8%
16.5
5 rooms
2,244
35.4%
19.8
6 rooms
813
12.8%
17.8
7 rooms
254
4.0%
12.0
8 rooms
118
1.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
149
2.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Blythe, CA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,331
1-unit, detached
3,812
60.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
226
3.6%
5.9
2-units
141
2.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
645
10.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
590
9.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
188
3.0%
4.4
20 or more units
204
3.2%
9.0
Mobile home
525
8.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Blythe, CA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
184
2.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
338
5.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,290
20.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,150
18.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
726
11.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
739
11.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,098
17.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
806
12.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Blythe, CA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,923
58.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
85
1.7%
4.7
Electricity
1,839
36.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
10
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
8
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
18
0.4%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
104
2.1%
1.1
Blythe, CA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,538
47295100.0
Less than $500
19
1.2%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
23
1.5%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
34
2.2%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
88
5.7%
11.8%
$500 to $999
403
26.2%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
447
29.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
524
34.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
548
36.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
274
18.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
206
13.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
78
5.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
404
26.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
28
0.0%
0.0%
Blythe, CA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,288
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
6
0.3%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
14
0.6%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
136
5.9%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
323
14.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
545
23.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,264
55.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
148
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
714
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
335
14.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
262
11.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
349
15.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
306
13.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
136
6.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
858
38.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
190
0.0%
0.0%
Blythe, CA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,551
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
296
11.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
534
20.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
700
27.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
587
23.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
200
7.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
142
5.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
66
2.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
26
1.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
126,300
205,000
