Palm Desert, CA Demographic Data
Palm Desert, CA Summary
Palm Desert is located in Riverside County in California
- Population: 49,369
- Area: 27.01 sq. miles
- Land Area: 26.81 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.20 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,827.53 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 180.77 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Palm Desert, CA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
27,073
53%
50.8
Male
23,972
47%
49.2
Total Population
51,045
323,128,000
Palm Desert, CA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,031
4.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,597
5.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,344
4.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,378
4.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,692
5.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
5,421
10.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,652
9.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
5,602
11.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
3,359
6.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
3,837
7.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
7,908
15.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
5,966
11.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
2,258
4.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
42,666
83.6%
77.2
Female
22,872
53.6%
51.3
Male
19,794
46.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
41,058
80.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
18,462
36.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
16,132
31.6%
15.2
Female
8,862
54.9%
55.8
Male
7,270
45.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
51
0.0%
0.0
Palm Desert, CA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
49,050
96.1%
96.8
White
42,114
82.5%
72.6
Black or African American
889
1.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
137
0.3%
0.8
Asian
2,256
4.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
200
0.4%
1.2
Chinese
387
0.8%
1.3
Filipino
834
1.6%
0.9
Japanese
93
0.2%
0.2
Korean
69
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
334
0.7%
0.6
Other Asian
339
0.7%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
29
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
15
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
14
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
3,625
7.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,995
3.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
13,438
26.3%
17.8
Mexican
10,685
20.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
197
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
279
0.5%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
2,277
4.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
37,607
73.7%
82.2
Palm Desert, CA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,159
3.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,078
5.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
8,181
21.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
11,106
28.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,917
7.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
8,136
20.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
5,426
13.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,237
8.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
35,766
91.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
13,562
34.8%
31.2
Palm Desert, CA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
11,291
25.6%
33.7%
Now Married
21,969
49.8%
47.5
Divorced
5,852
13.3%
11.0%
Separated
957
2.2%
2.0
Widowed
4,004
9.1
5.8%
Palm Desert, CA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
36,070
73.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
12,944
26.4%
21.6%
Spanish
9,218
18.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
2,022
4.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
1,460
3.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
244
0.5%
1.1%
Palm Desert, CA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,586
6.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,267
5.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,413
10.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,303
9.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
3,270
13.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
4,761
20.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,451
10.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
2,695
11.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,382
5.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,601
6.7%
6.4
Median household income
53,701
57,617
Per capita income
38,495
31,128
Palm Desert, CA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
181
0.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
4,337
20.2%
9.8
Construction
1,169
5.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4,377
20.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,494
7.0%
6.6
Information
395
1.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
708
3.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,536
7.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
2,674
12.4%
11.4
Public administration
628
2.9%
4.6
Retail trade
2,800
13.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
653
3.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
528
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,588
7.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
7,398
34.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,008
4.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
5,885
27.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
5,601
26.1%
18.1%
Palm Desert, CA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
21,041
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
16,358
77.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,991
9.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
441
2.1%
5.1
Walked
418
2.0%
2.7
Other means
295
1.4%
1.8
Worked at home
1,538
7.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.7
26.6
Palm Desert, CA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,320
5.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
12,329
52.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
7,860
33.1%
37.1
3 or more
2,220
9.4%
21.0
Palm Desert, CA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
23,729
60.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
14,272
60.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
9,457
39.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
15,207
39.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
12
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Palm Desert, CA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
38,936
1 room
1,826
4.7%
2.4
2 rooms
1,452
3.7%
2.7
3 rooms
4,576
11.8%
9.1
4 rooms
10,231
26.3%
16.5
5 rooms
9,352
24.0%
19.8
6 rooms
6,037
15.5%
17.8
7 rooms
2,821
7.2%
12.0
8 rooms
1,492
3.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,149
3.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Palm Desert, CA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
38,936
1-unit, detached
16,552
42.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
8,549
22.0%
5.9
2-units
849
2.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
3,347
8.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,932
5.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
2,159
5.5%
4.4
20 or more units
2,760
7.1%
9.0
Mobile home
2,754
7.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
34
0.1%
0.1
Palm Desert, CA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
182
0.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
207
0.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,397
3.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
3,170
8.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
8,224
21.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
12,365
31.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
7,160
18.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
5,453
14.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
664
1.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
114
0.3%
1.4%
Palm Desert, CA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
16,283
68.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
325
1.4%
4.7
Electricity
6,743
28.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
19
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
11
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
121
0.5%
0.1
Other fuel
12
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
215
0.9%
1.1
Palm Desert, CA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
8,000
47295100.0
Less than $500
105
1.3%
1.6%
$500 to $999
769
9.6%
20.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
874
10.9%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
1,218
15.2%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,566
19.6%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,614
20.2%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,854
23.2%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,240
28.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,143
14.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
986
12.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
462
5.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
3,106
39.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
63
0.0%
0.0%
Palm Desert, CA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
9,172
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
145
1.6%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
179
2.0%
1.8%
Less than $500
449
4.9%
10.7%
$2,000 to $2,499
547
6.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,145
12.5%
11.9%
$500 to $999
2,599
28.3%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
4,108
44.8%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
285
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,156
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
939
10.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
907
10.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,325
14.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,165
12.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
805
8.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
3,883
43.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
433
0.0%
0.0%
Palm Desert, CA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
14,272
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
875
6.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
457
3.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
710
5.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,255
8.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
3,325
23.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
5,063
35.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
2,034
14.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
553
3.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
316,300
205,000
