Palm Desert, California Census and Community Profile

PALM DESERT GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in Palm Desert, CA
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Palm Desert, CA was 41,155.

Palm Desert Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Palm Desert was 19,783, which represents 48.1 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in Palm Desert, CA
There are an estimated 10,075 married men in the town. 60.7 percent of men over 15 years old in Palm Desert are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in Palm Desert is 21,372 which is 51.9 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in Palm Desert, California
There are an estimated 10,097 married women in the community. 53.6 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in Palm Desert, CA
The median age of people living in Palm Desert, CA was 48 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Palm Desert was 1,849. There were 34,025 people above the age of 18, which represents 82.7 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 27.6 percent of the population (11,339) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in Palm Desert, CA
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Palm Desert, CA was 40,183.

White Population in Palm Desert, CA
The estimated White population in the Palm Desert community is 35,739, which is 86.8 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in Palm Desert, California
The estimated Black/African American population is 495, which is 1.2 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Palm Desert, CA
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Palm Desert, CA was 187.

Asian Population in Palm Desert, California
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 1,056.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Palm Desert, CA
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Palm Desert was an estimated 40.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 2,666, while those of “two or more races” was 972 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Palm Desert community was 7,031, or 17.1 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in Palm Desert, CA
The household population number in Palm Desert was 40,928.

Group Quarters Population in Palm Desert, CA
Group Quarters population in the community was 227.

Average Household Size in Palm Desert, CA
The average household size in Palm Desert is 2.13 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 2.67 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in Palm Desert, CA
At the time of the last census survey, there were 28,021 total housing units in Palm Desert.

The number of occupied housing units was 19,184, or 68.5 of the total units in town. Of these, 12,827 were owner-occupied (66.9), and 6,357 were renter-occupied (33.1, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 8,837 vacant homes in Palm Desert at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in Palm Desert, California
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 10,934, with a median value in dollars of 189,100.

Monthly Owner Costs in Palm Desert, CA
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $1,392 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Palm Desert, average costs per month were $537 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 28,271 people in the community had a high school degree, or 88.9 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Palm Desert, California
10,000 people in Palm Desert also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 31.4 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in Palm Desert, CA
The number of Civilian Veterans in Palm Desert was 5,966, or 17.4 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in Palm Desert, CA
In 2000, there were 7,833 people in Palm Desert, CA listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in Palm Desert, CA
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 8,045 people in Palm Desert who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 20.4 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in Palm Desert, California
There were 18,203 in the labor force in Palm Desert at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 52 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Palm Desert was 19.7 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in Palm Desert, CA
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $48,316. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in Palm Desert, CA
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $58,183. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in Palm Desert, California
Per capita income in Palm Desert in the last full census was 33,463. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Palm Desert numbered 675, or 5.9 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in Palm Desert, CA
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 3,766, or 9.2 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.