Desert Hot Springs.
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California·Riverside County
9 tracts·23K people·$355K median·779/mi²
Hispanic 64 · White 21 · Black 9 · Multiracial 3 · Other 2 · Asian 1
Other 37 · Married couple 37 · Living alone 26
Palm Springs 15 · Desert Hot Springs 9 · Palm Desert 6 · Rancho Mirage 4 · Los Angeles 4 · Elsewhere 62
Health 39 · Manufacturing 19 · Leisure 16 · Retail 14 · Professional 7 · Public admin 3 · Other 1
Service 34 · Sales · office 21 · Management · business · science · arts 16 · Construction · maintenance 16 · Production · transport 14
Drive alone 72 · Carpool 35 · Work from home 7 · Transit 2 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Desert Hot Springs is $354,800 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Desert Hot Springs has 33,200 residents across 4 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 34.5; the population is 63.6% Hispanic or Latino, 21.3% White, 8.9% Black, 3.3% Multiracial, 1.5% Other and 1.4% Asian; the average household has 2.9 people; 16.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.0% (Census ACS).
Bella Vista Elementary (22%), Two Bunch Palms Elementary (22%) and Cabot Yerxa Elementary (16%) lead the elementary schools; Desert Springs Middle (17%) and Painted Hills Middle (17%) lead the middle schools; Desert Hot Springs High is the high school with reported scores (37%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,412/month, 11% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Desert Hot Springs is $52,761 a year, 39% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Desert Hot Springs, median rent is $1,412/month and the median home value is $354,800 (Census ACS).
Desert Hot Springs reported 5.0 violent crimes and 14.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 102°F; winter lows average 43°F; there are 92 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 7 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Desert Hot Springs are earthquake (98), inland flooding (95) and heat wave (58), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 1.02g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Desert Hot Springs scores 13.1 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.4% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).