Palm Desert.
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California·Riverside County
17 tracts·47K people·$542K median·1,771/mi²
White 64 · Hispanic 27 · Asian 5 · Multiracial 3 · Black 2 · Other 0
Married couple 43 · Living alone 36 · Other 21
Palm Desert 20 · Rancho Mirage 9 · Palm Springs 8 · La Quinta 4 · Indio 4 · Elsewhere 55
Leisure 28 · Health 23 · Professional 18 · Retail 17 · Manufacturing 9 · Public admin 1 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 41 · Sales · office 25 · Service 23 · Construction · maintenance 6 · Production · transport 5
Drive alone 69 · Carpool 26 · Work from home 15 · Walk 2 · Transit 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 Palm Desert is $542,000 (Census ACS) — 1.2× the US median of $458,812.
Palm Desert has 51,990 residents across 14 census tracts and 11 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 57.5; the population is 63.5% White, 26.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% Asian, 3.0% Multiracial, 1.6% Black and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 40.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 11.0% (Census ACS).
George Washington Charter (68%), James Earl Carter Elementary (57%) and Ronald Reagan Elementary (46%) lead the elementary schools; Palm Desert Charter Middle is the middle school with reported scores (47%); Palm Desert High is the high school with reported scores (56%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,778/month, 13% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Palm Desert is $77,513 a year, 10% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Palm Desert, median rent is $1,778/month and the median home value is $542,000 (Census ACS).
Palm Desert reported 2.8 violent crimes and 36.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 107°F; winter lows average 44°F; there are 78 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 3 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Palm Desert are inland flooding (100), earthquake (99) and volcanic activity (74), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 1.00g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Palm Desert scores 10.5 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.7% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).