What is the population of Palm Desert, California?

The population of Palm Desert, California is 48,379.

What is the median household income in Palm Desert, California?

The median household income in Palm Desert, California is $82,712, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Palm Desert, California is $445,040, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Palm Desert, California is 5.9%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income B

Education B

Metric	Palm Desert	California Avg	U.S. Average
Population	48,379	38,909,900	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	1793.1	237.3	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.15%	0.19%	0.57%
Median age	58.6	35.4	37.1
Households	21,841	13,415,389	128,459,983

Year	Palm Desert

Group	Share

Palm Desert has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Palm Desert	California Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$82,712	$96,718	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.87%	6.01%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	6.4%	5.2%

Metric	Palm Desert	California Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$445,040	$642,203	$242,182
Median rent	$1,728	$1,955	$1,342
Homeownership rate	64.6%	55.8%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Palm Desert	California Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	17.7	23.6	22.5
Work from home	14.4%	15.5%	13.4%

Palm Desert has a education index of B, which means it is quite educated.

Metric	Palm Desert	California Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.6%	33.0%	31.6%
Average household size	2.12	2.85	2.54

Palm Desert has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Palm Desert	California Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	82.3	79.6	78.3
Self-rated poor health	15.3%	16.4%	16.3%
Smokers	10.4%	13.9%	19.0%