Palm Desert, CA City Data

Palm Desert, CA is a city with great restaurants, attractions, history and people. There are around 41,155 people who live in Palm Desert and approximately 1,545,387 who live in Riverside County. We want to help people moving to or living in Palm Desert to understand the dynamics of the city, so we have put together information gathered from various creditable sources to give you a better understanding of Palm Desert. We have included Palm Desert housing information, demographics, social and education characteristics, and even economic information.

General Palm Desert Information

Riverside County where Palm Desert resides is 7,303.13 square miles. The resident population of this county is 1,545,387 and has a population rank of 16 out of all the places in the United States.

Palm Desert has a total of 41,155 people and of those residents there are 19,783 males and 21,372 females. The median age of the male population is 45.6 and the female population is 50. There are approximately 24,855 births each year and around 12,137 deaths. The race breakdown of the population in Palm Desert varies per year, but currently 40,183 are one race and 972 are two or more races.

Of the 41,155 people who live in Palm Desert, there are 7,853 under 20 years old. The sex breakdown of the 20 years old and younger population in Palm Desert is 4,084 male and 3,769 female. If you have children or you are under the age of 20, then you will be considered in that statistic. For those of you who are older, then you will be part of the population that is 18 years and older and totals 34,025.

General Palm Desert Information
Total area in square miles - Riverside County	7,303.13
Water area in square miles - Riverside County	N/A
Resident population - Riverside County	1,545,387
Population rank - Riverside County	16
Total population	41,155
Total population (male)	19,783
Total population (female)	21,372
Population median age (male)	45.6
Population median age (female)	50
Births - Riverside County	24,855
Deaths- Riverside County	12,137
Population of one race	40,183
Population of two or more races	972
Population under 20 years	7,853
Population under 20 years (male)	4,084
Population under 20 years (female)	3,769
Total population 18 years and over	34,025

Palm Desert Social Characteristics

There are 506,218 households in Palm Desert. Families make up 375,207 of these households. The table below breaks down the Palm Desert families into three different groups. Married-couple families (285,808), male householder with no wife present (25,744) and female householder with no husband present (58,073). The remainder of the Palm Desert households are made up of nonfamily households, which total 133,832. Palm Desert, CA moving companies help people in Palm Desert move locally and all around the world.

For years, the US has been building stats on the relationship of males and females 15 years and older in cities around the country including Palm Desert. This information helps individuals analyze the area they are living in or moving to. For the county where Palm Desert is based, there are 584,232 females 15 and over; of those females there are 128,660 never married, 317,487 now married, 16,582 separated, 56,969 widowed, and 64,534 divorced. As for the males, there are N/A males 15 and older: N/A never married, N/A now married, 10,746 separated, 14,913 widowed and 47,725 never married. There is a lot of great information below regarding Palm Desert social characteristics. Be sure to review the tables for more information on Palm Desert.

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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE (Riverside County)
Total households	506,218
Family households (families)	375,207
With own children under 18 years	216,426
Married-couple family	285,808
With own children under 18 years	151,001
Male householder, no wife present, family	25,744
With own children under 18 years	14,516
Female householder, no husband present, family	58,073
With own children under 18 years	37,496
Nonfamily households	133,832
Householder living alone	104,466
65 years and over	47,276

GENERAL HOUSEHOLDS
Households with one or more people under 18 years	3,932
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	7,853
Average household size	2.13
Average family size	2.67

RELATIONSHIP FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in family households	31,268
Householder	11,405
Spouse	9,297
Child	8,050
Other relatives	569
Nonrelatives	790
Unmarried partner	295
Roomer or boarder	133
Housemate or roommate	186
Unmarried partner	1,086
Foster child	15
Other	161

RELATIONSHIP NONFAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in nonfamily households	9,660
Male householder	3,288
Male householder living alone	2,341
Male householder not living alone	947
Female householder	4,491
Female householder living alone	3,880
Female householder not living alone	611
Nonrelatives	1,881
Unmarried partner	791
Roomer or boarder	213
Housemate or roommate	671
Foster child	9
Other	197

RELATIONSHIP BY SEX
Females 15 years and over	584,232
Never married	128,660
Now married	317,487
Separated	16,582
Widowed	56,969
Divorced	64,534
Males 15 years and over	N/A
Never married	N/A
Now married	N/A
Separated	10,746
Widowed	14,913
Divorced	47,725

TOTAL POPULATION BY SEX AND AGE
Total Population	41,155
Male	19,783
Under 5 years	971
5 to 9 years	1,053
10 to 14 years	1,080
15 to 17 years	590
18 and 19 years	390
20 years	220
21 years	184
22 to 24 years	559
25 to 29 years	1,057
30 to 34 years	1,113
35 to 39 years	1,278
40 to 44 years	1,224
45 to 49 years	1,146
50 to 54 years	1,219
55 to 59 years	1,181
60 and 61 years	446
62 to 64 years	785
65 and 66 years	549
67 to 69 years	842
70 to 74 years	1,508
75 to 79 years	1,302
80 to 84 years	678
85 years and over	408
Female	21,372
Under 5 years	878
5 to 9 years	1,002
10 to 14 years	994
15 to 17 years	562
18 and 19 years	333
20 years	161
21 years	164
22 to 24 years	542
25 to 29 years	957
30 to 34 years	1,050
35 to 39 years	1,274
40 to 44 years	1,370
45 to 49 years	1,403
50 to 54 years	1,515
55 to 59 years	1,550
60 and 61 years	621
62 to 64 years	944
65 and 66 years	579
67 to 69 years	928
70 to 74 years	1,617
75 to 79 years	1,364
80 to 84 years	824
85 years and over	740

TOTAL POPULATION BY RACE
Total population	41,155
One race	40,183
White	35,739
Black or African American	495
American Indian and Alaska Native	187
Asian	1,056
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	40
Some other race	46
Two or more races	972

RACE POPULATION IN HOUSEHOLDS
Total population in households	40,928
People who are White alone	35,530
People who are Black or African American alone	493
People who are American Indian and Alaska Native alone	187
People who are Asian alone	1,049
People who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	40
People who are Hispanic or Latino	7,020
People who are Some other race alone	2,661

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	1,425,927
Same house	666,378
Different house - same county	N/A
Different county - same state	242,304
Different state or abroad	107,043
Different state	66,713
Abroad	40,330

PLACE OF BIRTH (Riverside County)
Total resident population	1,545,387
Born in United States	285,675
State of residence	831,089
Different state	406,207
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas	14,379
Foreign born	293,712

Palm Desert Education and School Enrollment

School enrollment refers to students currently attending school, both private and public. By understanding the school enrollment in an area, you can make decisions concerning your kids' environments and even job markets. In a table below, we provide you with the total school enrollment for children 3 years and older in the county surrounding Palm Desert. That total enrollment is 465,645 for the population of the country, which includes Palm Desert. Nursery school and kindergarten enrollment was 90,611 and elementary or high school enrollment was 655,563 children. College or graduate school enrollment was 88,702.

Education attainment is defined as "the highest level of education completed in terms of highest degree or the highest level or schooling completed." The table below shows the Palm Desert population over 25 years old and their level of education achievement.

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	465,645
Pre-kindergarten	20,796
Public	11,100
Private	9,696
Kindergarten	28,364
Public	25,012
Private	N/A
Elementary school grades 1 to 8	223,714
Public	207,200
Private	16,514
Elementary and high school	327,782
Public	306,145
Private	21,637
High school grades 9 to 12	104,068
Public	98,945
Private	5,123
College, undergraduate years	76,106
Public	64,978
Private	11,128
Graduate or professional school	12,597
Public	7,363
Private	5,234
Not enrolled in school	1,010,143

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	936,024
Less than 9th grade	99,024
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	135,449
High school graduate	230,867
Some college, no degree	250,890
Associate's degree	64,118
Bachelor's degree	155,676
Graduate or professional degree	16.6
Percent high school graduate or higher	75
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	100,221

Palm Desert Employment and Labor Characteristics

There are 1,124,807 people that are employed over the age of 16 in Palm Desert. The Palm Desert occupations categories include management, professional and related occupations (167,739), service occupations (105,446), sales and office occupations (163,095), farming, fishing and forestry occupations (9,499), constructions, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations (70,974) and production, transportation and material moving occupations (86,103). The 1,124,807 employed over the age of 16 are broken down into the class of worker. There are 456,252 private wage and salary workers, 93,494 government workers, 50,874 self-employed workers and approximately N/A unpaid family workers.

EMPLOYMENT STATUS (Riverside County)
Population 16 years and over	1,124,807
In labor force	654,387
Civilian labor force	651,952
Employed	602,856
Unemployed	49,096
Percent Unemployed	7.5
Armed Forces	2,435
Females 16 years and over	572,371
In labor force	290,599
Civilian labor force	290,270
Unemployed Civilian labor force	23,997
Armed forces	329
Males 16 years and over	552,436
In labor force	363,788
Civilian labor force	N/A
Unemployed Civilian labor force	25,099
Armed forces	2,106

COMMUTING TO WORK (Riverside County)
Workers 16 years and over	590,516
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	433,644
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	104,195
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	N/A
Walked	11,217
Other means	5,884
Worked at home	22,768
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	17,688,820

OCCUPATION (Riverside County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	167,739
Management, professional, and related occupations	167,739
Service occupations	105,446
Sales and office occupations	163,095
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	9,499
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations	70,974
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	86,103

INDUSTRY (Riverside County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	167,739
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	13,063
Construction	N/A
Manufacturing	72,837
Wholesale trade	21,400
Retail trade	76,466
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	31,683
Information	13,956
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	34,348
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative	51,577
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	113,407
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services	59,131
Other services, except public administration	N/A
Public administration	29,071

CLASS OF WORKER (Riverside County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	167,739
Private wage and salary workers	456,252
Government workers	93,494
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	50,874
Unpaid family workers	N/A

Palm Desert Housing Characteristics

In Palm Desert, CA there are 584,674 housing units; of those housing units, there are approximately 506,218 occupied and 78,456 vacant. Types of homes change over the years, but single family homes detached have remained fairly consistent. In Palm Desert, there are 356,447 1-unit detached housing units. Single-family attached homes, 1-unit attached, which are also known as row houses or town homes, total 42,300 units in Palm Desert. Apartment housing and apartment buildings are from 2-50 units and the statistics are below. With so many housing units people are always in need of Palm Desert, CA local movers to help them move from one place to another so be sure to check out MovingIdeas.org for moving guides, Palm Desert, CA truck rentals options, quotes and additional information.

There are several different ranges if you are looking to rent or are a renter in Palm Desert. There are 3,102 housing units with rent less than $200, 5,448 with rent between $200-299, 27,851 with rent between $300-499 and 113,426 with rent for $500 and above. Full Palm Desert gross rent statistics are shown in the table below. Regardless of the housing unit value, it is always suggested by MovingIdeas.org to have Palm Desert, CA home security systems installed to keep you and your family safe.

HOUSING OCCUPANCY (Riverside County)
Total housing units	584,674
Occupied housing units	506,218
Vacant housing units	78,456

UNITS IN STRUCTURE (Riverside County)
Total housing units	584,674
1-unit, detached	356,447
1-unit, attached	42,300
2 units	8,303
3 or 4 units	21,882
5 to 9 units	18,295
10 to 19 units	15,339
20 to 49 units	11,724
50 or more units	27,523
Mobile home	76,411

HOUSING TENURE (Riverside County)
Occupied housing units	506,218
Owner-occupied	348,532
Renter-occupied	157,686

VEHICLES AVAILABLE (Riverside County)
Occupied housing units	506,218
No vehicles available	35,832
2 vehicle available	294,932
3 vehicles available	68,165
4 vehicles available	19,937
5 or more vehicles available	7,974

HOUSE HEATING FUEL (Riverside County)
Occupied housing units	506,218
Utility gas	384,019
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	N/A
Electricity	89,721
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	248
Coal or coke	47
Wood	3,512
Solar energy	498
Other fuel	860
No fuel used	4,638

HOUSING UNIT VALUE (Riverside County)
Occupied housing units	506,218
Less Than $50,000	348,532
$50,000 to $99,999	58,843
$100,000 to $149,999	83,078
$150,000 to $199,999	64,048
$200,000 to $299,999	47,709
$300,000 to $499,999	11,796
$1,000,000 or more	1,318
Median (dollars)	146,500

GROSS RENT (Riverside County)
Occupied units paying rent	157,686
Less than $200	3,102
$200 to $299	5,448
$300 to $499	27,851
$500 to $699	48,271
$700 to $999	45,117
$1,000 to $1,499	17,647
$1,500 or more	2,390