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Coachella, CA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Coachella, California (Coachella, CA — Census place “Coachella city”) is 42,594 residents, ranking #215 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $67,558, the median home is worth $341,300 and median gross rent runs $1,115 a month. Looking for the Coachella California ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Coachella, CA: 92236.
- Population
- 42,594Coachella city residents
- Median household income
- $67,558Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $341,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,115Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 65.9%Owner-occupied households
Coachella ZIP codes (California)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Coachella.
The Coachella CA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Coachella city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Coachella city median would spend about 19.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.6% of residents and 65.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Coachella city, CA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Coachella city is a small city in California, with 42,594 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #215 of 1,618 ranked by population — larger than 86% of them. The median age here is 33.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Coachella city earn a median of $67,558 a year, 14% below the national figure of $78,538 and 26% below the $91,111 median for the 1,050 California cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 10.6% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Coachella city is valued at $341,300, 12.5% above the national figure and 42% below the $589,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,115 a month, 20.7% below the national figure, or roughly $13,380 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 65.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in California.
- French Valley CDP 42,550
- San Bruno city 42,612
- Altadena CDP 41,921
- Vineyard CDP 42,645
- Rancho Palos Verdes city 41,259
- Campbell city 42,848
- Culver City city 39,993
- Hollister city 43,003
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Coachella city?
- Coachella city has 42,594 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #215 of 1,618 in California.
- What is the median household income in Coachella city?
- Median household income in Coachella city is $67,558 a year, 14% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Coachella city?
- Median gross rent is $1,115 a month and the median home value is $341,300, so rent absorbs about 19.8% of median household income.
- Is Coachella city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 5.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Coachella city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Coachella city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.