California · Census place 18996
Desert Hot Springs city, CA
Quick answer
Desert Hot Springs city has 32,786 residents, ranking #248 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $50,349, the median home is worth $309,300 and median gross rent runs $1,339 a month.
- Population
- 32,786Desert Hot Springs city residents
- Median household income
- $50,349Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $309,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,339Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 49.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Desert Hot Springs city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Desert Hot Springs city median would spend about 31.9% 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 6.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.2% of residents and 49.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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