California · Census place 36434
Indian Wells city, CA
Quick answer
Indian Wells city has 4,830 residents, ranking #672 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $145,313, the median home is worth $1,002,200 and median gross rent runs $1,029 a month.
- Population
- 4,830Indian Wells city residents
- Median household income
- $145,313Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,002,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,029Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 67.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 77.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Indian Wells city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Indian Wells city median would spend about 8.5% 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 6.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.9% of residents and 77.3% 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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