California · Census place 55184
Palm Desert city, CA
Quick answer
Palm Desert city has 51,551 residents, ranking #182 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $79,508, the median home is worth $491,600 and median gross rent runs $1,717 a month.
- Population
- 51,551Palm Desert city residents
- Median household income
- $79,508Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $491,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,717Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 56.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Palm Desert city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Palm Desert city median would spend about 25.9% 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 6.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.3% of residents and 64.4% 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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- Cathedral City city 52,047
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- El Dorado Hills CDP 50,553
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