Moving to Thousand Palms, California

Population: 5,120
Males: 2,563 (50.1%), Females: 2,557 (49.9%)

Riverside County

Zip code: 92276

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.0 years
Median household income: $34,172
Median house value: $93,700

Population by Race

Races in Thousand Palms:

• White Non-Hispanic (53.3%)
• Hispanic (43.6%)
• Other race (19.4%)
• Two or more races (3.2%)
• American Indian (1.6%)
• Black (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (10.9%), English (9.1%), United States (8.2%), Irish (6.6%), Scottish (4.1%), Italian (3.2%).

Elevation: 240 feet

Land area: 4.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Thousand Palms

• High school or higher: 65.5%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
• Unemployed: 4.7%
• Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Thousand Palms CDP

• Never married: 21.4%
• Now married: 57.9%
• Separated: 1.2%
• Widowed: 8.5%
• Divorced: 10.9%

22.8% Foreign born (18.2% Latin America, 2.5% North America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Thousand Palms:

• EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; RANCHO MIRAGE, CA)
• DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; PALM SPRINGS, CA)
• JOHN F KENNEDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC (about 13 miles; INDIO, CA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Thousand Palms:

• PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL (about 8 miles; PALM SPRINGS, CA; Abbreviation: PSP)
• MARCH ARB (about 60 miles; RIVERSIDE, CA; Abbreviation: RIV)
• SAN BERNARDINO INTERNATIONAL (about 62 miles; SAN BERNARDINO, CA; Abbreviation: SBD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Thousand Palms:

• BERMUDA DUNES (about 11 miles; PALM SPRINGS, CA; Abbreviation: UDD)
• YUCCA VALLEY (about 21 miles; YUCCA VALLEY, CA; Abbreviation: L22)
• DESERT RESORTS REGIONAL (about 22 miles; PALM SPRINGS, CA; Abbreviation: TRM)

Amtrak stations near Thousand Palms:

• 7 miles: PALM DESERT (MONTEREY AVE. & SAN GORGONIO WAY) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
• 11 miles: PALM SPRINGS (300 N. INDIAN AVE.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
• 13 miles: PALM SPRINGS – NORTH (PALM SPRINGS, INDIAN CANYON DR. @ I-10). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public restrooms, public payphones.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Thousand Palms:

• COLLEGE OF THE DESERT (about 7 miles; PALM DESERT, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,804)
• UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-RIVERSIDE (about 24 miles; RIVERSIDE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 12,213)
• MOUNT SAN JACINTO COLLEGE (about 40 miles; SAN JACINTO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,731)
• CRAFTON HILLS COLLEGE (about 48 miles; YUCAIPA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,722)
• UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS (about 57 miles; REDLANDS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,106)
• UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO (about 64 miles; LA JOLLA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 19,582)
• CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN MARCOS (about 64 miles; SAN MARCOS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,875)

Public primary/middle school in Thousand Palms:

• LINDLEY (DELLA S.) ELEMENTARY (Students: 701; Location: 31-495 ROBERT ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)