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Moving to Palm Desert, California

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Population: 41,155. Estimated population in July 2024: 47,058 (+14.3% change)
Males: 19,783 (48.1%), Females: 21,372 (51.9%)

Riverside County

Zip codes: 92211, 92260.

Demographics

Median resident age: 48.0 years
Median household income: $48,316
Median house value: $189,100

Population by Race

Races in Palm Desert:

  • White Non-Hispanic (77.6%)
  • Hispanic (17.1%)
  • Other race (6.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • Black (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)
  • Japanese (0.5%)

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

Ancestries: German (16.5%), English (14.3%), Irish (12.3%), Italian (5.1%), United States (4.8%), French (3.9%).

Elevation: 243 feet

Land area: 24.4 square miles

Map of Palm Desert, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Palm Desert

  • High school or higher: 88.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 31.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Palm Desert city

  • Never married: 20.0%
  • Now married: 56.9%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 12.8%

16.1% Foreign born (7.8% Latin America, 3.6% Europe, 2.3% Asia, 2.2% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: +10,518 (+34.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Palm Desert:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Palm Desert:

Other public-use airports nearest to Palm Desert:

Amtrak station:
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.

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Palm Desert:

  • COLLEGE OF THE DESERT (Full-time enrollment: 3,804; Location: 43-500 MONTEREY ST; Public; Website: www.desert.cc.ca.us)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Palm Desert:

  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-RIVERSIDE (about 22 miles; RIVERSIDE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 12,213)
  • MOUNT SAN JACINTO COLLEGE (about 41 miles; SAN JACINTO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,731)
  • CRAFTON HILLS COLLEGE (about 51 miles; YUCAIPA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,722)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO (about 59 miles; LA JOLLA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 19,582)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN MARCOS (about 59 miles; SAN MARCOS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,875)
  • UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS (about 60 miles; REDLANDS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,106)
  • PALOMAR COLLEGE (about 69 miles; SAN MARCOS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 11,046)

Public primary/middle schools in Palm Desert:

  • PALM DESERT MIDDLE (Students: 1,297; Location: 74-200 RUTLEDGE WAY; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • LINCOLN (ABRAHAM) ELEMENTARY (Students: 764; Location: 74-100 RUTLEDGE WAY; Grades: KG – 05)
  • JAMES EARL CARTER ELEMENTARY (Students: 728; Location: 74-251 EAST HOVLEY LANE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • WASHINGTON (GEORGE) CHARTER (ELEM) (Students: 705; Location: 45-768 PORTOLA ST.; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Palm Desert:

  • SACRED HEART SCHOOL (Students: 293; Location: 43-775 DEEP CANYON ROAD; Grades: KG – 8)
  • PALM DESERT LEARNING TREE CENT (Students: 262; Location: 42 675 WASHINGTON STREET; Grades: PK – 5)
  • ST. MARGARET’S EPISCOPAL SCHOO (Students: 112; Location: 47-535 HIGHWAY #74; Grades: KG – 5)
  • TOT STOP INC (Students: 102; Location: 77970 DELAWARE PL; Grades: PK – KG)
  • MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF THE VALLE (Students: 77; Location: 43250 WARNER TRAIL; Grades: PK – 4)
  • THE EDUCATION STATION (Students: 69; Location: 44 911 CABRILLO; Grades: PK – KG)
  • DESERT ADVENTIST ACADEMY (Students: 58; Location: 74200 COUNTRY CLUB DR.; Grades: KG – 8)
  • MORNING STARS LEARNING PROGRAM (Students: 46; Location: 74015 AFTER STREET; Grades: PK – KG)
  • DESERT TORAH ACADAMY (Students: 11; Location: 73550 SANTA ROSA WAY; Grades: KG – 5)

 

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