Coachella

Population: 42,594
Median household income: $67,558
Median home value: $341,300

Located in Riverside County, California, Coachella is a community with a population of 42,594. At $67,558, its median household income sits below Riverside County's $89,672.

From 2019 to 2023, Coachella's population declined 5.7% from 45,181 to 42,594, while its median home value rose 55.6% from $219,400 to $341,300.

Households average 3.45 people. The median gross rent is $1,115.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 42,594
Median age: 33.4 yrs
Median household income: $67,558
Median home value: $341,300
Median gross rent: $1,115
Housing units: 12,543
Homeownership rate: 65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.6%
Unemployment rate: 10.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

45,18142,594

Median household income

$34,224$67,558

Median home value

$219,400$341,300

Median gross rent

$879$1,115

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	45,181	$34,224	$219,400	$879
2020	45,658	$33,999	$238,500	$830
2021	42,123	$40,688	$262,200	$895
2022	42,279	$52,466	$301,300	$983
2023	42,594	$67,558	$341,300	$1,115

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 3416.2%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 746.0%

75 and over3.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,360	5.5%
5 to 17	8,682	20.4%
18 to 24	4,649	10.9%
25 to 34	6,900	16.2%
35 to 44	6,569	15.4%
45 to 54	5,331	12.5%
55 to 64	4,241	10.0%
65 to 74	2,572	6.0%
75 and over	1,290	3.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	582	1.4%
Black or African American	85	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	0.1%
Asian	39	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	16	0.0%
Some other race	361	0.8%
Two or more races	269	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	41,218	96.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma43.1%

High school graduate36.3%

Some college or associate's15.1%

Bachelor's degree4.0%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11,582	43.1%
High school graduate	9,767	36.3%
Some college or associate's	4,053	15.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,089	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	412	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled13.6%

Public transit0.9%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home2.1%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,032	80.0%
Carpooled	2,735	13.6%
Public transit	175	0.9%
Walked	513	2.6%
Bicycle	31	0.2%
Worked from home	418	2.1%
Other means	134	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,447	22.7%
15 to 29 min	9,046	46.1%
30 to 44 min	5,094	26.0%
45 to 59 min	461	2.3%
60+ min	572	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.45
Poverty rate: 10.6% (4,481 of 42,424)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,765	79.1%
Nonfamily households	2,587	20.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,352	98.5%
Vacant	191	1.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,141	65.9%
Renter-occupied	4,211	34.1%

1-unit, detached72.2%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units11.4%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other2.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,050	72.2%
1-unit, attached	322	2.6%
2 to 4 units	1,107	8.8%
5 to 19 units	1,426	11.4%
20 or more units	275	2.2%
Mobile home & other	363	2.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0614260
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 30 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.6904, -116.1431