Desert Edge

Population: 3,642
Median household income: $40,089
Median home value: $56,900

Desert Edge, a community in Riverside County, California, has 3,642 residents. Its median household income of $40,089 runs below the Riverside County figure of $89,672.

Between 2019 and 2023, Desert Edge's population grew 9.7% from 3,319 to 3,642, while its median home value rose 38.4% from $41,100 to $56,900.

The median resident is 63.7 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 24.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,642
Median age: 63.7 yrs
Median household income: $40,089
Median home value: $56,900
Median gross rent: $821
Housing units: 3,439
Homeownership rate: 87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3193,642

Median household income

$31,604$40,089

Median home value

$41,100$56,900

Median gross rent

$700$821

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,319	$31,604	$41,100	$700
2020	3,480	$32,459	$43,600	$767
2021	3,484	$36,799	$52,100	$723
2022	3,715	$38,668	$53,600	$775
2023	3,642	$40,089	$56,900	$821

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

Age distribution

Under 51.4%

5 to 178.7%

18 to 243.2%

25 to 343.9%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 7424.3%

75 and over22.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	51	1.4%
5 to 17	318	8.7%
18 to 24	118	3.2%
25 to 34	143	3.9%
35 to 44	325	8.9%
45 to 54	403	11.1%
55 to 64	575	15.8%
65 to 74	884	24.3%
75 and over	825	22.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,228	61.2%
Black or African American	71	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	104	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	81	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,158	31.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.7%

High school graduate29.1%

Some college or associate's38.6%

Bachelor's degree11.4%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	431	13.7%
High school graduate	918	29.1%
Some college or associate's	1,219	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	359	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	228	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone62.4%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	617	62.4%
Carpooled	91	9.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	81	8.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	200	20.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	209	26.5%
15 to 29 min	446	56.5%
30 to 44 min	94	11.9%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	40	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.85
Poverty rate: 17.3% (631 of 3,642)

	Count	Share
Family households	841	42.7%
Nonfamily households	1,129	57.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,970	57.3%
Vacant	1,469	42.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,723	87.5%
Renter-occupied	247	12.5%

1-unit, detached6.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other93.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	205	6.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	18	0.5%
20 or more units	11	0.3%
Mobile home & other	3,205	93.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0618986
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.27 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.9223, -116.4401