Desert Hot Springs

Population: 32,786
Median household income: $50,349
Median home value: $309,300

Located in Riverside County, California, Desert Hot Springs is a community with a population of 32,786. Its median household income of $50,349 runs below the Riverside County figure of $89,672.

From 2019 to 2023, Desert Hot Springs's population grew 14.7% from 28,585 to 32,786, while its median home value rose 59.0% from $194,500 to $309,300.

The median gross rent is $1,339. 15.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 32,786
Median age: 34.4 yrs
Median household income: $50,349
Median home value: $309,300
Median gross rent: $1,339
Housing units: 12,786
Homeownership rate: 49.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,58532,786

Median household income

$33,046$50,349

Median home value

$194,500$309,300

Median gross rent

$963$1,339

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,585	$33,046	$194,500	$963
2020	29,280	$37,818	$218,000	$1,046
2021	31,988	$37,924	$231,500	$1,107
2022	32,386	$45,863	$276,500	$1,240
2023	32,786	$50,349	$309,300	$1,339

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1719.7%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,324	7.1%
5 to 17	6,473	19.7%
18 to 24	3,645	11.1%
25 to 34	4,269	13.0%
35 to 44	4,273	13.0%
45 to 54	3,546	10.8%
55 to 64	4,271	13.0%
65 to 74	2,530	7.7%
75 and over	1,455	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,599	23.2%
Black or African American	2,675	8.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	164	0.5%
Asian	534	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	174	0.5%
Some other race	108	0.3%
Two or more races	836	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20,696	63.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.0%

High school graduate34.2%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree10.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,863	19.0%
High school graduate	6,952	34.2%
Some college or associate's	6,301	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,125	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,103	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone75.4%

Carpooled15.9%

Public transit1.7%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,765	75.4%
Carpooled	2,268	15.9%
Public transit	248	1.7%
Walked	105	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	846	5.9%
Other means	42	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,120	15.8%
15 to 29 min	5,758	42.9%
30 to 44 min	3,901	29.1%
45 to 59 min	471	3.5%
60+ min	1,178	8.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.85
Poverty rate: 19.2% (6,287 of 32,754)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,421	64.9%
Nonfamily households	4,011	35.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,432	89.4%
Vacant	1,354	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,706	49.9%
Renter-occupied	5,726	50.1%

1-unit, detached66.1%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units12.2%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other7.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,450	66.1%
1-unit, attached	281	2.2%
2 to 4 units	1,559	12.2%
5 to 19 units	1,165	9.1%
20 or more units	332	2.6%
Mobile home & other	999	7.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0618996
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 30 sq mi
Water area: 0.36 sq mi
Center point: 33.9576, -116.5423