Desert Palms

Population: 6,522
Median household income: $81,954
Median home value: $526,500

Located in Riverside County, California, Desert Palms is a community with a population of 6,522. The median household income of $81,954 is below the Riverside County median ($89,672).

Between 2019 and 2023, Desert Palms's population declined 3.4% from 6,755 to 6,522, while its median home value rose 41.7% from $371,500 to $526,500.

57.4% of workers drive to work alone. 95.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,522
Median age: 76.2 yrs
Median household income: $81,954
Median home value: $526,500
Median gross rent: $2,175
Housing units: 5,093
Homeownership rate: 83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.9%
Unemployment rate: 8.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,7556,522

Median household income

$60,221$81,954

Median home value

$371,500$526,500

Median gross rent

$2,320$2,175

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,755	$60,221	$371,500	$2,320
2020	6,599	$57,393	$377,000	$2,006
2021	6,225	$68,583	$390,300	$2,009
2022	6,414	$73,697	$466,200	$2,005
2023	6,522	$81,954	$526,500	$2,175

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

Age distribution

Under 50.2%

5 to 170.3%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 340.2%

35 to 440.4%

45 to 541.5%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 7432.0%

75 and over54.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	0.2%
5 to 17	19	0.3%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	14	0.2%
35 to 44	28	0.4%
45 to 54	95	1.5%
55 to 64	717	11.0%
65 to 74	2,090	32.0%
75 and over	3,546	54.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,840	89.5%
Black or African American	163	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	62	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	36	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	421	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate18.6%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree29.9%

Graduate or professional degree19.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	292	4.5%
High school graduate	1,205	18.6%
Some college or associate's	1,822	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,940	29.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,231	19.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone57.4%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home38.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	532	57.4%
Carpooled	43	4.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	352	38.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	290	50.4%
15 to 29 min	166	28.9%
30 to 44 min	53	9.2%
45 to 59 min	20	3.5%
60+ min	46	8.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.70
Poverty rate: 9.4% (615 of 6,522)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,096	54.7%
Nonfamily households	1,735	45.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,831	75.2%
Vacant	1,262	24.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,209	83.8%
Renter-occupied	622	16.2%

1-unit, detached95.0%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units0.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,838	95.0%
1-unit, attached	148	2.9%
2 to 4 units	23	0.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	84	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0619022
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.67 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.7791, -116.2982