Indian Wells

Population: 4,830
Median household income: $145,313
Median home value: $1,002,200

Indian Wells is a community in Riverside County, California, home to 4,830 residents. The median household income of $145,313 is above the Riverside County median ($89,672).

Between 2019 and 2023, Indian Wells's population declined 10.1% from 5,370 to 4,830, while its median home value rose 38.7% from $722,500 to $1,002,200.

Households average 1.96 people. The median gross rent is $1,029.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,830
Median age: 67.5 yrs
Median household income: $145,313
Median home value: $1,002,200
Median gross rent: $1,029
Housing units: 5,025
Homeownership rate: 77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,3704,830

Median household income

$107,500$145,313

Median home value

$722,500$1,002,200

Median gross rent

$788$1,029

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,370	$107,500	$722,500	$788
2020	5,463	$112,614	$723,600	$806
2021	4,827	$120,680	$750,700	$919
2022	4,832	$132,479	$941,200	$873
2023	4,830	$145,313	$1,002,200	$1,029

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

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 175.1%

18 to 241.1%

25 to 344.5%

35 to 444.1%

45 to 543.9%

55 to 6422.6%

65 to 7423.8%

75 and over32.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	132	2.7%
5 to 17	246	5.1%
18 to 24	51	1.1%
25 to 34	217	4.5%
35 to 44	199	4.1%
45 to 54	186	3.9%
55 to 64	1,091	22.6%
65 to 74	1,150	23.8%
75 and over	1,558	32.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,171	86.4%
Black or African American	144	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	155	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.2%
Some other race	5	0.1%
Two or more races	114	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	233	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.6%

High school graduate13.5%

Some college or associate's24.6%

Bachelor's degree30.1%

Graduate or professional degree29.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	116	2.6%
High school graduate	592	13.5%
Some college or associate's	1,083	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,323	30.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,287	29.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone55.4%

Carpooled1.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked9.0%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home28.7%

Other means4.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	919	55.4%
Carpooled	26	1.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	150	9.0%
Bicycle	9	0.5%
Worked from home	477	28.7%
Other means	79	4.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	482	40.7%
15 to 29 min	542	45.8%
30 to 44 min	46	3.9%
45 to 59 min	27	2.3%
60+ min	86	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.96
Poverty rate: 3.9% (189 of 4,822)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,477	60.1%
Nonfamily households	980	39.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,457	48.9%
Vacant	2,568	51.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,899	77.3%
Renter-occupied	558	22.7%

1-unit, detached62.4%

1-unit, attached25.4%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units5.1%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,135	62.4%
1-unit, attached	1,278	25.4%
2 to 4 units	140	2.8%
5 to 19 units	169	3.4%
20 or more units	254	5.1%
Mobile home & other	49	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0636434
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.26 sq mi
Center point: 33.6999, -116.3295