Thermal

Population: 1,420
Median home value: $183,200

Located in Riverside County, California, Thermal is a community with a population of 1,420. Its median home value of $183,200 runs below the Riverside County figure of $510,300.

Between 2019 and 2023, Thermal's population grew 6.5% from 1,333 to 1,420.

The typical home was built around 1977. 30.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,420
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $183,200
Median gross rent: $922
Housing units: 791
Homeownership rate: 61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3331,420

Median household income

$30,433$14,500

Median home value

$150,200$183,200

Median gross rent

$499$922

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,333	$30,433	—	$499
2020	1,371	$17,878	$150,200	$553
2021	1,198	$14,500	$119,300	$858
2022	1,352	—	$151,500	$1,265
2023	1,420	—	$183,200	$922

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1710.7%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 3420.6%

35 to 447.5%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 646.7%

65 to 745.6%

75 and over17.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	94	6.6%
5 to 17	152	10.7%
18 to 24	161	11.3%
25 to 34	293	20.6%
35 to 44	106	7.5%
45 to 54	198	13.9%
55 to 64	95	6.7%
65 to 74	80	5.6%
75 and over	241	17.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	44	3.1%
Black or African American	40	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,325	93.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma68.3%

High school graduate20.5%

Some college or associate's6.2%

Bachelor's degree4.9%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	692	68.3%
High school graduate	208	20.5%
Some college or associate's	63	6.2%
Bachelor's degree	50	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone51.6%

Carpooled37.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.9%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	336	51.6%
Carpooled	242	37.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	51	7.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	0.9%
Other means	16	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	149	23.1%
15 to 29 min	361	56.0%
30 to 44 min	126	19.5%
45 to 59 min	9	1.4%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 30.1% (427 of 1,420)

	Count	Share
Family households	323	50.5%
Nonfamily households	317	49.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	640	80.9%
Vacant	151	19.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	394	61.6%
Renter-occupied	246	38.4%

1-unit, detached40.2%

1-unit, attached7.0%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other39.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	318	40.2%
1-unit, attached	55	7.0%
2 to 4 units	40	5.1%
5 to 19 units	43	5.4%
20 or more units	26	3.3%
Mobile home & other	309	39.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0678456
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 9.39 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.6262, -116.1308