Thousand Palms

Population: 7,662
Median household income: $80,280
Median home value: $260,500

Thousand Palms, a community in Riverside County, California, has 7,662 residents. The median household income of $80,280 is below the Riverside County median ($89,672).

From 2019 to 2023, Thousand Palms's population grew 12.8% from 6,794 to 7,662, while its median home value rose 43.4% from $181,600 to $260,500.

The median resident is 37.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,662
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $80,280
Median home value: $260,500
Median gross rent: $1,432
Housing units: 3,757
Homeownership rate: 78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,7947,662

Median household income

$52,697$80,280

Median home value

$181,600$260,500

Median gross rent

$1,143$1,432

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,794	$52,697	$181,600	$1,143
2020	8,158	$58,814	$191,600	$1,175
2021	8,052	$56,055	$206,000	$1,274
2022	8,242	$68,504	$252,800	$1,318
2023	7,662	$80,280	$260,500	$1,432

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 547.9%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	279	3.6%
5 to 17	1,537	20.1%
18 to 24	406	5.3%
25 to 34	922	12.0%
35 to 44	1,176	15.3%
45 to 54	605	7.9%
55 to 64	974	12.7%
65 to 74	1,096	14.3%
75 and over	667	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,450	32.0%
Black or African American	13	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	58	0.8%
Asian	47	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	19	0.2%
Two or more races	181	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,894	63.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.9%

High school graduate34.7%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	755	13.9%
High school graduate	1,885	34.7%
Some college or associate's	1,604	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	801	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	395	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,746	80.9%
Carpooled	393	11.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	221	6.5%
Other means	19	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	670	21.1%
15 to 29 min	2,032	64.0%
30 to 44 min	306	9.6%
45 to 59 min	89	2.8%
60+ min	78	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.81
Poverty rate: 10.4% (799 of 7,660)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,837	68.0%
Nonfamily households	863	32.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,700	71.9%
Vacant	1,057	28.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,120	78.5%
Renter-occupied	580	21.5%

1-unit, detached46.0%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other50.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,728	46.0%
1-unit, attached	64	1.7%
2 to 4 units	54	1.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	12	0.3%
Mobile home & other	1,899	50.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0678596
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 24 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.8150, -116.3545