Desert Shores vs Niland

A side-by-side comparison of Desert Shores and Niland: population, income, housing, and more.

Desert Shores and Niland are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Niland has the higher population (1,388 vs 457 in Desert Shores). Niland has the higher median home value ($207,100 vs $169,400 in Desert Shores). Since 2019, Niland's population has grown faster (+120.0% vs -20.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Desert Shores	Niland
Population	457	1,388
Median age	52.7 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$37,083	—
Median home value	$169,400	$207,100
Median gross rent	—	$768
Housing units	241	417
Homeownership rate	100.0%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Desert Shores	Niland
Population	574 → 457 (-20.4%)	631 → 1,388 (+120.0%)
Median household income	$21,009 → $37,083 (+76.5%)	$21,330 → $2,499 (-88.3%)
Median home value	$48,700 → $169,400 (+247.8%)	$82,900 → $207,100 (+149.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$668 → $768 (+15.0%)

Desert Shores

Population

574457

Median household income

$21,009$37,083

Median home value

$48,700$169,400

Niland

Population

6311,388

Median household income

$21,330$2,499

Median home value

$82,900$207,100

Median gross rent

$668$768

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Desert Shores	Niland
Under 5	11.6%	13.5%
5 to 17	1.1%	29.6%
18 to 24	3.3%	5.4%
25 to 34	19.7%	8.1%
35 to 44	2.4%	10.1%
45 to 54	12.5%	13.5%
55 to 64	21.0%	9.9%
65 to 74	6.8%	5.7%
75 and over	21.7%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Desert Shores	Niland
White (non-Hispanic)	23.2%	1.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	12.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	76.8%	86.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Desert Shores	Niland
No high school diploma	46.9%	43.9%
High school graduate	45.8%	21.4%
Some college or associate's	6.8%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Desert Shores	Niland
Drove alone	95.2%	49.0%
Carpooled	4.8%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	24.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	15.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Desert Shores	Niland
1-unit, detached	66.4%	53.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33.6%	41.7%

Poverty & households

	Desert Shores	Niland
Poverty rate	9.4%	20.5%
Average household size	2.57	3.95
Mean commute (minutes)	25	21
Median year structure built	1985	1967