Desert Shores vs Ocotillo

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

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

Desert Shores has the higher population (457 vs 157 in Ocotillo). Desert Shores has the higher median household income ($37,083 vs $22,989 in Ocotillo). Desert Shores has the higher median home value ($169,400 vs $160,300 in Ocotillo).

Population, income & housing

	Desert Shores	Ocotillo
Population	457	157
Median age	52.7 yrs	58.0 yrs
Median household income	$37,083	$22,989
Median home value	$169,400	$160,300
Housing units	241	200
Homeownership rate	100.0%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.5%	12.1%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	100.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Desert Shores	Ocotillo
Population	574 → 457 (-20.4%)	89 → 157 (+76.4%)
Median household income	$21,009 → $37,083 (+76.5%)	$19,191 → $22,989 (+19.8%)
Median home value	$48,700 → $169,400 (+247.8%)	$121,100 → $160,300 (+32.4%)

Desert Shores

Population

574457

Median household income

$21,009$37,083

Median home value

$48,700$169,400

Ocotillo

Population

89157

Median household income

$19,191$22,989

Median home value

$121,100$160,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Desert Shores	Ocotillo
Under 5	11.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	1.1%	0.0%
18 to 24	3.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	19.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	2.4%	13.4%
45 to 54	12.5%	21.7%
55 to 64	21.0%	35.0%
65 to 74	6.8%	15.3%
75 and over	21.7%	14.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Desert Shores	Ocotillo
White (non-Hispanic)	23.2%	56.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	43.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Desert Shores	Ocotillo
No high school diploma	46.9%	39.5%
High school graduate	45.8%	20.4%
Some college or associate's	6.8%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Desert Shores	Ocotillo
Drove alone	95.2%	—
Carpooled	4.8%	—
Public transit	0.0%	—
Walked	0.0%	—
Bicycle	0.0%	—
Worked from home	0.0%	—
Other means	0.0%	—

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Desert Shores	Ocotillo
1-unit, detached	66.4%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
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%	18.0%

Poverty & households

	Desert Shores	Ocotillo
Poverty rate	9.4%	45.9%
Average household size	2.57	1.89
Mean commute (minutes)	25	—
Median year structure built	1985	1996