Desert Shores vs Winterhaven

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

Desert Shores and Winterhaven 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 11 in Winterhaven). Since 2019, Desert Shores's population has grown faster (-20.4% vs -94.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Desert Shores	Winterhaven
Population	457	11
Median age	52.7 yrs	—
Median household income	$37,083	—
Median home value	$169,400	—
Housing units	241	42
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	—

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Desert Shores	Winterhaven
Population	574 → 457 (-20.4%)	192 → 11 (-94.3%)
Median household income	$21,009 → $37,083 (+76.5%)	$8,949 → $11,699 (+30.7%)
Median home value	$48,700 → $169,400 (+247.8%)	—

Desert Shores

Population

574457

Median household income

$21,009$37,083

Median home value

$48,700$169,400

Winterhaven

Population

19211

Median household income

$8,949$11,699

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Desert Shores	Winterhaven
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%	0.0%
45 to 54	12.5%	0.0%
55 to 64	21.0%	0.0%
65 to 74	6.8%	100.0%
75 and over	21.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Desert Shores	Winterhaven
White (non-Hispanic)	23.2%	0.0%
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%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Desert Shores	Winterhaven
No high school diploma	46.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	45.8%	100.0%
Some college or associate's	6.8%	0.0%
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	Winterhaven
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	Winterhaven
1-unit, detached	66.4%	59.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	40.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Desert Shores	Winterhaven
Poverty rate	9.4%	0.0%
Average household size	2.57	—
Mean commute (minutes)	25	—
Median year structure built	1985	1987