Idyllwild-Pine Cove vs Indian Wells

A side-by-side comparison of Idyllwild-Pine Cove and Indian Wells: population, income, housing, and more.

Idyllwild-Pine Cove and Indian Wells are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Indian Wells has the higher population (4,830 vs 3,762 in Idyllwild-Pine Cove). Indian Wells has the higher median household income ($145,313 vs $83,205 in Idyllwild-Pine Cove). Indian Wells has the higher median home value ($1,002,200 vs $485,300 in Idyllwild-Pine Cove).

Population, income & housing

	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	Indian Wells
Population	3,762	4,830
Median age	50.2 yrs	67.5 yrs
Median household income	$83,205	$145,313
Median home value	$485,300	$1,002,200
Median gross rent	$1,415	$1,029
Housing units	4,117	5,025
Homeownership rate	71.9%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.0%	59.3%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	Indian Wells
Population	2,510 → 3,762 (+49.9%)	5,370 → 4,830 (-10.1%)
Median household income	$78,977 → $83,205 (+5.4%)	$107,500 → $145,313 (+35.2%)
Median home value	$335,100 → $485,300 (+44.8%)	$722,500 → $1,002,200 (+38.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,139 → $1,415 (+24.2%)	$788 → $1,029 (+30.6%)

Idyllwild-Pine Cove

Population

2,5103,762

Median household income

$78,977$83,205

Median home value

$335,100$485,300

Median gross rent

$1,139$1,415

Indian Wells

Population

5,3704,830

Median household income

$107,500$145,313

Median home value

$722,500$1,002,200

Median gross rent

$788$1,029

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	Indian Wells
Under 5	2.4%	2.7%
5 to 17	11.3%	5.1%
18 to 24	6.4%	1.1%
25 to 34	8.1%	4.5%
35 to 44	14.9%	4.1%
45 to 54	15.8%	3.9%
55 to 64	14.5%	22.6%
65 to 74	13.6%	23.8%
75 and over	12.9%	32.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	Indian Wells
White (non-Hispanic)	57.2%	86.4%
Black or African American	0.4%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	0.0%
Asian	9.0%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	6.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	23.8%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	Indian Wells
No high school diploma	7.7%	2.6%
High school graduate	14.6%	13.5%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	21.4%	30.1%
Graduate or professional degree	19.6%	29.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	Indian Wells
Drove alone	53.7%	55.4%
Carpooled	14.2%	1.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.5%	9.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	24.9%	28.7%
Other means	1.8%	4.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	Indian Wells
1-unit, detached	88.0%	62.4%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	25.4%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.3%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	Indian Wells
Poverty rate	12.1%	3.9%
Average household size	2.19	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1968	1989