Indian Wells vs Oasis

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

Indian Wells and Oasis 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 4,455 in Oasis). Indian Wells has the higher median household income ($145,313 vs $36,553 in Oasis). Indian Wells has the higher median home value ($1,002,200 vs $35,600 in Oasis).

Population, income & housing

	Indian Wells	Oasis
Population	4,830	4,455
Median age	67.5 yrs	25.7 yrs
Median household income	$145,313	$36,553
Median home value	$1,002,200	$35,600
Median gross rent	$1,029	$846
Housing units	5,025	1,341
Homeownership rate	77.3%	64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.3%	1.3%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	16.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Indian Wells	Oasis
Population	5,370 → 4,830 (-10.1%)	2,857 → 4,455 (+55.9%)
Median household income	$107,500 → $145,313 (+35.2%)	$19,457 → $36,553 (+87.9%)
Median home value	$722,500 → $1,002,200 (+38.7%)	$28,100 → $35,600 (+26.7%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $1,029 (+30.6%)	$607 → $846 (+39.4%)

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

Oasis

Population

2,8574,455

Median household income

$19,457$36,553

Median home value

$28,100$35,600

Median gross rent

$607$846

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Indian Wells	Oasis
Under 5	2.7%	6.9%
5 to 17	5.1%	23.7%
18 to 24	1.1%	18.0%
25 to 34	4.5%	12.1%
35 to 44	4.1%	13.8%
45 to 54	3.9%	14.7%
55 to 64	22.6%	5.8%
65 to 74	23.8%	3.5%
75 and over	32.3%	1.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Indian Wells	Oasis
White (non-Hispanic)	86.4%	0.8%
Black or African American	3.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.2%
Asian	3.2%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	96.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Indian Wells	Oasis
No high school diploma	2.6%	74.4%
High school graduate	13.5%	13.4%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	10.9%
Bachelor's degree	30.1%	0.9%
Graduate or professional degree	29.2%	0.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Indian Wells	Oasis
Drove alone	55.4%	64.4%
Carpooled	1.6%	26.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	9.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.2%
Worked from home	28.7%	4.9%
Other means	4.8%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Indian Wells	Oasis
1-unit, detached	62.4%	15.3%
1-unit, attached	25.4%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	83.2%

Poverty & households

	Indian Wells	Oasis
Poverty rate	3.9%	37.5%
Average household size	1.96	3.68
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	1989	1985