Palm Springs vs San Jacinto

A side-by-side comparison of Palm Springs and San Jacinto: population, income, housing, and more.

Palm Springs and San Jacinto are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

San Jacinto has the higher population (54,756 vs 44,998 in Palm Springs). San Jacinto has the higher median household income ($78,281 vs $71,979 in Palm Springs). Palm Springs has the higher median home value ($567,300 vs $391,600 in San Jacinto).

Population, income & housing

	Palm Springs	San Jacinto
Population	44,998	54,756
Median age	57.8 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$71,979	$78,281
Median home value	$567,300	$391,600
Median gross rent	$1,473	$1,633
Housing units	36,959	15,826
Homeownership rate	65.0%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.1%	13.9%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palm Springs	San Jacinto
Population	47,897 → 44,998 (-6.1%)	47,989 → 54,756 (+14.1%)
Median household income	$53,441 → $71,979 (+34.7%)	$52,009 → $78,281 (+50.5%)
Median home value	$389,800 → $567,300 (+45.5%)	$241,000 → $391,600 (+62.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,114 → $1,473 (+32.2%)	$1,224 → $1,633 (+33.4%)

Palm Springs

Population

47,89744,998

Median household income

$53,441$71,979

Median home value

$389,800$567,300

Median gross rent

$1,114$1,473

San Jacinto

Population

47,98954,756

Median household income

$52,009$78,281

Median home value

$241,000$391,600

Median gross rent

$1,224$1,633

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Palm Springs	San Jacinto
Under 5	2.3%	7.0%
5 to 17	6.2%	21.0%
18 to 24	5.4%	9.9%
25 to 34	9.0%	16.1%
35 to 44	7.5%	13.5%
45 to 54	13.8%	11.5%
55 to 64	22.0%	9.5%
65 to 74	19.5%	7.2%
75 and over	14.3%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palm Springs	San Jacinto
White (non-Hispanic)	62.5%	21.7%
Black or African American	5.2%	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.1%
Asian	4.5%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.6%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.5%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	24.3%	64.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palm Springs	San Jacinto
No high school diploma	6.9%	22.6%
High school graduate	16.7%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	25.7%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	19.5%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palm Springs	San Jacinto
Drove alone	62.0%	76.3%
Carpooled	7.2%	11.5%
Public transit	1.4%	0.6%
Walked	2.6%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.1%
Worked from home	24.9%	8.6%
Other means	1.5%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palm Springs	San Jacinto
1-unit, detached	39.2%	73.7%
1-unit, attached	13.8%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	19.7%	1.8%
20 or more units	10.2%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	14.8%

Poverty & households

	Palm Springs	San Jacinto
Poverty rate	13.7%	16.5%
Average household size	1.82	3.66
Mean commute (minutes)	23	42
Median year structure built	1978	2000