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Thousand Palms, CA

7,720 Population
23.6 square miles 326.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.8 ±8.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 35.9 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,074 ±$5,029 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: $36,450 ±$242
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$77,000 ±$27,784 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: $89,662 ±$787
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

9.2% ±3.1% (713  ±281) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 11.9% 547,256 (±0.2% / ±10,743)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.9 minutes ±1.6 (63,070  ±15,146) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 33.2 60,067,844 (±0.2 / ±424,735)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,752 ±428 Number of households
  • the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 1,450,250 ±2,741
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.4 (7,642  ±1,609) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 3.2 4,599,609 (±0 / ±801)
  • about the same as the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

0.8% ±1.1% (14  ±20) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • less than a fifth of the rate in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 5.2% 58,786 (±0.2% / ±2,435)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,756 ±427 Number of housing units
  • the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 1,613,300 ±509
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$268,700 ±$17,280 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: $536,300 ±$2,387
  • about two-fifths of the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.6% ±5% (662  ±410.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 9.5% 438,765 (±0.2% / ±9,973.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

81.5% ±8.8% (4,374  ±797.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 83% 2,550,191
  • a little less than the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
21.6% ±9.1% (1,157  ±515.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 24.5% 753,006
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

17.4% ±5.8% (1,344  ±527) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 21.8% 1,018,578
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

11.3% ±5.8% (653  ±347) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 5.3% 185,774 (±0.1% / ±3,370)
  • more than double the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
653 Total veterans ±347 617 Male ±343 36 Female ±33

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