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Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA

153,648 Population
642.3 square miles 239.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.7 ±4 Median age
  • about 1.3 times the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$49,554 ±$4,554 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$69,913 ±$7,718 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.3% ±2.4% (15,587  ±3,627) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25 minutes ±0.6 (1,415,830  ±74,518) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

67,571 ±3,114 Number of households
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (152,401  ±5,095) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.9% ±3.2% (1,389  ±927) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

93,779 ±3,713 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$541,600 ±$27,443 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.9% ±2.6% (16,599  ±4,015.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

87.3% ±3.4% (102,842  ±5,762.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
34% ±2.5% (40,017  ±3,336.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

34.1% ±2.7% (52,300  ±4,314.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 44.4% 16,478,818 (±0.2% / ±54,452.2)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

21.5% ±3% (33,038  ±4,776) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.8% ±1% (8,551  ±1,350) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
8,551 Total veterans ±1,350 8,094 Male ±1,287 457 Female ±286

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