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Palm Desert, California QuickFacts

	Palm Desert, California	United States
Total population	41,155	281,421,906
State	California
City	palm desert

Palm Desert, California Population

	Palm Desert, California	%, Palm Desert, California	United States
Male	19,783	48.07%	49.06%
Female	21,372	51.93%	50.94%
Median age (years)	48.0		35.3

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	Palm Desert, California	%, Palm Desert, California	United States
18 years and over	34,025	82.68%	74.31%
21 years and over	32,921	79.99%	69.97%
62 years and over	13,068	31.75%	14.66%
65 years and over	11,339	27.55%	12.43%

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	Palm Desert, California	%, Palm Desert, California	United States
White	35,739	86.84%	75.14%
Black or African American	495	1.2%	12.32%
Asian	1,056	2.57%	3.64%
Some other race	2,893	7.03%	5.46%
Two or more races	972	2.36%	2.43%

Palm Desert, California Housing

	Palm Desert, California	%, Palm Desert, California	United States
Total households	19,184		105,480,101
Family households (families)	11,405	59.45%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	7,779	40.55%	31.94%

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	Palm Desert, California	%, Palm Desert, California	United States
Total housing units	28,071		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	8,837	31.48%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	19,184	68.34%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	12,827	45.69%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	6,357	22.65%	30.77%

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	Palm Desert, California	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	86	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,056	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,714	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,982	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	2,554	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	1,743	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	647	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	152	0.57%
Median (dollars)	189,100	119,600

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	Palm Desert, California	%, Palm Desert, California	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	4,600	23.98%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	7,046	36.73%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	3,455	18.01%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	3,153	16.44%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	789	4.11%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	256	1.33%	9.65%

Palm Desert, California Education

	Palm Desert, California	%, Palm Desert, California	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,152		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	438	5.37%	6.47%
Kindergarten	340	4.17%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,381	41.47%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,501	18.41%	21.38%
College or graduate school	2,492	30.57%	22.81%

Palm Desert, California Economy

	Palm Desert, California	%, Palm Desert, California	United States
Population 16 years and over	34,992		217,168,077
In labor force	18,203	52.02%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	18,161	51.9%	63.39%
- - Employed	17,384	49.68%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	777	2.22%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.3		5.8
- Armed Forces	42	0.12%	0.53%
Not in labor force	16,789	47.98%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	18,661	53.33%	51.66%
In labor force	8,451	24.15%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	8,451	24.15%	29.65%
- - Employed	8,028	22.94%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,088	5.97%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,107		12,787,501

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	Palm Desert, California	%, Palm Desert, California	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	19,370		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,413	7.29%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,043	5.38%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,128	10.99%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,306	11.91%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	3,111	16.06%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	3,715	19.18%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,938	10.01%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,919	9.91%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	815	4.21%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	982	5.07%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	48,316		41,994

	Palm Desert, California	%, Palm Desert, California	United States
With earnings	12,983	37.1%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	61,927		56,604
With Social Security income	7,950	22.72%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	13,713		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	522	1.49%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	7,616		6,320
With public assistance income	236	0.67%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	4,719		3,032
With retirement income	4,283	12.24%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	24,356		17,376

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