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Thursday, August 6, 2026
Population
53,259
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$542,000
Owner-occupied units

Palm Desert, CA

California · 33.738° N, 116.364° W · 27 sq mi

Palm Desert is a city in California, with a population of 53,259 and about 1,989 residents per square mile. The median household earns $77,513 a year, and the median home is worth $542,000.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area
27 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,989
People per square mile
Rank by population
#832
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#511
Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income
$77,513
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,778
Per month
Homeownership
65%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
21 min
One way

People

Median age
57.5
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
40.7%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
17.5%
Households
24,690
2.08 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 156/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 25/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 0/yr
Days above 90° 171/yr
Below freezing 0/yr
Annual rainfall 9.2in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 110°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 50°F

What people here do for work

Arts, food & hospitality 19.7%
Education & health care 18.6%
Professional & business services 15.6%
Retail trade 12.1%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in California

Name
Mark Zuckerberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$189B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Palo Alto
Source of wealth
Meta

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in California · private sector

Employer
University of California
Sector
Education

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in California

Company
Apple
Revenue
$391.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Cupertino
Ticker
AAPL

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of California

State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State

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