Cathedral City is a city of 52,267 people in California. 28% of residents were born outside the United States. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 26% less than in California as a whole. There are 2,325 people per square mile. Growth has run 23% since 2000, or 9,620 more people.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $73,572, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 119%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cathedral City
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share36.8% → 60.3%(+23.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share56.8% → 29.3%(−27.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population30,085 → 52,267(+74%)US over the same years: +35%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)20%(374)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.8%(352)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.5%(740)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.4%(101)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,873 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Cathedral City, decade by decade
Cathedral City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
30,085
$74,181
$274,088
13.0%
67.4
2000
42,647
$70,839
$206,940
14.7%
71.5
2010
51,200
$65,733
$423,659
16.6%
68.4
2020
51,493
$61,026
$366,642
23.8%
69.2
2024
52,267
$73,572
$453,100
24.5%
68.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
