Coachella is home to 43,307 people in California. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 20,583 people. The foreign-born share is 40%. The median age is 33.4, younger than the US median of 38.9. Households here earn about 31% less than in California as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,596, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
7% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 144%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Coachella
What changed most since 1990
Population16,896 → 43,307(+156%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate24.5% → 10.2%(−14.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$164,405 → $367,600(+124%)US over the same years: +67%
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)25.9%(64)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.2%(50)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era52.2%(129)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.3%(18)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 247 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
Coachella, decade by decade
Coachella 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
16,896
$55,725
$164,405
1.8%
10.6
2000
22,724
$52,081
$150,469
1.9%
6.4
2010
40,704
$61,884
$293,756
4.7%
8.7
2020
41,941
$41,208
$289,071
3.3%
8.8
2024
43,307
$68,596
$367,600
7.5%
7.0
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.
