COMPARING TWO PLACES
Desert Center vs Coachella
PLACE A
Desert Center, California
VS
PLACE B
Coachella, California
Desert Center is 100% smaller than Coachella. Desert Center earns more, with a median household income $4,797 higher. Desert Center has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs 3%).
DESERT CENTERCOACHELLADIFFERENCE
Total population14445,411−100% vs Coachella
Population density51,518−1,513
Population growth25.5%3.0%+22.5 pts
Median age45.533.4+12.1
Male61.8%50.2%+11.6 pts
Female38.2%49.8%−11.6 pts
Foreign-born3.5%39.7%−36.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic44.4%1.2%+43.3 pts
Black9.0%0.2%+8.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino38.9%97.1%−58.2 pts
Asian2.8%0.2%+2.6 pts
Other4.9%1.3%+3.5 pts
Median household income$73,393$68,596+$4,797
Per capita income$26,408$25,991+$417
Poverty rate31.9%10.2%+21.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3110.421−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%7.5%+11.4 pts
Graduate degree1.6%1.5%+0.2 pts
Unemployment rate13.6%9.1%+4.4 pts
Labor force participation46.5%68.6%−22.2 pts
Median home value$216,100$367,600−$151,500
Median gross rent$1,135$1,144−$9
Owner-occupied54.4%63.7%−9.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate71.4%1.7%+69.7 pts
Rent-burdened households23.1%50.8%−27.8 pts
Average commute12.023.2−11.2
Worked from home7.8%2.9%+5.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured0.0%10.3%−10.3 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024