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34.1% of the households in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
91.4% of the residents in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA are Milan Institute-Palm Desert (183 degrees awarded in 2024), Coachella Valley Beauty College (83 degrees), and California Indian Nations College (16 degrees).
In 2024, the median property value in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA was $476,800, and the homeownership rate was 67.4%.
Most people in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25 minutes. The average car ownership in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA was 2 cars per household.
Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA borders Riverside County (East)--Indio, Coachella, Blythe & La Quinta (East) Cities PUMA, CA, Riverside County (Central)--Cathedral City, Palm Springs & Rancho Mirage Cities PUMA, CA, Riverside County (Southwest)--Temecula City PUMA, CA, San Bernardino County (Northeast)--Twentynine Palms & Barstow Cities PUMA, CA, and San Diego County (North & East)--Fallbrook, Alpine & Valley Center PUMA, CA.
Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA is home to a population of 160k people, from which 91.4% are citizens.
As of 2024, 19.8% of Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA residents were born outside of the country (31.8k people).
In 2024, there were 2.36 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (77.4k people) in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 32.8k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 20k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA are Spanish (45,110 households), Tagalog (Incl. Filipino) (853 households), and Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (812 households).
The resident population of Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA in 2024 was 160,401 inhabitants, with 48.8% men, and 51.2% women.
The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA.
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93% of the population of Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA has health coverage, with 29.2% on employee plans, 26.5% on Medicaid, 22% on Medicare, 14.1% on non-group plans, and 1.2% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.
Primary care physicians in California see an average of 1,233 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients).
The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in California in comparison to its neighboring geographies.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.1% under 18 years, 16.5% between 18 and 34 years, 34.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 29.5% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA declined by 2.68% from 7.17% to 6.97%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
The economy of Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA employs 60.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA were Restaurants & Food Services (5,020 people), Construction (4,522 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,731 people), and the highest paying industries were Scientific research & development services ($199,832), Computer Systems Design ($190,070), and Legal services ($161,443).
Males in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA have an average income that is 1.11 times higher than the average income of females, which is $74,235. The income inequality in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.487, which is higher than than the national average.
The workforce of Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA in 2024 was 60,723 people, with 47.3% woman, and 52.7% men.
The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA.
With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA grew at a rate of 2.54%, from 59.2k employees to 60.7k employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA, are Personal care aides (1,939 people), Other managers (1,717 people), and Retail salespersons (1,665 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA grew at a rate of 2.54%, from 59.2k employees to 60.7k employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA, are Restaurants & Food Services (5,020 people), Construction (4,522 people), and Elementary & secondary schools (3,731 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA, though some of these residents may live in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($91,285), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,992), and Wholesale Trade ($70,329).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($74,022), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,426), and Public Administration ($55,417).
As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.
Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).
Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
California is currently represented by 51 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.
Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.
In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
The student population of Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 96 male students and 480 female students.
Most students graduating from Universities in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA are Hispanic or Latino (225 and 80.9%), White (23 and 8.27%), Two or More Races (10 and 3.6%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (9 and 3.24%).
The largest universities in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA by number of degrees awarded are Milan Institute-Palm Desert (183 and 64.9%), Coachella Valley Beauty College (83 and 29.4%), and California Indian Nations College (16 and 5.67%).
The most popular majors in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA are Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (81 and 28.7%), General Cosmetology (58 and 20.6%), and Barbering (47 and 16.7%).
In 2024 there were 576 students enrolled in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA, 16.7% men and 83.3% women.
By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 415 records, of which 81.7% were women and 18.3% men.
In 2024, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA was Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist with 81 degrees awarded.
This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA according to their major.
In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Milan Institute-Palm Desert with 183 degrees awarded.
In 2024, 42 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA, which is 0.175 times less than the 240 female students who received degrees in the same year.
In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 225 degrees mean that there were 9.78 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 23 degrees awarded.
The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.
Public, 2-year ($7,680) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.
Public, 2-year ($63) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.
Public, 2-year ($1,080) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.
The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.
In 2024, 1.57% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.46% of women were in the same situation.
This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.
The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA in 2024 were High School or Equivalent (35.7k), Some college (31.2k), and Bachelors Degree (24.2k).
This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.
The median property value in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA was $476,800 in 2024, which is 1.43 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $438,400 to $476,800, a 8.76% increase. The homeownership rate in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA is 67.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.
People in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA have an average commute time of 25 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
In 2024, 67.4% of the housing units in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.8%.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
In 2024, the median household income of the 66.8k households in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA grew to $75,362 from the previous year's value of $73,724.
The following chart displays the households in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.
In 2024, the income inequality in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA was 0.487 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.328% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2024, 70.6% of workers in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13%) and those who carpooled to work (12.7%).
The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.
Using averages, employees in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA have a shorter commute time (25 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.8% of the workforce in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA have 2 cars.
11.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA (19k out of 159k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.
The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.
As of 2024, 91.4% of Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA was 91.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2024, there were 2.36 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (77.4k people) in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 32.8k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 20k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
41.6% of the people in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA are hispanic (66.7k people).
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA as a share of the total population.
In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA was Mexico, the natal country of 15,589 Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA residents, followed by Canada with 2,919 and El Salvador with 1,794.
As of 2024, 19.8% of Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA residents (31.8k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA was 19.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
34.1% of the households in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22.3%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA was Spanish. 29.4% of the households in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.
Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.03 times greater than any other conflict.
The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Riverside County (Central)--Palm Desert, La Quinta (West) & Desert Hot Springs Cities PUMA, CA.
Social Needs
In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).
The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.