Cathedral City, CA

Census Place

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2024 Population
52,267
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
41.1
0.489% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
13.1%
14.4% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$73,572
9.76% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$453,100
7.7% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
25,015
1.86% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Cathedral City, 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.

86.3% of the residents in Cathedral City, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Cathedral City, CA are Mayfield College (221 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Cathedral City, CA was $453,100, and the homeownership rate was 66.5%.

Most people in Cathedral City, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Cathedral City, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Cathedral City, CA is home to a population of 52.3k people, from which 86.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 28% of Cathedral City, CA residents were born outside of the country (14.6k people).

In 2024, there were 1.09 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.3k people) in Cathedral City, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 14.1k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 10.3k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

86.3%
2024 Citizenship
86.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 86.3% of Cathedral City, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cathedral City, CA was 86.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cathedral City, CA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    15.3k ± 929
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    14.1k ± 1.28k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    10.3k ± 1.24k
60.3%
Hispanic Population
31.5k people

In 2024, there were 1.09 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.3k people) in Cathedral City, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 14.1k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 10.3k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

60.3% of the people in Cathedral City, CA are hispanic (31.5k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cathedral City, CA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,862,617 ± 45,816 people
  2. Philippines
    824,246 ± 22,054 people
  3. China
    687,951 ± 20,184 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,862,617 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,246 and China with 687,951.

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Foreign-Born Population

28%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
14.6k people
28.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
14.6k people

As of 2024, 28% of Cathedral City, CA residents (14.6k 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 Cathedral City, CA was 28.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    739 ± 176
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    374 ± 158
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    216 ± 136

Cathedral City, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.98 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Cathedral City, CA employs 25k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cathedral City, CA were Retail Trade (3,477 people), Accommodation & Food Services (3,425 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (3,072 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($96,362), Utilities ($83,864), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($76,786).

Employment

Occupations

25k
2024 Value
± 1,174
1.86%
1 Year growth
± 6.53%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cathedral City, CA grew at a rate of 1.86%, from 24.6k employees to 25k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cathedral City, CA, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (2,844 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,805 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (2,735 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cathedral City, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

25k
2024 Value
± 1,174
1.86%
1 Year growth
± 6.53%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cathedral City, CA grew at a rate of 1.86%, from 24.6k employees to 25k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cathedral City, CA, are Retail Trade (3,477 people), Accommodation & Food Services (3,425 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (3,072 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cathedral City, CA, though some of these residents may live in Cathedral City, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$40,066
Median earning men ± $2,113
$35,241
Median earning women ± $1,487

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($115,882), Wholesale Trade ($65,692), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($65,733), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,746), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($40,125).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.57%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

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.

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Civics

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 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Cathedral City, CA. Showing the available data for California.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (58.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
    Independent Party

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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.
Adam Schiff
Senator from California1
Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Cathedral City, CA awarded 221 degrees. The student population of Cathedral City, CA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 138 male students and 178 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Cathedral City, CA are Hispanic or Latino (192 and 86.9%), White (19 and 8.6%), and Black or African American (10 and 4.52%).

The largest universities in Cathedral City, CA by number of degrees awarded are Mayfield College (221 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Cathedral City, CA are Medical Assistant (150 and 67.9%), HVAC Maintenance (39 and 17.6%), and Medical Office Assistant (24 and 10.9%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 316 students enrolled in Cathedral City, CA, 43.7% men and 56.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 253 records, of which 61.3% were women and 38.7% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Medical Assistant
    150 degrees awarded
  2. HVAC Maintenance
    39 degrees awarded
  3. Medical Office Assistant
    24 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Cathedral City, CA was Medical Assistant with 150 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 Cathedral City, CA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Mayfield College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
221 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Mayfield College with 221 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 58 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Cathedral City, CA, which is 0.356 times less than the 163 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 192 degrees mean that there were 10.1 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 19 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, less-than 2-year ($13,029) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2017.

Private for-profit, less-than 2-year ($50) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2017.

Private for-profit, less-than 2-year ($1,606) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Cathedral City, CA was $453,100 in 2024, which is 1.36 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $420,700 to $453,100, a 7.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Cathedral City, CA is 66.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cathedral City, CA have an average commute time of 19.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cathedral City, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$453,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$12,441
$12,616
Median Property Taxes
±$686

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 Cathedral City, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cathedral City, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

66.5%
Homeownership
2024
61.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 66.5% of the housing units in Cathedral City, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$73,572
Median Household Income
± $3,753
19k
Number of Households
± 923

In 2024, the median household income of the 19k households in Cathedral City, CA grew to $73,572 from the previous year's value of $67,031.

The following chart displays the households in Cathedral City, 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cathedral City, CA is from California.
0.495
2023 Wage GINI in California
0.498
2022 Wage GINI in California

In 2023, the income inequality in California was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.573% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (71.3%)
  2. Carpooled (14.8%)
  3. Worked At Home (9.76%)

In 2024, 71.3% of workers in Cathedral City, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.8%) and those who worked at home (9.76%).

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.

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Commute Time

19.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cathedral City, CA have a shorter commute time (19.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.18% of the workforce in Cathedral City, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cathedral City, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cathedral City, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cathedral City, CA (6.82k out of 52.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cathedral City, CA is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

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.

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Health

90.9% of the population of Cathedral City, CA has health coverage, with 30.3% on employee plans, 35.2% on Medicaid, 14% on Medicare, 10.6% on non-group plans, and 0.621% 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, 53.8% were men and 46.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.2% under 18 years, 20% between 18 and 34 years, 39.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.8% were men and 46.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

9.13%
Uninsured
30.3%
Employer Coverage
35.2%
Medicaid
14%
Medicare
10.6%
Non-Group
0.621%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cathedral City, CA declined by 5.38% from 9.65% to 9.13%.

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