Desert Edge, CA

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2024 Population
3,778
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Poverty Rate
17.8%
2.6% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$37,429
6.64% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$76,300
34.1% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,034
3.4% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Desert Edge, 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.

85.2% of the residents in Desert Edge, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Desert Edge, CA was $76,300, and the homeownership rate was 89.4%.

Most people in Desert Edge, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Desert Edge, CA was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Desert Edge, CA is home to a population of 3.78k people, from which 85.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 27.3% of Desert Edge, CA residents were born outside of the country (1.03k people).

In 2024, there were 5.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.41k people) in Desert Edge, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 455 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 340 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

85.2%
2024 Citizenship
83.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 85.2% of Desert Edge, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Desert Edge, CA was 83.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Desert Edge, CA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.41k ± 436
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    455 ± 364
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    340 ± 230
28.4%
Hispanic Population
1.07k people

In 2024, there were 5.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.41k people) in Desert Edge, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 455 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 340 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

28.4% of the people in Desert Edge, CA are hispanic (1.07k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Desert Edge, 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

27.3%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.03k people
29.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.06k people

As of 2024, 27.3% of Desert Edge, CA residents (1.03k 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 Desert Edge, CA was 29.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    124 ± 84
  2. Korea
    22 ± 24
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    5 ± 21

Desert Edge, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 5.64 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Desert Edge, CA employs 1.03k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Desert Edge, CA were Health Care & Social Assistance (175 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (132 people), and Construction (112 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($70,582), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,250), and Manufacturing ($54,318).

Employment

Occupations

1.03k
2024 Value
± 268
3.4%
1 Year growth
± 34.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Desert Edge, CA grew at a rate of 3.4%, from 1k employees to 1.03k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Desert Edge, CA, are Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (132 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (112 people), and Management Occupations (102 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Desert Edge, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.03k
2024 Value
± 268
3.4%
1 Year growth
± 34.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Desert Edge, CA grew at a rate of 3.4%, from 1k employees to 1.03k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Desert Edge, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (175 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (132 people), and Construction (112 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Desert Edge, CA, though some of these residents may live in Desert Edge, 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

$37,477
Median earning men ± $13,533
$28,569
Median earning women ± $8,847

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($123,056), Construction ($70,582), and Manufacturing ($54,318).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($30,268) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($29,620).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.
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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Housing & Living

The median property value in Desert Edge, CA was $76,300 in 2024, which is 0.229 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $56,900 to $76,300, a 34.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Desert Edge, CA is 89.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Desert Edge, CA have an average commute time of 20.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Desert Edge, CA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$76,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$11,495
$1,805
Median Property Taxes
±$314

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 Desert Edge, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

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Rent vs Own

89.4%
Homeownership
2024
77.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 89.4% of the housing units in Desert Edge, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 87.5%.

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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.
$37,429
Median Household Income
± $8,779
2.02k
Number of Households
± 338

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.02k households in Desert Edge, CA declined from $37,429 from the previous year's value of $40,089.

The following chart displays the households in Desert Edge, 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 $15k - $20k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Desert Edge, 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 (54%)
  2. Worked At Home (33.3%)
  3. Carpooled (7.24%)

In 2024, 54% of workers in Desert Edge, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (33.3%) and those who carpooled to work (7.24%).

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

20.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Desert Edge, CA have a shorter commute time (20.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.91% of the workforce in Desert Edge, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Desert Edge, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Desert Edge, CA have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Desert Edge, CA (670 out of 3.77k 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 65 - 74, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Desert Edge, CA is White, followed by Hispanic 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

93.9% of the population of Desert Edge, CA has health coverage, with 13.1% on employee plans, 25.9% on Medicaid, 33.2% on Medicare, 20% on non-group plans, and 1.64% 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, 51.9% were men and 48.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 12.2% under 18 years, 8.26% between 18 and 34 years, 33.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 46.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.9% were men and 48.1% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

6.06%
Uninsured
13.1%
Employer Coverage
25.9%
Medicaid
33.2%
Medicare
20%
Non-Group
1.64%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Desert Edge, CA declined by 8.4% from 6.62% to 6.06%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Desert Edge, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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