Desert Hot Springs, California Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 16,582. Estimated population in July 2024: 20,492 (+23.6% change)
Males: 8,155 (49.2%), Females: 8,427 (50.8%)
Riverside County
Zip codes: 92240, 92241.
Demographics
Median resident age: 30.1 years
Median household income: $25,987
Median house value: $81,400
Population by Race
Races in Desert Hot Springs:
- White Non-Hispanic (48.5%)
- Hispanic (40.4%)
- Other race (16.4%)
- Black (6.1%)
- Two or more races (5.8%)
- American Indian (2.9%)
- Filipino (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (11.7%), Irish (9.6%), English (7.3%), United States (3.7%), Italian (3.5%), French (2.6%).
Elevation: 1100 feet
Land area: 23.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Desert Hot Springs
- High school or higher: 70.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 10.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Desert Hot Springs city
- Never married: 26.5%
- Now married: 47.2%
- Separated: 4.0%
- Widowed: 6.2%
- Divorced: 16.2%
20.6% Foreign born (15.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +4,801 (+40.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Desert Hot Springs:
- DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; PALM SPRINGS, CA)
- EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; RANCHO MIRAGE, CA)
- HI-DESERT MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; JOSHUA TREE, CA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Desert Hot Springs:
- PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL (about 10 miles; PALM SPRINGS, CA; Abbreviation: PSP)
- SAN BERNARDINO INTERNATIONAL (about 51 miles; SAN BERNARDINO, CA; Abbreviation: SBD)
- MARCH ARB (about 52 miles; RIVERSIDE, CA; Abbreviation: RIV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Desert Hot Springs:
- YUCCA VALLEY (about 14 miles; YUCCA VALLEY, CA; Abbreviation: L22)
- HI DESERT (about 23 miles; JOSHUA TREE, CA; Abbreviation: L80)
- BERMUDA DUNES (about 23 miles; PALM SPRINGS, CA; Abbreviation: UDD)
Amtrak stations near Desert Hot Springs:
- 6 miles: PALM SPRINGS – NORTH (PALM SPRINGS, INDIAN CANYON DR. @ I-10). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public restrooms, public payphones.
- 10 miles: PALM SPRINGS (300 N. INDIAN AVE.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
- 19 miles: PALM DESERT (MONTEREY AVE. & SAN GORGONIO WAY) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Desert Hot Springs:
- DESERT RESORTS SCHOOL OF SOMATHERAPY (Location: 13090 PALM DR; Private, for-profit)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Desert Hot Springs:
- COLLEGE OF THE DESERT (about 19 miles; PALM DESERT, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,804)
- MOUNT SAN JACINTO COLLEGE (about 33 miles; SAN JACINTO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,731)
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-RIVERSIDE (about 35 miles; RIVERSIDE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 12,213)
- CRAFTON HILLS COLLEGE (about 37 miles; YUCAIPA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,722)
- UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS (about 47 miles; REDLANDS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,106)
- SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; SAN BERNARDINO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,100)
- RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; RIVERSIDE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 10,798)
Schools
Public high school in Desert Hot Springs:
- DESERT HOT SPRINGS HIGH (Students: 1,406; Location: 65850 PIERSON BLVD.; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Desert Hot Springs:
- DESERT SPRINGS MIDDLE (Students: 1,478; Location: 66-755 TWO BUNCH PALMS TR.; Grades: 06 – 08)
- WENZLAFF (EDWARD L.) ELEMENTARY (Students: 812; Location: 11-625 WEST DR.; Grades: KG – 05)
- TWO BUNCH PALMS ELEMENTARY (Students: 765; Location: 14250 WEST DR.; Grades: KG – 05)
- CORSINI (JULIUS) ELEMENTARY (Students: 691; Location: 68750 HACIENDA DR.; Grades: KG – 05)
- BUBBLING WELLS ELEMENTARY (Students: 668; Location: 67501 CAMINO CAMPANERO; Grades: KG – 05)