Palm Desert, California Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 41,155. Estimated population in July 2024: 47,058 (+14.3% change)
Males: 19,783 (48.1%), Females: 21,372 (51.9%)
Riverside County
Zip codes: 92211, 92260.
Demographics
Median resident age: 48.0 years
Median household income: $48,316
Median house value: $189,100
Population by Race
Races in Palm Desert:
- White Non-Hispanic (77.6%)
- Hispanic (17.1%)
- Other race (6.5%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- Black (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Chinese (0.6%)
- Japanese (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (16.5%), English (14.3%), Irish (12.3%), Italian (5.1%), United States (4.8%), French (3.9%).
Elevation: 243 feet
Land area: 24.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Palm Desert
- High school or higher: 88.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 31.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.3%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Palm Desert city
- Never married: 20.0%
- Now married: 56.9%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 8.6%
- Divorced: 12.8%
16.1% Foreign born (7.8% Latin America, 3.6% Europe, 2.3% Asia, 2.2% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +10,518 (+34.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Palm Desert:
- EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; RANCHO MIRAGE, CA)
- JOHN F KENNEDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC (about 10 miles; INDIO, CA)
- DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; PALM SPRINGS, CA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Palm Desert:
- PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL (about 11 miles; PALM SPRINGS, CA; Abbreviation: PSP)
- MARCH ARB (about 62 miles; RIVERSIDE, CA; Abbreviation: RIV)
- SAN BERNARDINO INTERNATIONAL (about 65 miles; SAN BERNARDINO, CA; Abbreviation: SBD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Palm Desert:
- BERMUDA DUNES (about 8 miles; PALM SPRINGS, CA; Abbreviation: UDD)
- DESERT RESORTS REGIONAL (about 17 miles; PALM SPRINGS, CA; Abbreviation: TRM)
- YUCCA VALLEY (about 27 miles; YUCCA VALLEY, CA; Abbreviation: L22)
Amtrak station:
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 Palm Desert:
- COLLEGE OF THE DESERT (Full-time enrollment: 3,804; Location: 43-500 MONTEREY ST; Public; Website: www.desert.cc.ca.us)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Palm Desert:
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-RIVERSIDE (about 22 miles; RIVERSIDE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 12,213)
- MOUNT SAN JACINTO COLLEGE (about 41 miles; SAN JACINTO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,731)
- CRAFTON HILLS COLLEGE (about 51 miles; YUCAIPA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,722)
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO (about 59 miles; LA JOLLA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 19,582)
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN MARCOS (about 59 miles; SAN MARCOS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,875)
- UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS (about 60 miles; REDLANDS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,106)
- PALOMAR COLLEGE (about 69 miles; SAN MARCOS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 11,046)
Public primary/middle schools in Palm Desert:
- PALM DESERT MIDDLE (Students: 1,297; Location: 74-200 RUTLEDGE WAY; Grades: 06 – 08)
- LINCOLN (ABRAHAM) ELEMENTARY (Students: 764; Location: 74-100 RUTLEDGE WAY; Grades: KG – 05)
- JAMES EARL CARTER ELEMENTARY (Students: 728; Location: 74-251 EAST HOVLEY LANE; Grades: KG – 05)
- WASHINGTON (GEORGE) CHARTER (ELEM) (Students: 705; Location: 45-768 PORTOLA ST.; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Palm Desert:
- SACRED HEART SCHOOL (Students: 293; Location: 43-775 DEEP CANYON ROAD; Grades: KG – 8)
- PALM DESERT LEARNING TREE CENT (Students: 262; Location: 42 675 WASHINGTON STREET; Grades: PK – 5)
- ST. MARGARET’S EPISCOPAL SCHOO (Students: 112; Location: 47-535 HIGHWAY #74; Grades: KG – 5)
- TOT STOP INC (Students: 102; Location: 77970 DELAWARE PL; Grades: PK – KG)
- MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF THE VALLE (Students: 77; Location: 43250 WARNER TRAIL; Grades: PK – 4)
- THE EDUCATION STATION (Students: 69; Location: 44 911 CABRILLO; Grades: PK – KG)
- DESERT ADVENTIST ACADEMY (Students: 58; Location: 74200 COUNTRY CLUB DR.; Grades: KG – 8)
- MORNING STARS LEARNING PROGRAM (Students: 46; Location: 74015 AFTER STREET; Grades: PK – KG)
- DESERT TORAH ACADAMY (Students: 11; Location: 73550 SANTA ROSA WAY; Grades: KG – 5)