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Desert Hot Springs, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Desert Hot Springs, CA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 43,525. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet DESERT-HOT-SPRINGS-CA · Desert Hot Springs, CA 2 ZIPs · 43,525 pop · #21624/25278 · Riverside County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $50,456
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21624/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Hemet
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-SMALL 43,525
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 92241→92240
  • HOME-MID $228,650

Nearest income peer: Hemet, CA (+ $11,798 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Desert Hot Springs

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Desert Hot Springs on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Desert Hot Springs, CA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

14th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
43,525
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$50,456
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 2 ZIPs ($50,456 average) · poverty 17.0%. The primary code (92240) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Desert Hot Springs as a pure owner town.

Within California, Gasquet is the closest lower-income city and Jacumba the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Desert Hot Springs.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Desert Hot Springs differ

Housing values create the stronger within-city contrast here. ZIP 92241 has a median home value of $124,000, compared with $333,300 in 92240. Use the city average for a broad profile, then compare these ZIP pages when a housing decision depends on the local market.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.2×

92241 to 92240

Home-value high-to-low ratio
2.7×

92241 to 92240

Poverty-rate spread
0.4 points

92240 to 92241

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

ZIP 92240 swallows Desert Hot Springs's short list

Across only 2 ZIPs, 92240 still holds about 80% of Desert Hot Springs's 43,525 residents. The secondary codes are thin edges; treat the city average as a near-reprint of the lead ZIP.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Light employer footprint across Desert Hot Springs's short ZIP set

Citywide ZBP: 468 establishments, 3,692 employees , annual payroll $154,243k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 92240 (372 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (118) · also Accommodation and food services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Desert Hot Springs, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Riverside County, which covers 70 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Desert Hot Springs. See the Riverside County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Riverside County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Desert Hot Springs, Riverside, Corona and Moreno Valley among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Corona marks the far end of that range at $123,148, 144% above Desert Hot Springs.

Side-by-side: Compare 92240 vs 92241 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
92240 34,722 $54,023 372 367
92241 8,803 $46,888 96 25
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Desert Hot Springs roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Desert Hot Springs, .