Palm Desert, CA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Palm Desert, CA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 56,047. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet PALM-DESERT-CA · Palm Desert, CA 2 ZIPs · 56,047 pop · #9496/25278 · Riverside County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-HIGH
- INC-HIGH $79,284
- RANK-UPPER #9496/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Indio
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 68% owners
- POP-SMALL 56,047
- SPREAD-MOD 92260→92211
- HOME-HIGH $536,700
Nearest income peer: Indio, CA (+ $2,751 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 Palm Desert
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Palm Desert on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Hemet · lowest
Hemet · lowest
$62,254 median HH income
- Cathedral City · near
Cathedral City · near
$73,572 median HH income
- Palm Desert · this city
Palm Desert · this city
$79,284 median HH income
- Indio · near
Indio · near
$82,035 median HH income
- Perris · near
Perris · near
$85,851 median HH income
- Jurupa Valley · near
Jurupa Valley · near
$95,355 median HH income
- Corona · highest
Corona · highest
$123,148 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Palm Desert, CA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 38%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 56,047
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $79,284
- 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.
Above-median income on a short ZIP list (2) - lead code 92260 (31,753 residents). Household income $79,284 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Palm Desert as a pure owner town.
Within California, Kingsburg is the closest lower-income city and La Grange the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Palm Desert.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Palm Desert differ
The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Palm Desert: $70,091 in ZIP 92260 to $88,477 in 92211. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.3×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.2×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 4.1 points
92260 to 92211
92260 to 92211
92211 to 92260
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
Lead ZIP 92260 skews compact Palm Desert
In this 2-ZIP cluster, 92260 covers about 57% of Palm Desert's 56,047 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Palm Desert
Citywide ZBP: 2,672 establishments, 34,572 employees , annual payroll $1,573,269k (~48 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 92260 (1,604 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (416) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Health care and social assistance .
ZIP Codes in Palm Desert, CA
These ZIP codes sit in Riverside County, which covers 70 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Palm Desert. See the Riverside County roll-up →
Palm Desert sits in the lower half of Riverside County on income: Riverside, Corona and Moreno Valley report more, Hemet and Cathedral City report less. Corona marks the far end of that range at $123,148, 55% above Palm Desert.
Side-by-side: Compare 92260 vs 92211 →
Palm Desert 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 Palm Desert, .