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Compare Lafayette to Palm Desert

This post compares Lafayette, California to Palm Desert, California across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Lafayette (city) Palm Desert (city)
Population 25,792 51,675
Income (median) $119,892 $47,261
Home Value (median) $1,214,200 $328,300
White 82% 82%
Black 0% 1%
Asian 9% 4%
With Kids 36% 17%
Age (median) 45 52
Rentals 26% 38%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Lafayette or Palm Desert?
A: Lafayette has a much smaller population count than Palm Desert: 25792 compared with 51675 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Lafayette or in Palm Desert?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Lafayette.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Lafayette or Palm Desert?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Lafayette.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Palm Desert does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 26% for Lafayette versus 38% for Palm Desert.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Lafayette may include: San-Carlos, Los-Gatos, and Danville.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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