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Compare Lake Forest to Palm Desert

This post compares Lake Forest, 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 Lake Forest (city) Palm Desert (city)
Population 81,812 51,675
Income (median) $64,458 $47,261
Home Value (median) $585,100 $328,300
White 67% 82%
Black 2% 1%
Asian 15% 4%
With Kids 34% 17%
Age (median) 39 52
Rentals 30% 38%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Lake Forest or Palm Desert?
A: Lake Forest has a larger population count than Palm Desert: 81812 compared with 51675 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Palm Desert does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 30% for Lake Forest versus 38% for Palm Desert.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Lake Forest may include: San-Dimas, Glendora, and Laguna-Hills.

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

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