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Compare Palm Desert to Long Beach

This post compares Palm Desert, California to Long Beach, 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 Palm Desert (city) Long Beach (city)
Population 51,675 470,489
Income (median) $47,261 $46,054
Home Value (median) $328,300 $476,400
White 82% 52%
Black 1% 12%
Asian 4% 13%
With Kids 17% 32%
Age (median) 52 34
Rentals 38% 60%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Palm Desert or Long Beach?
A: Palm Desert has a much smaller population count than Long Beach: 51675 compared with 470489 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Palm Desert or in Long Beach?
A: Incomes are on average similar in Palm Desert.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Palm Desert or Long Beach?
A: Homes tend to be less expensive in Palm Desert.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Long Beach does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 38% for Palm Desert versus 60% for Long Beach.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Palm Desert may include: Palm-Springs, La-Quinta, and Fair-Oaks.

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

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