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Compare Palm Desert to Mountain View

This post compares Palm Desert, California to Mountain View, 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) Mountain View (city)
Population 51,675 80,076
Income (median) $47,261 $102,981
Home Value (median) $328,300 $1,079,900
White 82% 56%
Black 1% 1%
Asian 4% 30%
With Kids 17% 27%
Age (median) 52 35
Rentals 38% 58%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Palm Desert or Mountain View?
A: Palm Desert has a smaller population count than Mountain View: 51675 compared with 80076 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Mountain View does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 38% for Palm Desert versus 58% for Mountain View.

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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