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Compare Palm Desert to Redwood City

This post compares Palm Desert, California to Redwood City, 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) Redwood City (city)
Population 51,675 84,368
Income (median) $47,261 $70,131
Home Value (median) $328,300 $1,016,700
White 82% 60%
Black 1% 2%
Asian 4% 14%
With Kids 17% 32%
Age (median) 52 37
Rentals 38% 49%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Palm Desert or Redwood City?
A: Palm Desert has a smaller population count than Redwood City: 51675 compared with 84368 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Redwood City does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 38% for Palm Desert versus 49% for Redwood City.

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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