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Compare Palm Desert to Santa Clara

This post compares Palm Desert, California to Santa Clara, 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) Santa Clara (city)
Population 51,675 124,635
Income (median) $47,261 $80,277
Home Value (median) $328,300 $831,600
White 82% 42%
Black 1% 3%
Asian 4% 41%
With Kids 17% 33%
Age (median) 52 33
Rentals 38% 56%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Palm Desert or Santa Clara?
A: Palm Desert has a much smaller population count than Santa Clara: 51675 compared with 124635 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Santa Clara does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 38% for Palm Desert versus 56% for Santa Clara.

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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