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Compare Palm Desert to Thousand Oaks

This post compares Palm Desert, California to Thousand Oaks, 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) Thousand Oaks (city)
Population 51,675 128,909
Income (median) $47,261 $76,262
Home Value (median) $328,300 $663,600
White 82% 81%
Black 1% 1%
Asian 4% 9%
With Kids 17% 31%
Age (median) 52 43
Rentals 38% 29%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Palm Desert or Thousand Oaks?
A: Palm Desert has a much smaller population count than Thousand Oaks: 51675 compared with 128909 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Palm Desert does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 38% for Palm Desert versus 29% for Thousand Oaks.

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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