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Compare Palm Springs to Palo Alto

This post compares Palm Springs, California to Palo Alto, 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 Springs (city) Palo Alto (city)
Population 47,140 67,082
Income (median) $45,934 $124,900
Home Value (median) $340,600 $1,989,300
White 83% 61%
Black 4% 1%
Asian 4% 31%
With Kids 12% 34%
Age (median) 54 41
Rentals 41% 45%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Palm Springs or Palo Alto?
A: Palm Springs has a smaller population count than Palo Alto: 47140 compared with 67082 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Palm Springs or in Palo Alto?
A: Incomes are on average much lower in Palm Springs.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Palm Springs or Palo Alto?
A: Homes tend to be much less expensive in Palm Springs.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Palo Alto does. The percentage of rentals is quite similar: 41% for Palm Springs versus 45% for Palo Alto.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Palm Springs may include: Palm-Desert, Seal-Beach, 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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