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Compare Palm Springs to Salinas

This post compares Palm Springs, California to Salinas, 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) Salinas (city)
Population 47,140 156,811
Income (median) $45,934 $36,201
Home Value (median) $340,600 $342,100
White 83% 56%
Black 4% 1%
Asian 4% 5%
With Kids 12% 50%
Age (median) 54 30
Rentals 41% 55%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Palm Springs or Salinas?
A: Palm Springs has a much smaller population count than Salinas: 47140 compared with 156811 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Palm Springs or in Salinas?
A: Incomes are on average higher in Palm Springs.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Palm Springs or Salinas?
A: Homes tend to be similarly priced in Palm Springs.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Salinas does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 41% for Palm Springs versus 55% for Salinas.

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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