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Compare Palo Alto to Desert Hot Springs

This post compares Palo Alto, California to Desert Hot Springs, 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 Palo Alto (city) Desert Hot Springs (city)
Population 67,082 28,298
Income (median) $124,900 $32,379
Home Value (median) $1,989,300 $154,600
White 61% 70%
Black 1% 7%
Asian 31% 2%
With Kids 34% 40%
Age (median) 41 34
Rentals 45% 56%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Palo Alto or Desert Hot Springs?
A: Palo Alto has a larger population count than Desert Hot Springs: 67082 compared with 28298 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Desert Hot Springs does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 45% for Palo Alto versus 56% for Desert Hot Springs.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Palo Alto may include: Menlo-Park, Burlingame, and Manhattan-Beach.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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