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Compare San Diego to Palm Desert

This post compares San Diego, California to Palm Desert, 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 San Diego (city) Palm Desert (city)
Population 1,390,966 51,675
Income (median) $51,979 $47,261
Home Value (median) $523,600 $328,300
White 64% 82%
Black 6% 1%
Asian 16% 4%
With Kids 30% 17%
Age (median) 34 52
Rentals 53% 38%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, San Diego or Palm Desert?
A: San Diego has a much larger population count than Palm Desert: 1390966 compared with 51675 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in San Diego or in Palm Desert?
A: Incomes are on average similar in San Diego.

Q: Are homes more expensive in San Diego or Palm Desert?
A: Homes tend to be more expensive in San Diego.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: San Diego does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 53% for San Diego versus 38% for Palm Desert.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to San Diego may include: San-Jose, San-Francisco, and Long-Beach.

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

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