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Compare Santa Clara to Palm Desert

This post compares Santa Clara, 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 Santa Clara (city) Palm Desert (city)
Population 124,635 51,675
Income (median) $80,277 $47,261
Home Value (median) $831,600 $328,300
White 42% 82%
Black 3% 1%
Asian 41% 4%
With Kids 33% 17%
Age (median) 33 52
Rentals 56% 38%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Santa Clara or Palm Desert?
A: Santa Clara has a larger population count than Palm Desert: 124635 compared with 51675 total people.

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

Q: Are homes more expensive in Santa Clara or Palm Desert?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Santa Clara.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Santa Clara does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 56% for Santa Clara versus 38% for Palm Desert.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Santa Clara may include: Irvine, Sunnyvale, and South-Pasadena.

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

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