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Compare Santa Clarita to Palm Desert

This post compares Santa Clarita, 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 Clarita (city) Palm Desert (city)
Population 209,489 51,675
Income (median) $62,546 $47,261
Home Value (median) $461,500 $328,300
White 70% 82%
Black 4% 1%
Asian 10% 4%
With Kids 39% 17%
Age (median) 36 52
Rentals 32% 38%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Santa Clarita or Palm Desert?
A: Santa Clarita has a much larger population count than Palm Desert: 209489 compared with 51675 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Palm Desert does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 32% for Santa Clarita versus 38% for Palm Desert.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Santa Clarita may include: Corona, Temecula, and San-Marcos.

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

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