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Compare Santa Monica to Palm Desert

This post compares Santa Monica, 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 Monica (city) Palm Desert (city)
Population 92,495 51,675
Income (median) $79,865 $47,261
Home Value (median) $1,168,500 $328,300
White 76% 82%
Black 4% 1%
Asian 10% 4%
With Kids 16% 17%
Age (median) 40 52
Rentals 72% 38%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Santa Monica or Palm Desert?
A: Santa Monica has a larger population count than Palm Desert: 92495 compared with 51675 total people.

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

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Santa Monica does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 72% for Santa Monica versus 38% for Palm Desert.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Santa Monica may include: Santa-Barbara, Monterey, and West-Hollywood.

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

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