Coachella Valley, California
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| Males: 79,968 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 76,862 |  (49.0%) |
| Median resident age: | 27.9 years |
| California median age: | 33.3 years |
Zip code: 92274
| Coachella Valley: | $60,913 |
| CA: | $80,440 |
Estimated per capita income in 2019: $23,074 (it was $14,193 in 2000)
Coachella Valley CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $298,124 (it was $104,700 in 2000)
| Coachella Valley: | $298,124 |
| CA: | $568,500 |
Mean prices in 2019: all housing units: $414,418; detached houses: $453,087; townhouses or other attached units: $344,248; in 2-unit structures: $403,064; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $320,742; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $314,081; mobile homes: $125,774; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $104,683
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- 88,15474.1%Hispanic
- 26,38322.2%White alone
- 1,5331.3%Black alone
- 1,3241.1%Asian alone
- 8870.7%Two or more races
- 5210.4%American Indian alone
- 990.08%Other race alone
- 310.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Coachella Valley detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: PST time zone
Land area: 303.0 square miles.
Population density: 518 people per square mile (low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Coachella Valley CCD: | 1.2% ($1,296) |
| California: | 0.8% ($1,564) |
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Riverside, CA 
(74.1 miles , pop. 255,166).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Diego, CA (83.0 miles , pop. 1,223,400).
Nearest cities:
Thermal, CA (1.1 miles ),
), Vista Santa Rosa, CA (1.9 miles ),
), Latitude: 33.65 N, Longitude: 116.16 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 760
| Here: | 7.8% |
| California: | 7.9% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (15.2%)
- Construction (10.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.5%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (7.6%)
- Educational services (7.1%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (6.5%)
- Health care (5.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (17.2%)
- Construction (16.4%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (10.7%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (7.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.2%)
- Educational services (4.4%)
- Public administration (2.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (12.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (12.6%)
- Educational services (10.8%)
- Health care (10.7%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (4.9%)
- Public administration (4.0%)
- Social assistance (3.9%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (14.0%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (2.9%)
- Construction laborers (2.6%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (2.6%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (2.6%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (15.2%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13.7%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.5%)
- Construction laborers (4.4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.1%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (12.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9.0%)
- Cashiers (5.0%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.2%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.9%)
Average climate in Coachella Valley, California
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 154. This is significantly worse than average.
| City: | 154 |
| U.S.: | 74 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2018 was 40.5. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 5.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 40.5 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 41.5. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 5.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 41.5 |
| U.S.: | 19.6 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 7.17. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 7.17 |
| U.S.: | 8.46 |
Earthquake activity:
Coachella Valley-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above California state average. It is 6608% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 42.8 miles away from Coachella Valley center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
On 10/16/1999 at 09:46:44, a magnitude 7.4 (6.3 MB, 7.4 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.3 ML) earthquake occurred 61.9 miles away from the city center
On 5/19/1940 at 04:36:40, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 39.8 miles away from the city center, causing $33,000,000 total damage
On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 187.3 miles away from the city center, causing $50,000,000 total damage
On 12/31/1934 at 18:45:56, a magnitude 7.1 (7.1 UK) earthquake occurred 70.5 miles away from the city center
On 10/15/1979 at 23:16:54, a magnitude 7.0 (5.7 MB, 6.9 MS, 7.0 ML, 6.4 MW) earthquake occurred 65.0 miles away from Coachella Valley center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Riverside County (46) is a lot greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 27
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 22, Floods: 20, Storms: 8, Winter Storms: 8, Landslides: 6, Mudslides: 5, Heavy Rains: 2, Earthquake: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Coachella Valley:
Amtrak stations near Coachella Valley:
- 7 miles: INDIO (45995 MONROE ST.) - Bus Station . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 15 miles: PALM DESERT (MONTEREY AVE. & SAN GORGONIO WAY) - Bus Station . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Coachella Valley:
- College of the Desert (about 15 miles; Palm Desert, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,686)
- Mt San Jacinto Community College District (about 48 miles; San Jacinto, CA; FT enrollment: 8,426)
- Crafton Hills College (about 61 miles; Yucaipa, CA; FT enrollment: 3,222)
- Moreno Valley College (about 63 miles; Moreno Valley, CA; FT enrollment: 4,650)
- University of Redlands (about 65 miles; Redlands, CA; FT enrollment: 4,854)
- California State University-San Marcos (about 69 miles; San Marcos, CA; FT enrollment: 8,070)
- Imperial Valley College (about 69 miles; Imperial, CA; FT enrollment: 5,313)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Coachella Valley: Hunter Palms Ranch (A), Torres Martinez Indian Reservation Headquarters (B), Oriols Service Station (C), Oasis Maintenance Station (D), Coachella Wastewater Treatment Plant (E), Valley Sanitary District Water Reclamation Plant (F), Water Reclamation Plant Number 4 (G), North Shore Marina (H), Los Frijoles Campground (I), Salt Creek Campground (J), Rancho Casa Blanca Recreational Vehicle Park (K), Mecca Beach Campground (L), Corvina Beach Campground (M), Indio Municipal Golf Course (N), Indian Waters Recreational Vehicle Park (O), Indian Palms Country Club (P), Happy Wanderer Recreational Vehicle Park (Q), Empire Polo Club (R), Empire Equestrian Center (S), Eldorado Polo Club (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Village Square Shopping Center (1), Tyselling Shopping Center (2), Town and Country Shopping Center (3), Indio Plaza Shopping Center (4), Indio Fashion Mall Shopping Center (5), Coachella Shopping Center (6), Coachella Plaza Shopping Center (7), One Eleven La Quinta Shopping Center (8). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Coachella Valley include: Second Missionary Baptist Church (A), Church of Christ of Indio (B), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (C), Cornerstone Church of Indio (D), First African Methodist Episcopal Church (E), First Church of the Nazarene (F), Fountain of Living Water Church (G), Iglesia del Valle (H), Independent Evangelical Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Martinez Cemetery (1), Coachella Valley Cemetery (2), Toro Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Lake Cahuilla (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Garner Wash (A), Box Canyon Wash (B), Salt Creek (C), Whitewater River (D), Travertine Palms Wash (E), Thousand Palm Canyon Wash (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Coachella Valley include: Lake Cahuilla County Park (1), Indian Hills Palms Park (2), Bagdouma Park (3), Carreon Park (4), Dateland Park (5), Davis Sports Complex (6), De Oro Park (7), Miles Park (8), North Jackson Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beaches: Betz Beach (A), Sneaker Beach (B), Salton Beach (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 3.3 people |
| California: | 2.9 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 79.9% |
| Whole state: | 68.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 7.8% |
| Whole state: | 7.2% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
| This place: | 24.3% |
| Whole state: | 14.2% |
| This place: | 8.5% |
| Whole state: | 6.3% |
People in group quarters in Coachella Valley in 2010:
- 365 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 262 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 142 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 119 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 109 people in group homes intended for adults
- 80 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 62 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 26 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 4 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in Coachella Valley in 2000:
- 687 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 321 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 304 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 199 people in nursing homes
- 100 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 62 people in other group homes
- 47 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 33 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
For population 15 years and over in Coachella Valley:
- Never married: 28.0%
- Now married: 60.4%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 5.1%
- Divorced: 6.4%
For population 25 years and over in Coachella Valley:
- High school or higher: 54.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 9.7%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.9 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 24.0 |
| California average: | 16.1 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Coachella Valley, CA (based on Riverside County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 602,765 | 51 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 240,306 | 741 |
| Other | 77,581 | 194 |
| Mainline Protestant | 29,535 | 103 |
| Black Protestant | 19,170 | 40 |
| Orthodox | 3,647 | 11 |
| None | 1,216,637 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 330
| Riverside County: | 1.60 / 10,000 pop. |
| California: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 11
| Riverside County: | 0.05 / 10,000 pop. |
| California: | 0.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 91
| This county: | 0.44 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.62 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 311
| This county: | 1.51 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 1,125
| Here: | 5.45 / 10,000 pop. |
| California: | 7.42 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 7.7% |
| State: | 7.3% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 24.5% |
| California: | 21.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Riverside County: | 15.2% |
| California: | 17.9% |
6.47% of this county's 2016 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2015 ($57,010 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.47% |
| California average: | 5.03% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($452 average AGI)
Riverside County: 0.05% California average: 0.07%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2015 and 2016:
| from San Bernardino County, CA |  1.31% ($51,234 average AGI) |
| from Los Angeles County, CA | 1.23% ($57,313) |
| from Orange County, CA | 1.00% ($64,976) |
5.66% of this county's 2015 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2016 ($52,625 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.66% |
| California average: | 5.21% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($480 average AGI)
Riverside County: 0.05% California average: 0.09%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2015 and 2016:
| to San Bernardino County, CA | 1.11% ($44,347 average AGI) |
| to Los Angeles County, CA | 0.77% ($46,622) |
| to Orange County, CA | 0.71% ($58,801) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Coachella Valley:
- KNWZ (970 AM; 5 kW; COACHELLA, CA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KNWQ (1140 AM; 10 kW; PALM SPRINGS, CA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KESQ (1400 AM; 1 kW; INDIO, CA; Owner: GULF-CALIFORNIA BROADCAST CO.)
- KFMB (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN DIEGO, CA; Owner: MIDWEST TELEVISION, INC.)
- KCMJ (1270 AM; 5 kW; THOUSAND PALMS, CA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KPSI (920 AM; 5 kW; PALM SPRINGS, CA; Owner: R & R RADIO CORPORATION)
- KXPS (1010 AM; 4 kW; THOUSAND PALMS, CA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KPLS (830 AM; 50 kW; ORANGE, CA; Owner: CRN LICENSES, LLC)
- KCBQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; SAN DIEGO, CA; Owner: RADIO 1210, INC.)
- KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KFI (640 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KTNQ (1020 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KTNQ-AM LICENSE CORP.)
- KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Coachella Valley:
- KRCK-FM (97.7 FM; MECCA, CA; Owner: PLAYA DEL SOL BROADCASTERS)
- KCLB-FM (93.7 FM; COACHELLA, CA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KCRI (89.3 FM; INDIO, CA; Owner: SANTA MONICA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DIST.)
- KJJZ (102.3 FM; INDIO, CA; Owner: R M BROADCASTING L.L.C.)
- KUNA-FM (96.7 FM; LA QUINTA, CA; Owner: GULF-CALIFORNIA BROADCAST COMPANY)
- KLRD (90.1 FM; YUCAIPA, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KATY-FM (101.3 FM; IDYLLWILD, CA; Owner: ALL PRO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KKUU (92.7 FM; INDIO, CA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KPSC (88.5 FM; PALM SPRINGS, CA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA)
- K201AR (88.1 FM; BANNING, CA; Owner: KSGN, INC.)
- K232CX (94.3 FM; DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KLVJ (100.1 FM; JULIAN, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KZAL (105.5 FM; DESERT CENTER, CA; Owner: WORLDWIDE MULTI-MEDIA B/C CO.)
- KRTM (88.9 FM; TEMECULA, CA; Owner: PENFOLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KYOR (106.9 FM; YUCCA VALLEY, CA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KUOR-FM (89.1 FM; REDLANDS, CA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS)
- KLOB (94.7 FM; THOUSAND PALMS, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KWVE (107.9 FM; SAN CLEMENTE, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF COSTA MESA)
- K280CV (103.9 FM; CATHEDRAL CITY, CA; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KPLM (106.1 FM; PALM SPRINGS, CA; Owner: R M BROADCASTING L.L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around Coachella Valley:
- KESQ-TV (Channel 42; PALM SPRINGS, CA; Owner: GULF-CALIFORNIA BROADCAST COMPANY)
- K19DH (Channel 19; INDIO, CA; Owner: DESERT BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KDFX-CA (Channel 33; INDIO/PALM SPRINGS, CA; Owner: PACIFIC MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KYAV-LP (Channel 12; PALM SPRINGS, CA; Owner: JDF INVESTMENT CO. LLC)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 67.2%Utility gas
- 23.9%Electricity
- 6.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.8%No fuel used
- 0.3%Wood
- 0.2%Solar energy
- 0.1%Other fuel
- 49.5%Utility gas
- 32.3%Electricity
- 10.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 6.6%No fuel used
- 0.8%Solar energy
- 0.4%Other fuel
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Coachella Valley compared to California state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Coachella Valley on our top lists:
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the smallest percentages of current college students (population 100,000+)"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: agricultural workers including supervisors (population 50,000+)"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: construction laborers (population 50,000+)"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (population 50,000+)"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: recyclable material merchant wholesalers (population 50,000+)"
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (population 50,000+)"
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the lowest average yearly precipitation (population 50,000+)"
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: agricultural workers including supervisors (population 50,000+)"
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: carpenters (population 50,000+)"
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: laborers and material movers, hand (population 50,000+)"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: gasoline stations (population 50,000+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: private households (population 50,000+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest daily high temperatures (population 50,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (population 50,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the hottest summers (population 50,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (population 50,000+)"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: gasoline stations (population 50,000+)"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the smallest precipitation differences during a year (population 50,000+)"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: farm supplies merchant wholesalers (population 50,000+)"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (population 50,000+)"
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest lead air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents"
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
