Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $988 (1.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $890 (0.9%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Coachella Valley, CA (18.3 miles , pop. 118,932).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: San Diego, CA (77.2 miles , pop. 1,223,400).
Desert Shores-area historical earthquake activity is above California state average. It is 3151% 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 60.9 miles away from the city 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 5/19/1940 at 04:36:40, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 23.5 miles away from Desert Shores center, causing $33,000,000 total damage 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 80.2 miles away from the city center On 12/31/1934 at 18:45:56, a magnitude 7.1 (7.1 UK) earthquake occurred 52.3 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 46.9 miles away from Desert Shores center On 11/24/1987 at 13:15:56, a magnitude 6.7 (6.0 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.7 ML, 6.1 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 23.5 miles away from the city 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 Imperial County (8) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7 Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Winter Storms: 3, Landslides: 2, Storm: 1, Earthquake: 1, Flood: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Desert Shores:
"KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL, RIVERSIDE" (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 25 miles away; RIVERSIDE, CA)
PARKVIEW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 25 miles away; RIVERSIDE, CA)
RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 25 miles away; RIVERSIDE, CA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Desert Shores:
College of the Desert (about 31 miles; Palm Desert, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,751)
Imperial Valley College (about 51 miles; Imperial, CA; FT enrollment: 4,082)
Mt. San Jacinto Community College District (about 61 miles; San Jacinto, CA; FT enrollment: 6,356)
California State University-San Marcos (about 68 miles; San Marcos, CA; FT enrollment: 6,621)
Palomar College (about 69 miles; San Marcos, CA; FT enrollment: 9,170)
Cuyamaca College (about 70 miles; El Cajon, CA; FT enrollment: 2,450)
Grossmont College (about 70 miles; El Cajon, CA; FT enrollment: 7,631)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 54.7. This is significantly worse than average.
City:
54.7
U.S.:
32.0
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 33.2. This is about average.Closest monitor was 12.7 miles away from the city center.
City:
33.2
U.S.:
28.3
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 64.9. This is significantly worse than average.Closest monitor was 12.7 miles away from the city center.
City:
64.9
U.S.:
22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 7.80. This is better than average.Closest monitor was 23.4 miles away from the city center.
City:
7.80
U.S.:
9.59
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 7.8%
(35.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
3.2 people
California:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
71.2%
Whole state:
65.9%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
6.8%
Whole state:
5.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Desert Shores (based on Imperial County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 62.56%
Here
62.6%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
Southern Baptist Convention
Assemblies of God
LDS (Mormon) Church
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Adherents
82.5%
3.6%
3.4%
1.8%
1.2%
Congregations
16.3%
9.6%
13.5%
3.8%
4.8%
Name
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
American Baptist Churches in the USA
United Methodist Church
Friends (Quakers)
Other
Adherents
1.1%
1.0%
0.7%
0.7%
4.0%
Congregations
3.8%
3.8%
3.8%
2.9%
37.5%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 40
Imperial County:
2.49 / 10,000 pop.
California:
2.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:
0.06 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 10
Imperial County:
0.62 / 10,000 pop.
California:
0.62 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 52
Imperial County:
3.23 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.49 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 78
Here:
4.85 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.42 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
6.9%
California:
7.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Imperial County:
25.4%
California:
21.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
16.6%
State:
17.9%
5.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,622 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.49%
California average:
5.75%
0.29% of residents moved from foreign countries ($631 average AGI)
Imperial County:
0.29%
California average:
0.21%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
