78.1% of residents of Palm Desert speak English at home.
16.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English less than very well).
5.8% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 37% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
95.6% of residents of Palm Desert speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English less than very well).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
42.4% of residents of Palm Desert speak English at home.
27.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
30.0% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
30.1% of residents of Palm Desert speak English at home.
46.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English less than very well).
23.1% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
91.9% (31,928)
Foreign born:
39.5% (2,588)
White - Speak another language
Native:
8.1% (2,827)
Foreign born:
60.5% (3,961)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
100.0% (819)
Foreign born:
100.0% (13)
American Indian / Alaska Native - Speak another language
Native:
32.0% (117)
Foreign born:
100.0% (72)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
69.5% (331)
Foreign born:
10.1% (120)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
30.5% (145)
Foreign born:
89.9% (1,064)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander - Speak only English
Native:
100.0% (44)
Foreign born:
100.0% (19)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
40.1% (512)
Foreign born:
5.4% (85)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
59.9% (764)
Foreign born:
94.6% (1,490)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:
97.3% (622)
Foreign born:
48.1% (25)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:
2.7% (17)
Foreign born:
51.9% (27)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
97.0% (30,489)
Foreign born:
65.4% (2,422)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
3.0% (950)
Foreign born:
34.6% (1,283)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
47.2% (2,487)
Foreign born:
5.5% (251)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
52.8% (2,780)
Foreign born:
94.5% (4,285)
6,621 residents are foreign born (7.8% Latin America, 3.6% Europe, 2.3% Asia, 2.2% North America).
This city:
16.1%
California:
26.2%
Median age by place of birth - Palm Desert
Place of birth - Palm Desert White
Place of birth - Palm Desert Black or African American
Place of birth - Palm Desert American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - Palm Desert Asian
Place of birth - Palm Desert Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
Place of birth - Palm Desert Other race
Place of birth - Palm Desert Two or more races
Place of birth - Palm Desert White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Palm Desert Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Palm Desert
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Palm Desert
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Palm Desert
Place of birth by age - Palm Desert
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 23.2%
Now married: 57.9%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 5.8%
Divorced: 12.2%
Females:
Never married: 19.7%
Now married: 49.2%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 15.4%
Divorced: 14.5%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
64.8% (239)
Unmarried:
35.2% (130)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
39.2% (2,586)
Unmarried:
60.8% (4,016)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 50.8%
Now married: 34.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 14.7%
Females:
Never married: 49.3%
Now married: 4.4%
Separated: 5.8%
Widowed: 13.6%
Divorced: 26.9%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (172)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 29.4%
Now married: 55.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 15.6%
Females:
Never married: 57.8%
Now married: 35.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 6.6%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (10)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
15.8% (29)
Unmarried:
84.2% (155)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 48.9%
Now married: 41.8%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 7.5%
Females:
Never married: 16.7%
Now married: 67.4%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 4.2%
Divorced: 9.3%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (57)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
61.3% (241)
Unmarried:
38.7% (152)
Marital status for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (25)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 42.1%
Now married: 56.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 1.8%
Females:
Never married: 31.7%
Now married: 52.4%
Separated: 3.3%
Widowed: 1.3%
Divorced: 11.3%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (29)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
57.3% (493)
Unmarried:
42.7% (368)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 60.0%
Now married: 26.2%
Separated: 13.8%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 56.3%
Now married: 23.7%
Separated: 7.1%
Widowed: 5.1%
Divorced: 7.7%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
23.5% (69)
Unmarried:
76.5% (224)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 21.4%
Now married: 58.1%
Separated: 0.3%
Widowed: 6.3%
Divorced: 13.9%
Females:
Never married: 17.5%
Now married: 49.3%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 16.4%
Divorced: 15.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
68.3% (209)
Unmarried:
31.7% (97)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
36.9% (1,837)
Unmarried:
63.1% (3,147)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 40.2%
Now married: 53.4%
Separated: 3.9%
Widowed: 1.6%
Divorced: 0.9%
Females:
Never married: 35.9%
Now married: 48.2%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 6.0%
Divorced: 8.2%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
57.8% (59)
Unmarried:
42.2% (43)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
47.8% (1,311)
Unmarried:
52.2% (1,430)
Ancestries in Palm Desert (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 12,193 (29.6%)
German - 6,782 (16.5%)
English - 5,888 (14.3%)
Irish - 5,057 (12.3%)
Italian - 2,110 (5.1%)
United States - 1,973 (4.8%)
French - 1,610 (3.9%)
Scottish - 1,304 (3.2%)
Norwegian - 1,278 (3.1%)
Russian - 1,206 (2.9%)
Swedish - 1,150 (2.8%)
Polish - 1,072 (2.6%)
Scotch-Irish - 912 (2.2%)
Dutch - 647 (1.6%)
Welsh - 462 (1.1%)
Hungarian - 339 (0.8%)
French Canadian - 319 (0.8%)
Danish - 315 (0.8%)
Czech - 308 (0.7%)
Arab - 201 (0.5%)
Swiss - 199 (0.5%)
Portuguese - 196 (0.5%)
Greek - 165 (0.4%)
Subsaharan African - 131 (0.3%)
Lithuanian - 129 (0.3%)
Ukrainian - 122 (0.3%)
West Indian - 58 (0.1%)
Slovak - 39 (0.09%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 35,066 (82.6%)
Black or African American: 637 (69.8%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 275 (57.5%)
Asian: 1,188 (71.0%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 38 (60.3%)
Other race: 2,586 (76.0%)
Two or more races: 617 (76.7%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 29,456 (82.3%)
Hispanic or Latino: 8,800 (80.4%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 3,615 (8.5%)
Black or African American: 144 (15.8%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 164 (34.3%)
Asian: 263 (15.7%)
Other race: 354 (10.4%)
Two or more races: 37 (4.6%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 2,881 (8.1%)
Hispanic or Latino: 1,236 (11.3%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 2,388 (5.6%)
Black or African American: 37 (4.1%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 21 (4.4%)
Asian: 69 (4.1%)
Other race: 413 (12.1%)
Two or more races: 118 (14.7%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 2,251 (6.3%)
Hispanic or Latino: 655 (6.0%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
16.1%
26.2%