Census tracts · Palm Desert, CA

Census tracts in Palm Desert, California

16 census tracts lie mostly within Palm Desert, and 4 more reach into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $46,538 in Tract 451.26 to $138,668 in Tract 449.22, against $77,513 for Palm Desert as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of Palm Desert earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within Palm Desert and with a reliable estimate.

Tract 449.22 $138,668
Tract 451.15 $131,250
Tract 449.28 $125,729
Tract 451.14 $118,750
Tract 451.19 $95,671
Tract 449.29 $65,679
Tract 451.24 $59,167
Tract 451.18 $52,292
Tract 449.11 $51,890
Tract 451.26 $46,538

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in Palm Desert

Sort by any column; the share column is how much of each tract's land (by 2020 census blocks) lies inside Palm Desert.

Census tracts in or partly in Palm Desert, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of Palm Desert (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown

Tract 449.1906065044919	1.9 mi north	Riverside County	4,931±521	$75,361	$387,600	$2,066	100%
Tract 449.2706065044927	2.6 mi east	Riverside County	4,090±401	$93,125	$624,700	$1,835	100%
Tract 449.2906065044929	1.3 mi northwest	Riverside County	3,895±467	$65,679	$503,600	$1,890	100%
Tract 449.3006065044930	0.8 mi north	Riverside County	3,059±546	$78,333	$349,400	$2,018	100%
Tract 451.1406065045114	3.2 mi southwest	Riverside County	1,717±240	$118,750	$795,000	$1,829	100%
Tract 451.1506065045115	2.6 mi southwest	Riverside County	1,796±259	$131,250	$907,500	$1,933	100%
Tract 451.1606065045116	2.4 mi southwest	Riverside County	1,570±311	$78,355	$632,300	$1,588	100%
Tract 451.1906065045119	at the center point	Riverside County	3,053±459	$95,671	$552,400	$1,807	100%
Tract 451.2606065045126	1.4 mi southwest	Riverside County	3,059±1,376	$46,538	not published	$1,580	100%
Tract 449.2206065044922	2.8 mi north	Riverside County	6,817±786	$138,668	$622,300	$2,161	96%
Tract 451.1706065045117	1.6 mi southwest	Riverside County	3,489±720	$74,052	$571,700	$1,808	96%
Tract 451.2706065045127	0.9 mi south	Riverside County	2,194±580	not published	$611,400	$1,754	88%
Tract 449.2806065044928	1.2 mi east	Riverside County	4,091±406	$125,729	$643,500	$3,500 or more	87%
Tract 451.1806065045118	1.3 mi west	Riverside County	2,558±376	$52,292	$532,500	$1,306	78%
Tract 449.1106065044911	2.9 mi east	Riverside County	5,203±728	$51,890	$525,200	$1,248	78%
Tract 451.2406065045124	5.6 mi southwest	Riverside County	1,515±343	$59,167	$258,900	$1,204	60%
Tract 451.2506065045125	5.7 mi south	Riverside County	1,990±371	$161,667	$1,054,300	$3,500 or more	13%
Tract 451.2306065045123	1.2 mi southeast	Riverside County	2,317±289	$123,542	$871,500	$2,323	13%
Tract 449.2106065044921	4.7 mi northwest	Riverside County	2,897±618	$130,898	$934,000	$3,500 or more	9%
Tract 451.0306065045103	4.6 mi west	Riverside County	3,002±465	$70,357	$744,100	$1,199	2%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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