City of Palm Desert
Demographic and Economic Statistics
Last Ten Calendar Years
| Calendar Year End | City Population | Percentage Increase (Decrease) | Personal Income CYa | Per Capita Personal Income CY | City Unemployment Rateb | Riverside County Population | Percentage Increase (Decrease) | County Unemployment Rateb |
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| 2025 | 51,980 | 0.04% | 3,142,022,952 | 60,447 | 6.80% | 2,495,640 | 0.18% | 6.00% |
| 2024 | 51,961 | 2.66% | 3,095,589,116 | 59,575 | 5.50% | 2,491,037 | 2.12% | 5.40% |
| 2023 | 50,615 | -0.54% | 3,049,841,493 | 60,256 | 4.80% | 2,439,234 | 0.15% | 5.00% |
| 2022 | 50,889 | -5.57% | 3,004,769,944 | 59,046 | 4.10% | 2,435,525 | -0.77% | 4.00% |
| 2021 | 53,892 | 1.71% | 2,960,364,477 | 54,931 | 7.40% | 2,454,453 | 0.50% | 8.00% |
| 2020 | 52,986 | -1.19% | 2,916,615,248 | 55,045 | 17.20% | 2,442,304 | 0.09% | 14.70% |
| 2019 | 53,625 | 1.62% | 2,873,512,560 | 53,585 | 4.90% | 2,440,124 | 1.00% | 4.40% |
| 2018 | 52,769 | 4.00% | 2,831,046,858 | 53,650 | 5.00% | 2,415,955 | 1.31% | 4.80% |
| 2017 | 50,740 | 2.85% | 2,789,208,727 | 54,971 | 4.00% | 2,384,783 | 1.57% | 5.70% |
| 2016 | 49,335 | -3.37% | 2,747,988,894 | 55,701 | 4.20% | 2,347,828 | 1.71% | 6.70% |
a - Personal Income estimated based on average growth rate of previous four years. The growth rate factor used was 1.5%. Income data will be updated once the actual data is available.
b - Unemployment rate for fiscal year 24/25 is based on annual information from State of California Employment Development Department Labor Market Information Division (not seasonally adjusted)
Sources: State Department of Finance, State Employment Development Department