What kinds of homes are in Desert Hot Springs, CA?

Name: Types of homes in Desert Hot Springs, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Desert Hot Springs, CA has 12,474 (±538) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 414 homes per square mile of land.

63.9% are detached single-family houses.

14.2% are in buildings of two to four units.

10.4% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 12,474 (±538)
Detached houses: 63.9%
2–4 unit buildings: 14.2%
5+ unit buildings: 10.4%

Homes in Desert Hot Springs by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Desert Hot Springs	Riverside County	California	United States
Single-family, detached	63.9% (±3.6 points)	68.5%	57.0%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	3.6% (±1.4 points)	6.2%	7.4%	6.2%
2 units	6.5% (±2.2 points)	1.2%	2.4%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	7.7% (±2.8 points)	3.4%	5.4%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	5.3% (±2.0 points)	3.7%	5.7%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	2.4% (±1.5 points)	2.8%	4.9%	4.3%
20 or more units	2.7% (±1.3 points)	5.3%	13.6%	10.3%
Mobile home	8.0% (±2.1 points)	8.7%	3.5%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.1% (±0.1 points)	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%

In Desert Hot Springs, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is not measurably different from Riverside County (11.8%).

It is also lower than in California (24.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Desert Hot Springs

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Desert Hot Springs
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Desert Hot Springs	—	10.4% (±2.8 points)	—
Garnet	4.5 mi	0.7% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Desert Edge	6.3 mi	0.0% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Morongo Valley	8.0 mi	0.0% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Whitewater	8.4 mi	0.0% (±17.7 points)	Not measurably different
Cathedral City	9.6 mi	10.9% (±1.4 points)	Not measurably different
Palm Springs	11 mi	29.0% (±1.8 points)	Higher
Sky Valley	12 mi	1.0% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Yucca Valley	13 mi	3.7% (±1.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Garnet, CA (0.7%), Desert Edge, CA (0.0%), Morongo Valley, CA (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Palm Springs, CA (29.0%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Riverside County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
9	Palm Desert	14.3% (±1.7 points)
10	Temecula	14.1% (±1.5 points)
11	Murrieta	13.5% (±1.8 points)
12	Hemet	13.4% (±1.8 points)
13	Coachella	13.1% (±2.6 points)
14	Cathedral City	10.9% (±1.4 points)
15	Desert Hot Springs	10.4% (±2.8 points)
16	Indio	9.7% (±1.5 points)
17	Indian Wells	9.2% (±5.2 points)
18	Lake Elsinore	9.1% (±1.8 points)
19	Perris	8.9% (±1.8 points)
20	Jurupa Valley	8.7% (±1.0 points)
21	Wildomar	7.3% (±2.2 points)

Showing 13 of 71 places in Riverside County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Desert Hot Springs

How many homes are in Desert Hot Springs?

Desert Hot Springs, CA has an estimated 12,474 (±538) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Desert Hot Springs houses or apartments?

63.9% are detached houses and 3.6% attached houses, while 24.6% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Desert Hot Springs?

14.2% of homes in Desert Hot Springs are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Desert Hot Springs city, California

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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