Housing data for Thousand Palms, CA
Thousand Palms, CA has an estimated 7,720 residents and 3,756 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Riverside County.
27.2% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,495 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 7,720 (±1,609)
- Housing units
- 3,756 (±427)
- Households that rent
- 27.2%
- Median gross rent
- $1,495
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +13.6%
What stands out in Thousand Palms
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.3% (±1.6 points) in Thousand Palms, lower than in Riverside County (11.8%).
Median real estate taxes: $1,924 (±$229) in Thousand Palms, lower than in Riverside County ($4,348).
Median home value: $268,700 (±$17,280) in Thousand Palms, lower than in Riverside County ($557,300).
Average commute: 21.9 minutes (±3.6) in Thousand Palms, lower than in Riverside County (33.8 minutes).
- Types of homes in Thousand Palms
- Property taxes in Thousand Palms
- Home values in Thousand Palms
- Commute and cars in Thousand Palms
Housing in Thousand Palms at a glance
- Median rent: $1,495 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,259 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 72.3% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 27.2% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $77,000 median household income
- Home values: $268,700 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,315 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,924 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.3% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 47.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 38.1% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 13.7% rental vacancy rate
- Heating fuel: 70.9% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 21.9 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +13.6% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 20.4% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 16.4% of homes have more than 1 person per room
Thousand Palms against Riverside County, its state and the nation
| Thousand Palms | Riverside County | California | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 7,720 (±1,609) | 2,478,600 (exact) | 39,287,377 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 3,756 (±427) | 869,414 (±362) | 14,644,735 (±1,665) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 27.2% (±10.1 points) | 30.9% (±0.4 points) | 44.1% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,495 (±$448) | $1,901 (±$17) | $2,036 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $77,000 (±$27,784) | $93,074 (±$1,015) | $99,122 (±$310) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $268,700 (±$17,280) | $557,300 (±$2,765) | $734,700 (±$1,307) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,924 (±$229) | $4,348 (±$38) | $5,124 (±$17) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 38.1% (±8.7 points) | 30.2% (±0.4 points) | 56.0% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 21.9 minutes (±3.6) | 33.8 minutes (±0.3) | 28.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 89.5% (±5.5 points) | 93.6% (±0.3 points) | 93.5% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 36.8 years (±8.2) | 37.0 years (±0.1) | 37.9 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Thousand Palms covers 23.6 square miles of land, about 327 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Thousand Palms has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 6,794 (±854) | 7,720 (±1,609) | +13.6% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 3,738 (±107) | 3,756 (±427) | +0.5% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $1,143 (±$103) | $1,495 (±$448) | +30.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $181,600 (±$31,271) | $268,700 (±$17,280) | +48.0% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $52,697 (±$6,804) | $77,000 (±$27,784) | +46.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,360 (±$337) | $1,315 (±$214) | −3.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $2,176 (±$179) | $1,924 (±$229) | −11.6% | Down after inflation |
| Households that rent | 25.9% (±6.1 points) | 27.2% (±10.1 points) | +1.3 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±5.0 points) | 13.7% (±12.9 points) | +13.7 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Riverside County
Thousand Palms has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Riverside County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Riverside County recorded 272 violent and 1,495 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Thousand Palms
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92276 | 61% | 7,720 | $1,495 | $268,700 | $77,000 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Thousand Palms
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Palms | 4.1 mi | $1,957 | $567,400 | 13.6% |
| Sky Valley | 5.3 mi | $863 | $148,100 | 16.3% |
| Palm Desert | 5.4 mi | $1,778 | $542,000 | 35.0% |
| Rancho Mirage | 5.6 mi | $1,510 | $807,200 | 18.0% |
| Bermuda Dunes | 6.3 mi | $1,693 | $596,300 | 50.4% |
| Indio Hills | 6.3 mi | $1,563 | $337,100 | 6.9% |
| Cathedral City | 6.4 mi | $1,601 | $453,100 | 33.5% |
| Indian Wells | 8.1 mi | $1,088 | $1,078,200 | 20.2% |
Places in California most like Thousand Palms
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shasta Lake | $1,298 | $294,400 | $67,401 | 31.8% |
| Shafter | $1,253 | $335,800 | $71,215 | 35.3% |
| Franklin | $1,399 | $308,200 | $58,295 | 21.0% |
| Janesville | $1,374 | $326,900 | $78,466 | 22.3% |
| Cottonwood (Shasta County) | $1,391 | $363,000 | $95,577 | 31.2% |
| Visalia | $1,490 | $371,500 | $81,989 | 38.9% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across California.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Thousand Palms, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,605 | $1,705 | $2,103 | $2,771 | $3,336 |
HUD income limits for Thousand Palms, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $25,850 | $43,050 | $68,900 |
| 2 people | $29,550 | $49,200 | $78,750 |
| 3 people | $33,250 | $55,350 | $88,600 |
| 4 people | $36,900 | $61,500 | $98,400 |
| 5 people | $39,900 | $66,450 | $106,300 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $71,350 | $114,150 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $76,300 | $122,050 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $81,200 | $129,900 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $106,500.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Thousand Palms is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Thousand Palms
What is the average rent in Thousand Palms, CA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Thousand Palms is $1,495 (±$448) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a two-bedroom apartment in Thousand Palms?
The median gross rent for a two-bedroom home in Thousand Palms, CA is $1,259 (±$433) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Thousand Palms rent-burdened?
72.3% of renting households in Thousand Palms pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Thousand Palms?
Thousand Palms has an estimated 749 (±307) renting households, 27.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Thousand Palms?
The median household income in Thousand Palms is $77,000 (±$27,784) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Thousand Palms, CA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $268,700 (±$17,280) for owner-occupied homes in Thousand Palms (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Thousand Palms growing?
In Thousand Palms, the number of residents went from 6,794 in 2015–2019 to 7,720 in 2020–2024 (+13.6%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Thousand Palms?
The ZIP code that covers Thousand Palms is 92276.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 92276?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 92276 is $1,495 (±$448) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Thousand Palms CDP, California
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Thousand Palms CDP, California
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Thousand Palms CDP, California
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Thousand Palms CDP, California
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Thousand Palms CDP, California
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Thousand Palms CDP, California
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Thousand Palms CDP, California
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Thousand Palms CDP, California (place:78596, in state:06).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .