What percentage of people rent in Thousand Palms, CA?

Name: Renters and owners in Thousand Palms, CA, 2020–2024
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27.2% (±10.1 points) of the occupied homes in Thousand Palms, CA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 749 renting households against 2,003 that own their home.

In Thousand Palms, the share of households that rent went from 25.9% in 2015–2019 to 27.2% in 2020–2024 (+1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.2% (±10.1 points)
Renting households: 749 (±307)
Median renter income: $44,752 (±$17,175)

Who rents and who owns in Thousand Palms

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Thousand Palms	Riverside County	California	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.2% (±10.1 points)	30.9% (±0.4 points)	44.1% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	749 (±307)	239,349 (±3,349)	5,980,523 (±22,985)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,003 (±413)	535,986 (±3,538)	7,567,568 (±37,334)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.5 (±1.1)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.3)	3.2 (±0.0)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$44,752 (±$17,175)	$63,524 (±$1,392)	$71,186 (±$298)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$83,674 (±$13,827)	$109,791 (±$1,274)	$127,456 (±$424)	$100,009

In Thousand Palms, the renter share is not measurably different from Riverside County (30.9%).

It is also lower than in California (44.1%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Riverside County, Thousand Palms ranks 33 of 71 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 697 of 1,076.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Thousand Palms has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	25.9% (±6.1 points)	27.2% (±10.1 points)	+1.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,143 (±$103)	$1,495 (±$448)	+30.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$52,697 (±$6,804)	$77,000 (±$27,784)	+46.1%	No measurable change after inflation

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.

Households that rent in places near Thousand Palms

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Thousand Palms
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Thousand Palms	—	27.2% (±10.1 points)	—
Desert Palms	4.1 mi	13.6% (±6.9 points)	Lower
Sky Valley	5.3 mi	16.3% (±8.6 points)	Not measurably different
Palm Desert	5.4 mi	35.0% (±2.2 points)	Not measurably different
Rancho Mirage	5.6 mi	18.0% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Bermuda Dunes	6.3 mi	50.4% (±5.7 points)	Higher
Indio Hills	6.3 mi	6.9% (±8.0 points)	Lower
Cathedral City	6.4 mi	33.5% (±2.4 points)	Not measurably different
Indian Wells	8.1 mi	20.2% (±8.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Desert Palms, CA (13.6%), Indio Hills, CA (6.9%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Bermuda Dunes, CA (50.4%).

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

Households that rent across Riverside County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
26 (tie)	East Hemet	30.5% (±4.7 points)
28	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	30.0% (±7.2 points)
29	Jurupa Valley	29.9% (±2.0 points)
30	Banning	29.8% (±3.6 points)
31	Lake Elsinore	29.1% (±2.9 points)
32	Mead Valley	27.9% (±5.8 points)
33	Thousand Palms	27.2% (±10.1 points)
34	Garnet	26.8% (±7.9 points)
35 (tie)	Highgrove	26.1% (±8.5 points)
35 (tie)	Valle Vista	26.1% (±4.9 points)
37	Homeland	25.5% (±8.4 points)
38	San Jacinto	25.0% (±3.1 points)
39	La Quinta	24.3% (±2.9 points)

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

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

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).

Is renting growing in Thousand Palms?

In Thousand Palms, the share of households that rent went from 25.9% in 2015–2019 to 27.2% in 2020–2024 (+1.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Thousand Palms?

A renting household in Thousand Palms has 3.5 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Thousand Palms?

The median renting household in Thousand Palms, CA has an income of $44,752 (±$17,175) a year, against $83,674 for households that own their home.

Sources

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) 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 DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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