What is the rental vacancy rate in Thousand Palms, CA?

Name: Vacancy rate in Thousand Palms, CA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The rental vacancy rate in Thousand Palms, CA is 13.7% (±12.9 points) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

The homeowner vacancy rate is 0.0% (±2.1 points).

1,004 (±287) homes, 26.7% of all housing units, were vacant, a count that includes seasonal homes and homes being sold or rented.

In Thousand Palms, the rental vacancy rate went from 0.0% in 2015–2019 to 13.7% in 2020–2024 (+13.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Rental vacancy rate: 13.7% (±12.9 points)
Homeowner vacancy rate: 0.0% (±2.1 points)
Vacant homes: 1,004 (±287)

Vacancy in Thousand Palms against Riverside County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Thousand Palms	Riverside County	California	United States
Rental vacancy rate	13.7% (±12.9 points)	5.0% (±0.5 points)	4.2% (±0.1 points)	5.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.0% (±2.1 points)	1.0% (±0.1 points)	0.8% (±0.1 points)	0.9%
Vacant housing units	1,004 (±287)	94,079 (±2,218)	1,096,644 (±18,928)	14,547,859

The rental vacancy rate is the share of rental homes that are vacant and for rent; it leaves out homes already rented but not yet moved into, and seasonal homes.

In Thousand Palms, the rental vacancy rate is not measurably different from Riverside County (5.0%).

It is not measurably different from California (4.2%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (5.5%).

Rental vacancy rate in places near Thousand Palms

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Thousand Palms
Place	Distance	Rental vacancy rate	Compared with this place
Thousand Palms	—	13.7% (±12.9 points)	—
Desert Palms	4.1 mi	4.7% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Sky Valley	5.3 mi	20.5% (±22.7 points)	Not measurably different
Palm Desert	5.4 mi	8.8% (±2.7 points)	Not measurably different
Rancho Mirage	5.6 mi	8.4% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Bermuda Dunes	6.3 mi	17.6% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Indio Hills	6.3 mi	0.0% (±74.0 points)	Not measurably different
Cathedral City	6.4 mi	4.4% (±2.1 points)	Not measurably different
Indian Wells	8.1 mi	29.8% (±14.8 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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

Rental vacancy rate across Riverside County, place by place

Rank	Place	Rental vacancy rate
4	March ARB	20.7% (±9.9 points)
5	Sky Valley	20.5% (±22.7 points)
6	Anza	19.6% (±34.2 points)
7	Bermuda Dunes	17.6% (±9.4 points)
8	Idyllwild-Pine Cove	16.3% (±8.7 points)
9	Calimesa	13.8% (±19.6 points)
10	Thousand Palms	13.7% (±12.9 points)
11	Homeland	13.0% (±13.5 points)
12	Warm Springs	12.3% (±19.8 points)
13	Green Acres	11.4% (±20.4 points)
14	Indio	10.3% (±2.7 points)
15	Palm Springs	9.3% (±2.5 points)
16	Palm Desert	8.8% (±2.7 points)

Showing 13 of 70 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

Is it hard to find a rental in Thousand Palms?

The rental vacancy rate in Thousand Palms, CA is 13.7% (±12.9 points); a low rate means few rental homes stand empty and for rent at any time, which usually means more competition for each one.

Is the rental market in Thousand Palms tighter than it was?

In Thousand Palms, the rental vacancy rate went from 0.0% in 2015–2019 to 13.7% in 2020–2024 (+13.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How many homes are vacant in Thousand Palms?

An estimated 1,004 (±287) housing units, 26.7% of the total, including seasonal homes and homes waiting to be sold or rented.

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) 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_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M, DP04_0004E, DP04_0004M, DP04_0003E, DP04_0003M, DP04_0003PE, DP04_0003PM

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