Palm Desert
A city in Riverside County, California — population 53,524 as of 2020.
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This Afternoon
108°F
Sunny1% precip
Tonight
81°F
Clear1% precip
Saturday
106°F
Sunny
Saturday Night
80°F
Mostly Clear
In and around Palm Desert
See & do
- 30 Day Challenge Palm Desert
- Ariana At El Paseo
- Avondale Golf Club
- B and M Home and Patio Living
- BG Bird Garden
Eat, drink & stay
- 19th Hole Sports Bar & Restaurant
- AC3 Restaurant + Bar
- Anna's Birdhouse
- 85°C Bakery Cafe-Palm Desert
- Aquifer 65
Shops & services
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Palm Desert by the numbers
Population
53,524Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 26.78 sq mi (69.35 km²), 0.2 sq mi water
- Median age
- 57.5
- Households
- 24,690
- Persons per household
- 2.1
- Median household income
- $77,513
- Median house value
- $542,000
Municipal office
- Office
- DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
- Address
- 73510 FRED WARING DR, PALM DESERT, CA 92260