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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Thousand Palms is $20,191, which is lower than the state average of $29,906 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Thousand Palms median household income is $43,813, which has grown by 28.21% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 29.47% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Thousand Palms residents spend 24.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #990

Thousand Palms, CA	20,191 USD
California	29,906 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Thousand Palms, CA	26,128 USD
California	31,345 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Thousand Palms, CA	34,234 USD
California	35,724 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Thousand Palms, CA	20,593 USD
California	26,620 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #945

Thousand Palms, CA	43,813 USD
California	61,489 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Thousand Palms, CA	53,033 USD
California	86,704 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #493

Thousand Palms, CA	28.21%
California	29.47%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Thousand Palms, CA		California		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.96%	$19,358, see rank	21.38%	$23,815	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	49.67%	$15,794, see rank	25.84%	$17,188	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.87%	$2,429, see rank	3.99%	$5,281	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.34%	$23,071, see rank	15.58%	$28,884	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Thousand Palms, CA	45,830 USD
California	70,187 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Thousand Palms, CA	58,073 USD
California	96,357 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Thousand Palms, CA	California	U.S.
White	$39,810, see rank	$64,405	$56,900
Black	$137,955, see rank	$43,476	$35,600
Hispanic	$48,864, see rank	$47,206	$42,396
One Race, Other	$62,716, see rank	$44,969	$40,300
Two or More Races	$43,750, see rank	$58,769	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Thousand Palms, CA	California	U.S.
25 to 44	$48,565, see rank	$64,546	$58,398
45 to 64	$47,045, see rank	$73,775	$65,027
65 or over	$31,111, see rank	$44,204	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Thousand Palms, CA	California	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,492, see rank	29,934,838	248,775,628
Male¹	2,889, 44.50%, see rank	49.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,760, 60.92%, see rank	70.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.80%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,760, 60.92%, see rank	69.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,566, 88.98%, see rank	88.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	194, 11.02%, see rank	11.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,129, 39.08%, see rank	29.70%	30.72%
Female¹	3,603, 55.50%, see rank	50.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,460, 40.52%, see rank	57.55%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,460, 40.52%, see rank	57.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,198, 82.05%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	262, 17.95%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,143, 59.48%, see rank	42.45%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Thousand Palms, CA	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,604, 100%	16,529,777	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,007, 77.07%, see rank	73.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	368, 14.13%, see rank	11.10%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.20%	5.06%
Walked	51, 1.96%, see rank	2.73%	2.78%
Other Means	17, 0.65%, see rank	2.45%	1.79%
Worked at Home	161, 6.18%, see rank	5.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Thousand Palms, CA	24.7 minutes
California	27.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Thousand Palms, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,764	16,890,442	143,435,233
Male¹	1,566, 56.66%, see rank	53.99%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	440, 28.10%, see rank	34.69%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	454, 28.99%, see rank	16.06%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	181, 11.56%, see rank	17.86%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14, 0.89%, see rank	2.25%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	218, 13.92%, see rank	8.46%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	95, 6.07%, see rank	15.60%	17.94%
Female¹	1,198, 43.34%, see rank	46.01%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	419, 34.97%, see rank	39.83%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	463, 38.65%, see rank	21.80%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	283, 23.62%, see rank	31.47%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.95%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	33, 2.75%, see rank	5.48%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Thousand Palms, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,764, 100%	16,890,442	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	14, 0.51%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	282, 10.20%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	167, 6.04%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	66, 2.39%, see rank	3.13%	2.75%
Retail Trade	140, 5.07%, see rank	11.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	29, 1.05%, see rank	4.62%	4.93%
Information	116, 4.20%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	121, 4.38%, see rank	6.31%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	404, 14.62%, see rank	12.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	603, 21.82%, see rank	21.01%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	534, 19.32%, see rank	10.05%	9.49%
Public Administration	67, 2.42%, see rank	4.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	221, 8.00%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Thousand Palms, CA	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	801	10.07%, see rank	16.38%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	122	6.98%, see rank	12.28%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.