Thousand Palms, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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6%

Household income NAT. AVG.

49%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Thousand Palms	California	National
Income per capita	$35,844	$45,980	$44,883
Median household income	$86,156	$95,535	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$89,125	$130,228	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$90,340	$64,137	$52,080
Median earnings male	$52,818	$52,776	$54,343
Median earnings female	$46,292	$38,938	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.5%	6.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.0%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Thousand Palms is 20% lower than the national average
The median household income in Thousand Palms is 6% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Thousand Palms is 49% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Thousand Palms is 20% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$57,431 $86,156 $172,312

City

$63,683 $95,535 $191,070

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Thousand Palms employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.5%	12.5%
Manufacturing sector	2.2%	2.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	14.7%	14.7%
Public administration	1.3%	1.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	13.5%	13.5%
Education, health & social services	9.1%	9.1%
Other	46.7%	46.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Indian Wells, CA	5,595	$170,398	109.5%
Rancho Mirage, CA	19,003	$126,268	55.2%
La Quinta, CA	42,775	$113,853	40.0%
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Palm Desert, CA	54,248	$95,871	17.9%
Thousand Palms, CA	8,388	$86,156	5.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Torbay, NL	8,388	n/a
Wading River, NY	8,387	$189,196	132.6%
Dayton, NJ	8,389	$183,185	125.2%
Oradell, NJ	8,389	$212,785	161.6%
Ephrata, WA	8,390	$104,941	29.0%
Thousand Palms, CA	8,388	$86,156	5.9%

Source: The Thousand Palms, CA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.