About Palm Desert
Just the Facts
Year Incorporated: 1973
Area: 26 square miles
Elevation: 243 feet above sea level
Permanent Residents: 50,907
Seasonal Residents: 32,000
Median Age: 48
Median Per Capita Income: $48,451
Median Household Income: $87,546
Mean Temperature: 73.1 degrees
Average Rainfall: 3.38 inches per year
2008 Taxable Sales: $1.28 billion
2008 Hotel Room Sales: $78.1 million
2008 TOT: $7.0 million








