About Palm Desert
Just the Facts
Year Incorporated: 1973
Area: 26 square miles
Elevation: 243 feet above sea level
Permanent Residents: 52,067
Seasonal Residents: 32,000
Median Age: 48
Median Per Capita Income: $39,098
Median Household Income: $82,867
Mean Temperature: 73.1 degrees
Average Rainfall: 3.38 inches per year
2009 Taxable Sales: $1.22 billion
2009 Hotel Room Sales: $76 million
2009 TOT: $6.8 million









