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
2007 Taxable Sales: $1.6 billion
2007 Hotel Room Sales: $95.5 million
2007 TOT: $86 million








