Palm Springs Demographics

Cathedral City Desert Hot Springs Indian Wells Rancho Mirage Palm Desert La Quinta

All ages
18 years and over

Number
Percent
Number
Percent

Census 2000

RACE

       Palm Springs Total population 42,807 100.0 35,532 100.0

One race 41,499 96.9 34,657 97.5

       White 33,531 78.3 29,195 82.2

       Black or African American 1,681 3.9 1,221 3.4

       American Indian and Alaska Native 401 0.9 291 0.8

       Asian 1,639 3.8 1,278 3.6

       Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 59 0.1 43 0.1

       Some other race 4,188 9.8 2,629 7.4

Two or more races 1,308 3.1 875 2.5

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

       Total population 42,807 100.0 35,532 100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 10,155 23.7 6,498 18.3

Not Hispanic or Latino 32,652 76.3 29,034 81.7

    One race 32,050 74.9 28,606 80.5

       White 28,474 66.5 25,889 72.9

       Black or African American 1,621 3.8 1,188 3.3

       American Indian and Alaska Native 263 0.6 205 0.6

       Asian 1,606 3.8 1,258 3.5

       Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 44 0.1 33 0.1

       Some other race 42 0.1 33 0.1

    Two or more races 602 1.4 428 1.2

Statistics by Economic Sector 1997

NAICS Industry Code	Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Number of Employees	Annual Payroll ($1,000)	Shpmts/Sales/Recpts ($1,000)
NAICS INDUSTRIES
31-33	Manufacturing	37	734	22,534	107,626
42	Wholesale trade	40	e	D	D
44-45	Retail trade	225	2,759	49,069	438,099
53	Real estate & rental & leasing	113	518	12,292	91,397
54	Professional, scientific, & technical services	130	596	20,556	54,318
56	Administrative & support & waste management & remediation serv	72	641	14,053	42,012
61	Educational services	7	14	158	738
62	Health care & social assistance	210	2,790	98,866	279,720
71	Arts, entertainment, & recreation	19	929	13,633	42,570
72	Accommodation & foodservices	_(r)221	_(r)4,982	_(r)57,449	_(r)197,792
81	Other services (except public administration)	90	563	9,774	33,866
MERCHANT WHOLESALERS
42	Wholesale trade	39	e	D	D
MANUFACTURERS' SALES BRANCHES AND SALES OFFICES
42	Wholesale trade	1	a	D	D
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1997 Economic Census D: Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals N: Not available or not comparable S: Withheld because estimate did not meet publication standards Z: Less than half the unit shown a: 0 - 19 employees b: 20 - 99 employees c: 100 - 249 employees e: 250 - 499 employees f: 500 - 999 employees g: 1,000 - 2,499 employees h: 2,500 - 4,999 employees i: 5,000 - 9,999 employees j: 10,000 - 24,999 employees k: 25,000 - 49,999 employees l: 50,000 - 99,999 employees m: 100,000 or more employees p: 10 to 19 percent estimated q: 20 to 29 percent estimated r: Revised s: Sampling error exceeds 40 percent