Demographics of Coachella city, California

Coachella city, California had 45,411 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,412 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Coachella city, in four figures

45,411
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 43,307 ±44.; +8.1%
Change since July 2020: +3,412 people.; 33.4 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $68,596 ±$4,684
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Coachella city, California's population grew 8.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Coachella city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Coachella city, California's population grew 8.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Coachella city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	41,999	100.0	100.0
2021	42,471	101.1	100.2
2022	42,927	102.2	100.7
2023	43,903	104.5	101.6
2024	44,894	106.9	102.5
2025	45,411	108.1	103.1

Population of Coachella city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	41,999	—
2021	42,471	+472
2022	42,927	+456
2023	43,903	+976
2024	44,894	+991
2025	45,411	+517

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.4 ±1.1: for men 32.0 ±1.8 and for women 34.3 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Coachella city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	2,354 ±411	5.4% ±0.9	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,593 ±706	19.8% ±1.6	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,809 ±576	11.1% ±1.3	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	13,521 ±984	31.2% ±2.3	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,853 ±785	22.8% ±1.8	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,177 ±604	9.6% ±1.4	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $68,596 ±$4,684, and income per person $25,991 ±$1,945, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Coachella city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,840 ±417	14.8% ±3.2	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,809 ±488	22.5% ±3.7	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,362 ±391	18.9% ±3.0	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,747 ±307	14.0% ±2.3	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,183 ±367	17.5% ±2.8	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	872 ±198	7.0% ±1.5	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	660 ±213	5.3% ±1.7	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Coachella city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	4,428 ±796	10.2% ±1.8	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,537 ±303	14.1% ±2.6	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,295 ±443	8.8% ±1.7	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	596 ±250	9.7% ±3.9	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Coachella city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Coachella city	California	United States
Housing units	12,683 ±681	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.3% ±1.0	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.7% ±0.6	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.7% ±3.2	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.3% ±2.8	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$367,600 ±$9,577	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,144 ±$76	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2000 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Coachella city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	42,066 ±455	97.1% ±1.0	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	504 ±237	1.2% ±0.5	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	30 to 166	0.1% to 0.4%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	15 to 123	< 0.1% to 0.3%	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3 to 33	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 94	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 665	0% to 1.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	33 to 391	0.1% to 0.9%	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Coachella city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	24,533 ±1,000	56.6% ±2.3	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,343 ±400	3.1% ±0.9	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	78 to 398	0.2% to 0.9%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	17,193 ±972	39.7% ±2.2	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	7,801 ±695	18.0% ±1.6	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	9,392 ±999	21.7% ±2.3	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Coachella city among the places of California

213th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Coachella city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
El Centro city	44,240 ±41
Hollister city	43,811 ±28
Vineyard CDP	43,751 ±2,506
Lompoc city	43,646 ±45
Danville town	43,401 ±79
Coachella city	43,307 ±44
Campbell city	42,781 ±42
San Bruno city	42,307 ±47
Altadena CDP	41,705 ±2,203
Rancho Palos Verdes city	40,864 ±57
Culver City city	39,931 ±71

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Coachella city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 6 Places by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 34 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 121 Places by foreign-born share
No. 145 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 192 Places in California by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026