Cathedral City

Population & Demographics

Cathedral City, CA

Cathedral City is home to 52,267 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 23,355 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
52,267
people
Population

52,267 residents

Median age 41.1 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Cathedral City population & demographics

Who lives in Cathedral City — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
52,267
Median age
41.1yrs
Median household income
$73,572
Median home value
$453,100
Median gross rent
$1,601/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
24.5%
Poverty rate
13.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Cathedral City

How Cathedral City breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino60.3%
White29.3%
Asian5.7%
Two or more races2.3%
Black1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Some other race0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Cathedral City

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Cathedral City.

Cathedral City at a glance
Employed Residents
23,355
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
5.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
10.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
9.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Palm Springs
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Cathedral City proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Cathedral City commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

74
Commute Score

74 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Cathedral City

23,355 commutes, one dot at a time

Cathedral City

Where 23,355 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Cathedral City, by worker count.

1Palm Springs4.0 mi4,503
2Cathedral City0.0 mi2,455
3Palm Desert7.9 mi2,285
4Rancho Mirage3.8 mi2,185
5Los Angeles111.3 mi724
6Indio14.6 mi655
7San Diego81.2 mi615
8La Quinta14.1 mi574

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Cathedral City.

1Cathedral City0.0 mi2,455
2Indio14.6 mi855
3Palm Springs4.0 mi715
4Desert Hot Springs10.1 mi644
5Palm Desert7.9 mi520
6Coachella18.9 mi341
7La Quinta14.1 mi316
8Rancho Mirage3.8 mi250

Top industries

The sectors that employ Cathedral City’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade16.3%
COConstruction16.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services16.0%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance12.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services8.5%
EDEducational Services8.0%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)5.3%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation4.6%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services2.3%
Connectivity

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