Indio

Population & Demographics

Indio, CA

Indio is home to 91,950 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 38,279 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
91,950
people
Population

91,950 residents

Median age 38.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Indio population & demographics

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

Population
91,950
Median age
38.6yrs
Median household income
$77,167
Median home value
$458,400
Median gross rent
$1,437/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
20.5%
Poverty rate
11.5%

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 Indio

How Indio 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 Latino69.6%
White23.3%
Asian2.6%
Black2.1%
Two or more races1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Some other race0.2%

Race across Indio

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 Indio.

Indio at a glance
Employed Residents
38,279
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
7.8mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
16.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
5.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Palm Desert
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Indio 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 Indio 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.

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Commute Score

64 / 100

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

Indio

38,279 commutes, one dot at a time

Indio

Where 38,279 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Indio0.0 mi6,371
2Palm Desert7.8 mi4,454
3La Quinta4.8 mi3,068
4Rancho Mirage11.3 mi2,037
5Palm Springs18.6 mi1,796
6Coachella4.5 mi1,634
7Los Angeles125.5 mi1,158
8Thousand Palms9.9 mi985

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Indio.

1Indio0.0 mi6,371
2Coachella4.5 mi2,686
3La Quinta4.8 mi1,386
4Palm Desert7.8 mi981
5Cathedral City14.6 mi655
6Desert Hot Springs22.3 mi461
7Mecca14.1 mi411
8Los Angeles125.5 mi402

Top industries

The sectors that employ Indio’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%)
AFAccommodation and Food Services16.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services13.8%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance13.3%
RTRetail Trade12.7%
COConstruction11.4%
EDEducational Services6.4%
AGAgriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting5.2%
PAPublic Administration3.5%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.3%
Connectivity

Internet options for Indio

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Indio

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