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Desert Hot Springs, California: commercial real estate data.
Desert Hot Springs is a Census city of 33,200 people across 30.13 square miles of land, in Riverside County. Median household income is $52,761, 50.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 31 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $12.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Desert Hot Springs
What Desert Hot Springs is
- Census place typecity
- Land area30.13 sq mi
- Water area0.36 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,102
- County holding the largest share of its areaRiverside County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Desert Hot Springs
- Population33,200
- Median age34.5
- Population under 189,054
- Share under 1827.3 percent
- Population 65 and over4,303
- Share 65 and over13.0 percent
- Households11,379
- Family households7,818
- Share of households that are families68.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Desert Hot Springs
- Median household income$52,761
- Per capita income$24,129
- Civilian labor force15,944
- Employed14,890
- Unemployed1,054 plus or minus 337
- Unemployment rate6.6 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over20,660
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.5 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Desert Hot Springs
- Housing units12,474
- Occupied units11,379
- Vacant units1,095 plus or minus 336
- Vacancy rate8.8 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Owner occupied5,770
- Renter occupied5,609
- Ownership rate50.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$354,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,412
- Annual rent as a share of median income32.1 percent
- Single family units8,412
- Share single family67.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,058
- Share in buildings of two or more24.5 percent
- Mobile homes996 plus or minus 267
- Median year structure built1990
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Desert Hot Springs gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute13,433
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,189 plus or minus 566
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.3 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more5,272
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.2 percent
- Drove alone72.1 percent
- Carpooled17.4 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Public transport2.5 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home5.8 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Desert Hot Springs (7(a))
- Approvals31
- Gross approval$12,499,700
- Average approval$403,216
- Median approval$50,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,054,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported320
- Jobs per approval10.3
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Paid in full7
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more19.4 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders15
- Distinct industries by NAICS21
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Desert Hot Springs, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Desert Hot Springs (504)
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$6,575,000
- Average approval$939,286
- Median approval$635,000
- Largest approval$2,990,000
- Jobs supported81
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Desert Hot Springs, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Desert Hot Springs
- NFIP communityCity of Desert Hot Springs
- NFIP community number060251
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/28/08
The City of Desert Hot Springs participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060251 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Riverside County, not Desert Hot Springs
Riverside County context, not Desert Hot Springs figures
- Establishments in Riverside County46,244
- Covered employment, Riverside County840,433
- Average annual pay, Riverside County$59,734
- Housing units permitted, Riverside County9,598
Every figure in this section is published for Riverside County as a whole and is not a measurement of Desert Hot Springs.
All Riverside County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Desert Hot Springs questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Desert Hot Springs, California?
33,200, in 11,379 households. Desert Hot Springs city covers 30.13 square miles of land, which is 1,102 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Desert Hot Springs in?
Riverside County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Desert Hot Springs?
$52,761. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $354,800. Median gross rent is $1,412 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Desert Hot Springs businesses?
31 7(a) approvals totaling $12.5 m since FY2020, across 15 lenders, median approval $50,000, plus 7 504 approvals worth $6.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Desert Hot Springs, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Desert Hot Springs borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Desert Hot Springs. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Desert Hot Springs in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Desert Hot Springs appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Desert Hot Springs, city of, community 060251, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Desert Hot Springs figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Riverside County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Desert Hot Springs.
Is zoning published for Desert Hot Springs?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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