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Palm Springs, California: commercial real estate data.
Palm Springs is a Census city of 45,070 people across 94.54 square miles of land, in Riverside County. Median household income is $73,119, 65.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 91 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $69.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Palm Springs
What Palm Springs is
- Census place typecity
- Land area94.54 sq mi
- Water area0.14 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land477
- 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.
Palm Springs
How many people live in Palm Springs
- Population45,070
- Median age58.5
- Population under 183,538
- Share under 187.9 percent
- Population 65 and over15,917
- Share 65 and over35.3 percent
- Households24,567
- Family households10,380
- Share of households that are families42.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palm Springs
Income and work in Palm Springs
- Median household income$73,119
- Per capita income$67,909
- Civilian labor force21,354
- Employed19,707
- Unemployed1,647
- Unemployment rate7.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over39,242
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher44.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree19.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palm Springs
Housing in Palm Springs
- Housing units36,813
- Occupied units24,567
- Vacant units12,246
- Vacancy rate33.3 percent
- Owner occupied16,184
- Renter occupied8,383
- Ownership rate65.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$604,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,562
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.6 percent
- Single family units20,250
- Share single family55.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more14,238
- Share in buildings of two or more38.7 percent
- Mobile homes2,289
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palm Springs
How Palm Springs gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute14,295
- Commuting under 15 minutes6,154
- Share commuting under 15 minutes43.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,380
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.6 percent
- Drove alone61.7 percent
- Carpooled6.5 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Public transport1.4 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked2.3 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home26.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Palm Springs
SBA loans in Palm Springs (7(a))
- Approvals91
- Gross approval$69,392,200
- Average approval$762,552
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,921,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,136
- Jobs per approval12.5
- Loans with a final outcome11
- Paid in full10
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.9 percent
- Share to franchises11.0 percent
- Distinct lenders42
- Distinct industries by NAICS56
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Palm Springs, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 11 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.
Palm Springs
SBA loans in Palm Springs (504)
- Approvals44
- Gross approval$49,963,000
- Average approval$1,135,523
- Median approval$894,500
- Largest approval$4,996,000
- Jobs supported655
- Loans with a final outcome13
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs12
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Palm Springs, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 13 loans have 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.
Palm Springs
Flood risk in Palm Springs
- NFIP communityCity of Palm Springs
- NFIP community number060257
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 6
- Currently effective map date04/19/17
The City of Palm Springs participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060257 and carries Community Rating System class 6, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Riverside County, not Palm Springs
Riverside County context, not Palm 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 Palm 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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
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
Palm Springs questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Palm Springs, California?
45,070, in 24,567 households. Palm Springs city covers 94.54 square miles of land, which is 477 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Palm 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 Palm Springs?
$73,119. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $604,000. Median gross rent is $1,562 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Palm Springs businesses?
91 7(a) approvals totaling $69.4 m since FY2020, across 42 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 44 504 approvals worth $50.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Palm Springs, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Palm Springs borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Palm Springs. Only 11 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 Palm Springs in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Palm Springs appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Palm Springs, city of, community 060257, carrying Community Rating System class 6, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Palm 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 Palm Springs.
Is zoning published for Palm Springs?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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