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92234 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 92234 covers Cathedral City, California, with a population of about 52,047 and a median household income of $67,031.

Population
52,0473,525 per square mile
Median age
40.92.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$67,03130% below the California median
Poverty rate
15.3%2.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$481,046up 13.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,55421% below the California median
Degree or higher
25.8%9.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
65.3%about the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
917

Where 92234 is

Cathedral City, California — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population52,047
Median age40.9
Family households62.7%
Born outside the US28.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home51.9%
White (non-Hispanic)30.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.1%
Hispanic or Latino58.9%
Veterans4.8%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$67,031
Income per person$34,922
Poverty rate15.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.1%
$10–15k4.1%
$15–20k4.3%
$20–25k4.3%
$25–30k3.5%
$30–35k4.1%
$35–40k4.4%
$40–45k4.2%
$45–50k4.0%
$50–60k7.1%
$60–75k8.4%
$75–100k12.2%
$100–125k9.9%
$125–150k6.6%
$150–200k8.4%
$200k or more8.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed23,820
Mean adjusted gross income$59,272
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.6%
Returns, under $25k30.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.9%
Returns, $200k or more3.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$420,700
Median gross rent$1,554
Rent as a share of household income38%
Owner-occupied65.3%
Vacant homes17.1%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house57%
Attached house8.9%
2 to 4 units11.2%
5 to 19 units7.8%
20 or more units3.8%
Mobile home10.4%
Boat, RV or van0.8%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$481,046as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 3.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 13.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 88.6%
Typical asking rent$2,321as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$517,480$128,492

$128,492 in 2000 to $481,046 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$2,321$2,139

$2,139 in 2022 to $2,321 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.8%
High school diploma or higher80.9%
Works from home8.8%
Drives to work alone73.8%
Takes public transport1.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.7%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity37.8% 4.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.3% 2.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health27.3% 7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)15.5% 4.2 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.9% 4.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.4% 1.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73% 1.7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.4% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.2% 1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.8% 3.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.5% 1.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60% 4.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.2% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.4% 6.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.5% 2.7 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity23% 5.9 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps19.4% 5.1 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity19% 5.2 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.6% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.3% 4.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.1% 2.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5% 1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.6% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.4% 1.8 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments917
People employed8,155
Annual payroll$369,235,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 78.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 18 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss77.9 out of 100
Community resilience9.6 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Earthquake94.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding75.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave38.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail30.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire26.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado18Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide16.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather13.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane10.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind10.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning9.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with California and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPCaliforniaUnited States
Median household income$67,031$96,334$78,538
Income per person$34,922$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate15.3%12%12.4%
Median home value$420,700$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,554$1,956$1,348
Homeownership65.3%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.8%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate6.4%6.4%5.2%
Works from home8.8%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US28.1%26.7%13.9%
Median age40.937.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationPALM SPRINGS RGNL AP, CA US4.1 km away
Rain in a year5 in

Average high and low by month

January70.5°F / 47.6°F1.14 in rain
February73.7°F / 49.7°F1.11 in rain
March80.6°F / 54.4°F0.51 in rain
April86.7°F / 59.1°F0.09 in rain
May94.7°F / 65.9°F0.02 in rain
June103.6°F / 72.7°F0 in rain
July108.6°F / 79.4°F0.25 in rain
August108.1°F / 79.8°F0.14 in rain
September101.8°F / 74.4°F0.24 in rain
October91.1°F / 64.5°F0.2 in rain
November78.7°F / 53.4°F0.23 in rain
December69.2°F / 46.2°F0.68 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket10% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket27% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket10% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Palm Springs Unified School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Household characteristics54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Walkability11 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

92235 Cathedral City, CA3.3 km away
92264 Palm Springs, CA4.7 km away
92270 Rancho Mirage, CA6.5 km away
92262 Palm Springs, CA7.2 km away
92263 Palm Springs, CA8.4 km away
92276 Thousand Palms, CA8.8 km away
92211 Palm Desert, CA12.8 km away
92241 Desert Hot Springs, CA12.8 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Riverside County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area14.76 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq mi
Population density3,525 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.8098, -116.4665

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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