Postal Codes

92241 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 92241 covers Desert Hot Springs, California, with a population of about 8,624 and a median household income of $45,210.

Population
8,62465 per square mile
Median age
5112.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$45,21053% below the California median
Poverty rate
18%5.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$403,163up 21.6% in five years
Median rent
$96151% below the California median
Degree or higher
16.2%18.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
81.1%16.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
90

Where 92241 is

Desert Hot Springs, 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

Population8,624
Median age51
Family households52.9%
Born outside the US27.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home42.8%
White (non-Hispanic)49.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.6%
Hispanic or Latino45.9%
Veterans7.7%
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$45,210
Income per person$28,542
Poverty rate18%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance19.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.4%
$10–15k5.9%
$15–20k6.6%
$20–25k5.0%
$25–30k7.6%
$30–35k7.5%
$35–40k4.7%
$40–45k5.0%
$45–50k6.5%
$50–60k11.4%
$60–75k7.3%
$75–100k6.7%
$100–125k6.0%
$125–150k3.6%
$150–200k6.9%
$200k or more1.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,340
Mean adjusted gross income$45,683
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.8%
Returns, under $25k38.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k7.5%
Returns, $200k or more1.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$93,400
Median gross rent$961
Rent as a share of household income37.2%
Owner-occupied81.1%
Vacant homes36%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house24.7%
Attached house0.1%
5 to 19 units0.6%
20 or more units0.2%
Mobile home73.4%
Boat, RV or van0.9%
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$403,163as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 21.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 135.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$403,163$91,204

$91,204 in 2000 to $403,163 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.2%
High school diploma or higher81.6%
Works from home18%
Drives to work alone70.2%
Takes public transport0.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more4.8%
Health

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

Obesity39.6% 6.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.5% 5.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.4% 10.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health31.2% 10.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity33% 7.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.2% 10.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.5% 4.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.9% 4.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.4% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.1% 1.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.1% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59% 2.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability43.7% 13 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity22.4% 5.3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps21.6% 7.3 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11% 4.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol44% 7.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity17.2% 3.4 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.2% 2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.2% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.7% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability24.8% 10.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.2% 5.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.5% 2.5 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 hours37.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.8% 2.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.7% 3.1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments90
People employed547
Annual payroll$19,772,000
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 94.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss91.1 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.

Earthquake96Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding92.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide86.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire85Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought46.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche43.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity41.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave37.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail29.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado14.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather13.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane12.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind10.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning7.5Very 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$45,210$96,334$78,538
Income per person$28,542$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate18%12%12.4%
Median home value$93,400$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$961$1,956$1,348
Homeownership81.1%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.2%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate9%6.4%5.2%
Works from home18%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US27.6%26.7%13.9%
Median age5137.638.7
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 US15 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 supermarket11% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket10% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Desert Sands Unified School District56.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Palm Springs Unified School District43.2% 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 vulnerability73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Household characteristics76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Walkability6.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

92276 Thousand Palms, CA7.7 km away
92211 Palm Desert, CA12.5 km away
92234 Cathedral City, CA12.8 km away
92270 Rancho Mirage, CA14 km away
92235 Cathedral City, CA14.9 km away
92203 Indio, CA15.8 km away
92262 Palm Springs, CA17.1 km away
92264 Palm Springs, CA17.2 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 area132.57 sq mi
Population density65 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.8763, -116.3540

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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