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92262 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 92262 covers Palm Springs, California, with a population of about 26,064 and a median household income of $70,514.

Population
26,064742 per square mile
Median age
54.916.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$70,51427% below the California median
Poverty rate
15.9%3.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$634,203up 9.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,42027% below the California median
Degree or higher
41.7%6.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
63%2 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,286

Where 92262 is

Palm 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

Population26,064
Median age54.9
Family households44%
Born outside the US17.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home25.3%
White (non-Hispanic)57.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)8.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.2%
Hispanic or Latino27.4%
Veterans6.1%
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$70,514
Income per person$58,592
Poverty rate15.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.2%
$10–15k3.6%
$15–20k4.5%
$20–25k4.8%
$25–30k4.8%
$30–35k4.4%
$35–40k2.6%
$40–45k2.3%
$45–50k3.4%
$50–60k6.2%
$60–75k8.5%
$75–100k10.7%
$100–125k8.7%
$125–150k5.4%
$150–200k9.1%
$200k or more13.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed12,310
Mean adjusted gross income$107,408
Returns declaring $200,000 or more11.5%
Returns, under $25k25.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.5%
Returns, $200k or more11.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$600,600
Median gross rent$1,420
Rent as a share of household income39%
Owner-occupied63%
Vacant homes33.7%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house47.6%
Attached house10.2%
2 to 4 units9.8%
5 to 19 units19.4%
20 or more units11.1%
Mobile home1.9%
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$634,203as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 9.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 84.7%
Typical asking rent$1,931as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.4%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 34.4%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 130.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$743,579$134,359

$134,359 in 2000 to $634,203 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$1,931$779

$779 in 2015 to $1,931 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.7%
High school diploma or higher92.7%
Works from home23.2%
Drives to work alone62%
Takes public transport0.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10%
Health

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

Obesity36.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15% 3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.7% 8.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.3% 3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.1% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.5% 7.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.7% 3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.2% 3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.6% 3.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.3% 2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.5% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64% 2.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.9% 5.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.7% 2.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.6% 7.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.7% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.8% 4.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.6% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.2% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,286
People employed19,883
Annual payroll$1,144,293,000
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 85.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss85.5 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.

Earthquake95.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding81.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire43.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche40.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave38.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide37.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail34.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado21.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather13.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind11.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane10.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning10.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave5.2Very 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$70,514$96,334$78,538
Income per person$58,592$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate15.9%12%12.4%
Median home value$600,600$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,420$1,956$1,348
Homeownership63%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.7%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate8%6.4%5.2%
Works from home23.2%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US17.4%26.7%13.9%
Median age54.937.638.7
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, CA US2.8 km away
Rain in a year5 in

Average high and low by month

January70.6°F / 47.2°F1.42 in rain
February73.3°F / 49.2°F1.11 in rain
March80.4°F / 53.5°F0.55 in rain
April87.7°F / 58.6°F0.1 in rain
May94.3°F / 64.8°F0.01 in rain
June103.1°F / 71.9°F0 in rain
July107.8°F / 78.5°F0.25 in rain
August107.5°F / 78.8°F0.18 in rain
September102.1°F / 73.2°F0.21 in rain
October91.2°F / 63.7°F0.18 in rain
November78.4°F / 53.7°F0.28 in rain
December68.6°F / 45.3°F0.82 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 supermarket33% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket49% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket41% 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 vulnerability65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Household characteristics57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Walkability10.7 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

92264 Palm Springs, CA4.7 km away
92234 Cathedral City, CA7.2 km away
92263 Palm Springs, CA8.9 km away
92258 North Palm Springs, CA9.1 km away
92235 Cathedral City, CA9.4 km away
92240 Desert Hot Springs, CA12.5 km away
92270 Rancho Mirage, CA13.5 km away
92276 Thousand Palms, CA15.5 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 area35.11 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq mi
Population density742 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.8414, -116.5347

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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