Desert Palms, California

Desert Palms is a census-designated place in the Coachella Valley of eastern Riverside County, southern California.GeographyDesert Palms is in the Colorado Desert, at an elevation of 112ft.According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 2.7 square miles (6.9 km²), 99.97% of it land and 0.03% of it water. The 2010 United States census reported Desert Palms's population was 6,957.DemographicsThe 2010 United States Census reported that Desert Palms had a population of 6,957. The population density was 2,604.5 people per square mile (1,005.6/km²). The racial makeup of Desert Palms was 6,728 (96.7%) White, 59 (0.8%) African American, 16 (0.2%) Native American, 95 (1.4%) Asian, 5 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 15 (0.2%) from other races, and 39 (0.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 177 persons (2.5%).The Census reported that 6,957 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.