Coachella is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 42,835 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Coachella is the 210th largest community in California. Much of the housing stock in Coachella was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Coachella economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Coachella, where the median household income is $52,466.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Coachella is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Coachella is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Coachella who work in maintenance occupations (13.12%), sales jobs (12.62%), and office and administrative support (8.23%). The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Coachella has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Coachella a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.In terms of college education, Coachella ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 4.63% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Coachella in 2022 was $23,962, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $95,848 for a family of four. However, Coachella contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Coachella is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Coachella home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Coachella, accounting for 97.68% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Coachella residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Coachella include Iranian, Portuguese, German, English, and Italian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Coachella's cultural character, accounting for 41.04% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Coachella is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.
