Living in Thousand Palms

In Thousand Palms, unemployment is 5.2% (2024).

Thousand Palms numbered 8,158 residents at the end of 2020. The city faced an unemployment rate of 5.19% at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the foreign population in Thousand Palms numbered 1,344.

Last checked 2026-10-0723 sources

Population8,158people31 Dec 2020Official source · California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)

Median gross salary2,758EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,381EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate5.19%country median 4.6% — 14% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean6.8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Thousand Palms?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁴Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,494 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,381 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Thousand Palms a good place to live?

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Remote worker26%strong on work, weak on safety · range 16–36%

Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–63%

Student33%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 22–44%

Family52%strong on family, weak on safety · range 41–63%

Retirement34%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 21–47%

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How international is the population?

16.5% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,344 of 8,158 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Thousand Palms is 5.2%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Thousand Palms 5.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	2,758 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	5.19 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Thousand Palms?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€630of €2,206 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,206
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,494
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€630

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Thousand Palms. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Thousand Palms. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	178.4 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Thousand Palms when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Mobility and administration

Thousand Palms's nearest airport was PSP, 11 km away and offered 17 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	17 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	11 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	PSP	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Thousand Palms. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

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Climate and air quality

At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 6.8 µg/m³. Thousand Palms's monthly mean temperatures were 15°C in January and 34.4°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

21°9°

23°10°

27°12°

30°15°

35°19°

40°23°

43°26°

42°27°

39°24°

33°18°

26°12°

21°8°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.56.8WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Thousand Palms is 6.8 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Thousand Palms 6.8

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 21.39 · Feb 23.17 · Mar 27 · Apr 30.39 · May 34.83 · Jun 39.78 · Jul 42.56 · Aug 42.28 · Sep 38.78 · Oct 32.83 · Nov 25.94 · Dec 20.67 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 8.67 · Feb 9.83 · Mar 12.44 · Apr 15.06 · May 18.83 · Jun 22.61 · Jul 26.33 · Aug 26.56 · Sep 23.56 · Oct 18.06 · Nov 11.89 · Dec 7.89 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 15 · Feb 16.5 · Mar 19.72 · Apr 22.72 · May 26.83 · Jun 31.22 · Jul 34.44 · Aug 34.44 · Sep 31.17 · Oct 25.44 · Nov 18.89 · Dec 14.28 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 28.96 · Feb 28.19 · Mar 12.95 · Apr 2.29 · May 0.508 · Jun 0 · Jul 6.35 · Aug 3.56 · Sep 6.1 · Oct 5.08 · Nov 5.84 · Dec 17.27 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁷Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	36 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	6.8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Chandler ±1.2 °C. Elsewhere: Dammam (Saudi Arabia) ±3.0 °C, Ajman (United Arab Emirates) ±3.7 °C, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) ±3.7 °C, Dubai (United Arab Emirates) ±4.7 °C, Roquetas de Mar (Spain) ±5.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Thousand Palms covered an area of 61.2 km² at the end of 2025. Population density was 126.2 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport83.5%
Foreign residents16.5%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	61.18 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	17.41 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Foreign residents	1,344 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population density	126.2 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population	8,158 people	31 Dec 2020	California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS)⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Thousand Palms

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Garnet as a Thousand Palms alternative in the same region

15 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 45.0% Garnet vs 17.4% Thousand Palms+159%
Unemployment: 3.3% Garnet vs 5.2% Thousand Palms−36%
Median gross pay, city: €2,552 Garnet vs €2,758 Thousand Palms−7%
Residents: 5,567 Garnet vs 8,158 Thousand Palms−32%
Annual PM2.5: 6.8 µg/m³ Garnet vs 6.8 µg/m³ Thousand Palmssame level

Full comparison More about Garnet

North Bethesda as a Thousand Palms alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3533 km, better on 4 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €2,758 Thousand Palms+122%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 17.4% Thousand Palms+96%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 5.2% Thousand Palms−30%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 6.8 µg/m³ Thousand Palms−14%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Thousand Palms

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Indian Wells 12.0 km away

Rent: 1,005 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,424 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Bermuda Dunes 12.4 km away

Rent: 1,564 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,353 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Garnet 14.8 km away

Rent: 1,762 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 2,552 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Thousand Palms?

The unemployment rate is 5.19 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Thousand Palms?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.8 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Thousand Palms?

The published population is 8,158 people. Source: California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS).

How many foreign residents live in Thousand Palms?

1,344 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Thousand Palms a good place to live?

Thousand Palms may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Thousand Palms?

Rancho Mirage, Cathedral City, Palm Desert, Indian Wells, Bermuda Dunes are near Thousand Palms. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
California Department of Water Resources, Division of Integrated Regional Water Management (BIOS) services2.arcgis.com · checked 2026-08-05
Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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