Coachella, CA Population

Overview

42,123

Total Population

37.0

Median age

51.14%

Female population %

95.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

34.4

Total dependency ratio

some other race

Largest racial group

40,676

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Coachella's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Coachella is 37.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Coachella's population under 18 was 19.71%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Coachella's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.14% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Coachella, 15.46% were under the age of 15, 22.48% aged 15 to 29, 51.92% aged 30 to 64, 9.41% aged 65 to 84, and 0.73% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 957 more females than males in Coachella:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.14% females and 48.86% males in Coachella, CA.
The Coachella, CA gender ratio is 95.6:100 i.e. 95.6 men to 100 women (0.956).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 1,825.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 2,123.

Coachella's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Coachella population: 20.02% are White, 0.71% are Black or African American, 0.76% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.24% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 58.64% are some other race and 19.58% are multiracial.
Coachella's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of some other race population in the city.
By ethnicity, 40,676 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,447 (3.44% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Coachella is some other race with a population of 24,703 (58.64% of the total population).

Coachella's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 46,115 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Coachella's population increased by 18,154 (79.38%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Coachella's population increased by 1,002 (2.44%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Coachella's population was lowest in year 2000 at 22,869.