The town 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, Thermal has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Thermal a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
As is often the case in a small town, Thermal doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Thermal have a very low rate of college education: just 8.70% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Thermal in 2022 was $17,364, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $69,456 for a family of four. However, Thermal contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Thermal is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Thermal 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 Thermal, accounting for 96.44% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Thermal residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Thermal include European, Irish, African, French, and Yugoslavian.
In addition, Thermal has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (55.72%).
The most common language spoken in Thermal is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and German/Yiddish.
