Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Thermal is worth considering.
Being a small town, Thermal does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
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.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Thermal's cultural character, accounting for 55.72% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Thermal is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and German/Yiddish.
