Thousand Palms is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 7,967 people and two associated neighborhoods, Thousand Palms is the 447th largest community in California.

A relatively large number of people in Thousand Palms telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.32% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

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, Thousand Palms is worth considering.

Thousand Palms is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The population of Thousand Palms overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Thousand Palms, 21.55% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Thousand Palms in 2022 was $30,074, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $120,296 for a family of four. However, Thousand Palms contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Thousand Palms is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Thousand Palms 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 Thousand Palms, accounting for 66.55% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Thousand Palms residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Thousand Palms include German, English, Italian, Irish, and Scottish.

In addition, Thousand Palms has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.41%).

The most common language spoken in Thousand Palms is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.