Indian Wells is a very small city located in the state of California. With a population of 4,989 people and two associated neighborhoods, Indian Wells is the 532nd largest community in California. Housing costs in Indian Wells are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.Indian Wells is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 96.63% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Indian Wells is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Indian Wells who work in management occupations (40.61%), sales jobs (12.85%), and business and financial occupations (9.30%). Of important note, Indian Wells is also a city of artists. Indian Wells has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Indian Wells’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 35.74% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Another notable thing is that Indian Wells is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the city’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live. The city 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, Indian Wells has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Indian Wells a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.21 minutes getting to work every day.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Indian Wells. 63.11% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Indian Wells in 2022 was $148,564, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $594,256 for a family of four. Indian Wells is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Indian Wells home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Indian Wells residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Indian Wells include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Indian Wells is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
