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Desert Center Unified School District

Desert Center Unified School District is a unified school district in California with a community population of 144. The median household income is $73,393 and the median age is 45.5.

144

Population

0

People / sq mi

$73,393

Median Income

45.5

Median Age

Desert Center Unified School District covers 1,736 sq mi of land at 0.1 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White56.3%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian47.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$73,393

Median Household Income

$26,408

Per Capita Income

20.0%

Poverty Rate

6.3%

Unemployment

Housing

$216,100

Median Home Value

$1,135

Median Rent

54.4%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

97.5%

High School+

18.9%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Desert Center Unified School District serves a community with a population of 144 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in California.

The median household income in Desert Center Unified School District is $73,393, with a per capita income of $26,408. The poverty rate is 20.0%.

Desert Center Unified School District is 56.3% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 47.2% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Desert Center Unified School District, 97.5% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 18.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Desert Center Unified School District is $216,100, with a median rent of $1,135. The homeownership rate is 54.4%.

Data for Desert Center Unified School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 0611100).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.