Palm Springs History
Palm Springs was home to the Cahuilla Indians. The Cahuilla Indians spent the winter months around the hot mineral springs and then during the hot summer months the tribe moved to the canyons. In 1884, Judge John Guthrie McCallum became the first to relocate to Palm Springs. Together, Judge McCallum and the Cahuilla Indians built a 19-mile ditch from Whitewater River to the area now known as Palm Springs.
In 1909 Dr. Harry and Nellie Coffman began a sanitorium, The Desert Inn. It was designed to assist people with tuberculosis. Years later, The Desert Inn became a first class resort playing host to many famous families including the Vanderbilts and Hearsts families.
Palm Springs Today
Today, Palm Springs is a central city in the Coachella Valley. It is home to many Hollywood Stars and has been nicknamed "The Playground to the Stars". In the early 1990's Sonny Bono began one of the largest foreign film festivals. Palm Springs continues to host this annual and growing event to it's growing fans and Palm Springs population.
Palm Springs Desert Beauty
Palm Springs weather offers their visitors and residents a spectacular desert paradise with year round sunshine and unbelievable natural beauty. The majestic mountains and unique desert provide a backdrop to an beautiful city. The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway will showcase the desert beauty with views of the Indian Canyons and desert landscape.
Recreation in Palm Springs
There are world class facilities for Palm Springs golf and Palm Springs tennis. The nearby Joshua Tree National Park offers outdoor adventures like fitness walks and longer hikes. Cultural events like galleries and Palm Springs museums and hosts yearly celebrity golf tournaments and film festivals. Palm Springs offers some of the best boutique shopping in Southern California. 
Palm Springs offers memorable shopping experiences. Palm Canyon Drive is lined with palm trees and offers some of the best shopping, restaurants, pubs, and entertainment in the Coachella Valley. Every Thursday from 6 to 10pm, a section of Palm Canyon Drive is transformed into VillageFest, a town street fair. Handcrafts vendors, fresh produce and enticing food booths line the streets with street performers offering entertainment.
Palm Springs offers so many different parks to select from. You can go hiking in Joshua Tree National Park or take your dog to the local dog park. There is something for all residents of Palm Springs.
The city of Palm Springs offers a variety of dining choices. From award winning gourmet restaurants to grilled burgers. There is a restaurant for every taste and budget.
Palm Springs offers a wide variety of resort and hotel options. You can choose from five star luxury resorts, condo rentals, golf communities or a moderately priced hotel. Palm Springs offers a hotel for all budgets and interests.
Palm Springs offers some of the best golf facilities in the world. Designed by some of the biggest names in the game, the courses are truly memorable. Make your reservation today.
The Palm Springs Art Museum offers exhibitions of arts, performing art, events and programs. Come spend the day experiencing the art on display, sign up for one of the events and programs or see one of the performing art shows including the biggest names in show business.
The Palm Springs Air Museum is a non-profit museum dedicated to preserving and educating generations about the World War II Aircraft and the stories behind this war. Walking into this museum is a history lesson brought to life with preserved aircraft and artifacts.
There is always something to do in Palm Springs! Do you like museums? Do you like hot air balloons? What do you like to do? Whatever your preference, Palm Springs has your favorite activity.
Palm Springs People Data |
| |
Palm Springs |
National |
| Median Household Income: |
$35,973 |
$44,512 |
| Single Males: |
19.8% |
14.6% |
| Single Females: |
9.1% |
12.5% |
| Median Age: |
45 |
36 |
| Homes With Kids: |
16.0% |
31.4% |
| Average Household Size: |
2.05 |
2.589 |
| Average Commute Time (Minutes): |
21.639 |
26.376 |
Residents of Palm Springs
- Professionals
Highly skilled, mid-management and high-income urban professionals have found Palm Springs to be the perfect blend of their corporate world and private life. Palm Springs offers beautiful homes and a great average commute town so it's a positive blend of work and home.
- Patriots
Military veterans. Many of our Brave Veterans have made Palm Springs their home. Palm Springs offers Veterans plenty of opportunity and support.
- Retired
Seniors over 65 who live in Palm Springs. Many retired families have discovered all of the benefits Palm Springs offers it's residents. Seniors today are more active than ever and all of the Palm Springs and surrounding areas offer more recreation opportunities for all residents including seniors. Palm Springs offers a variety of home prices so most seniors in Palm Springs own home while having a low to moderate income. Most have a high school education or lower, while some have a college education.
***The information in this section was derived from analysis of data (such as age, occupation, and income) from the 2000 U.S. Census. Using segmentation methods, our analysts created groupings based on the demographic and socioeconomic composition of each city and neighborhood. 
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