Cahuilla, CA Demographics

Population 103 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Cahuilla

Household size in Cahuilla

Household size, people per household
PeriodCahuillaRiverside areaCaliforniaU.S.
2006–103.333.353.042.68
2010–143.313.433.102.73
2015–192.393.423.092.71
2020–244.553.343.012.65
Change+1.22−0.01−0.03−0.03
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Cahuilla is a place of big households: 4.55 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 3.33 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Cahuilla

Median age, years
PeriodCahuillaRiverside areaCaliforniaU.S.
2006–1055.833.635.837.7
2010–1450.334.636.838.6
2015–1949.435.937.939.6
2020–2440.637.039.040.1
Change−15.2+3.4+3.1+2.3
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At 40.6, the median age in Cahuilla is close to the national median of 40.1, so its age mix looks much like the country's. The population here is older than in the Riverside area as a whole, where the median age is 37.0.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Cahuilla

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodCahuillaRiverside areaCaliforniaU.S.
2006–104.2%15.2%13.5%12.3%
2010–144.1%15.7%13.5%12.3%
2015–194.2%14.4%12.3%11.6%
2020–246.4%14.8%12.3%11.6%
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Single-parent households are relatively rare in Cahuilla: 6.4% of households, against 11.6% nationally.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Cahuilla

Renters in Cahuilla

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodCahuillaRiverside areaCaliforniaU.S.
2006–1014.2%32.3%42.6%33.3%
2010–1418.8%36.6%45.2%35.6%
2015–1915.4%36.7%45.2%36.0%
2020–2418.7%34.2%44.1%34.8%
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Only 18.7% of households in Cahuilla rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Just over six in ten owners (62.4%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Cahuilla

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodCahuillaRiverside areaCaliforniaU.S.
2006–1012.6%11.8%8.7%11.4%
2010–1419.4%10.9%8.1%11.4%
2015–1915.8%9.4%7.5%11.1%
2020–2427.4%7.8%7.3%9.6%
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Vacancy is high in Cahuilla: 27.4% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Cahuilla

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodCahuillaRiverside areaCaliforniaU.S.
2006–101983198319721974
2010–141989198419731975
2015–191980198419741977
2020–241990198619761980
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Cahuilla has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 1990, versus 1980 nationally. The Riverside area as a whole looks much the same.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Cahuilla

Rent, per month
PeriodCahuillaRiverside areaCaliforniaU.S.
2006–10$721$1,287$1,298$965
2010–14$1,254$1,332$1,379$1,040
2015–19$1,287$1,549$1,721$1,213
2020–24$1,647$2,083$2,229$1,571
Change+$927+$796+$931+$606
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The median renter in Cahuilla pays $1,647 a month for rent and utilities, close to the national median of $1,571. Rents here are lower than in the Riverside area overall ($2,083). The typical renter here spends 22.1% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Cahuilla

Bachelor's degrees in Cahuilla

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodCahuillaRiverside areaCaliforniaU.S.
2006–1011.0%19.2%29.1%28.4%
2010–147.3%19.4%30.1%29.6%
2015–197.1%21.2%32.9%32.1%
2020–2415.7%24.0%36.3%35.6%
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College degrees are relatively uncommon in Cahuilla: 15.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Cahuilla

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodCahuillaRiverside areaCaliforniaU.S.
2006–1069.9%77.9%79.9%84.9%
2010–1448.0%78.6%80.7%86.1%
2015–1994.4%80.6%82.6%87.7%
2020–2478.0%82.5%84.2%89.3%
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More than one in five adults in Cahuilla never finished high school, well above the national share: only 78.0% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Cahuilla

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodCahuillaRiverside areaCaliforniaU.S.
2006–1013.9%11.4%9.2%8.1%
2010–144.8%14.4%11.3%9.4%
2015–1914.4%7.7%6.3%5.6%
2020–242.8%6.8%6.6%5.4%
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The job market in Cahuilla has been strong: just 2.8% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Cahuilla compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Cahuilla4.5540.66.4%18.7%27.4%1990$1,64715.7%78.0%2.8%
Anza2.9639.112.3%20.5%31.8%1984$1,35616.1%84.3%9.3%
Holcomb Village2.7747.59.5%9.3%28.6%1991$95416.4%90.5%9.4%
Aguanga2.8746.58.1%8.4%22.0%1994$1,03924.9%90.0%8.9%
Thomas Mountain2.3864.011.2%15.9%21.6%1982$1,51918.3%85.6%1.7%
Radec2.6757.48.9%13.1%14.3%1993$1,32929.1%94.8%4.3%
Sage3.0946.810.4%9.1%12.0%1994$1,69928.6%95.1%3.7%
Idyllwild2.7739.124.4%11.4%34.9%1987$1,49534.0%90.4%8.1%
Mountain Center2.5749.220.8%11.0%32.2%1986$1,56133.8%89.5%6.0%
Fern Valley1.7153.718.6%29.2%61.0%1971$1,74468.6%95.0%8.2%
Pinyon Pines2.8338.717.2%15.9%28.6%1990$1,33323.9%79.4%13.6%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Cahuilla. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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