Indian Wells, CA Housing Market & City Data

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5,470
Population Estimate
$727,454
Median Home Value
95.4%
Employment Rate
55.5%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$488
Median Listing Price$1,106,250
Median Days on Market70
Active Listings73
New Listings38
Total Listings (Active + Pending)90
Avg Listing Price$1,677,429
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-4%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY5%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.37
Family Dual Income28.5
Median Household Income$107,500
Median Individual Income$50,377
Home Ownership83.7%
Home Value$727,454
Median Rent$788
Rent Burden41.1%
Poverty6.7%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED3.0%
  • Highschool Education13.6%
  • Some College27.9%
  • Bachelors Degree32.4%
  • Graduate Degree23.1%
  • Total College or Above55.5%
  • Stem Degree42.9%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.6%
  • Female52.4%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married66.3%
  • Divorced11.1%
  • Never Married11.6%
  • Widowed11.0%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityIndian Wells
State IDCA
Population5,470

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 185.6%
19–295.1%
30–392.7%
40–493.6%
Age Group% of Population
50–5913.9%
60–6923.2%
70–7929.2%
80+16.8%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation36.6%
Unemployment Rate4.6%
Disabled15.3%

ETHNICITY

White91.8%
Black0.9%
Asian3.8%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.3%
Other1.8%
Multiple1.4%

OTHER

Hispanic5.4%
Limited English0.3%
Health Uninsured1.5%
Veteran15.2%

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Neighborhoods in Indian Wells, CA

Get to know neighborhoods in Indian Wells, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Indian Wells Country Club

    Indian Wells Country Club ↗

    Median asking price
    $807,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    283
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    7.5/10 · 2 schools

  • Toscana Country Club

    Toscana Country Club ↗

    Median asking price
    $2,150,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    49
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    6.7/10 · 6 schools

  • Colony Cove At Indian Wells

    Colony Cove ↗

    Median asking price
    $919,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    43
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    6.5/10 · 2 schools

  • The Reserve Club

    The Reserve ↗

    Median asking price
    $2,600,000
    / sq ft
    $944
    Active listings
    4
    properties in discovery sample
    31
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    7.5/10 · 2 schools

  • Los Lagos Neighborhood

    Los Lagos ↗

    Median asking price
    $577,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    29
    B

    Nearby schools · estimated

    6.5/10 · 2 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.