Coachella Valley Region Economic Development Strategy

Table 3. Selected Economic Characteristics From U.S. Census Bureau

Cathedral City

Desert Hot Springs

Indian Wells

Coachella Valley Cities

Coachella

Indio

EMPLOYMENT STATUS (POPULATION 16 YEARS AND OVER) Labor Force Participation Rate

60.9% 68.2%

62.9%

39.8% 59.7%

Jobs/Housing Ratio

0.48

0.60

0.35

1.23

0.61

INDUSTRY (CIVILIAN EMPLOYED POPULATION 16 YEARS AND OVER) Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.7% 5.5%

1.4% 9.6% 2.1% 2.9%

0.4% 2.5% 5.1% 9.9% 2.4% 3.4% 4.8% 1.9% 3.0% 11.4% 11.2% 5.2% 3.0% 1.1%

Construction Manufacturing Wholesale trade

7.0% 4.7% 0.9%

11.1%

4.0% 2.5%

Retail trade

14.1% 11.5%

13.1%

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities

4.4% 1.1%

4.8% 1.3%

5.4% 1.9%

Information

Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing Professional, scientific, and mgmt, and admin and waste mgmt srvcs Educational services, and healthcare and social assistance Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food srvcs Other services, except public administration

5.1%

2.8%

1.9%

20.6% 4.4%

13.1% 13.9%

14.4%

17.9% 11.8%

18.5% 16.5%

21.5%

15.8% 20.1%

20.2% 17.3%

15.6%

11.0% 16.1%

6.8% 3.3%

6.3% 2.6%

7.2% 3.0%

2.8% 7.7% 2.0% 4.5%

Public administration

Note: Values provided as shares unless where noted. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2019-2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates; TNDG.

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