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Racial composition

A richly diverse racial composition is one of the Coachella Valley's greatest resources. Like most of Southern California, the Coachella Valley has a well-established, yet growing, Hispanic population.

Coachella Valley Population by Ethnic Composition
Race	Number	Percent
White	166,634	44.70%
Hispanic	186,222	49.90%
Black/ African American	6536	1.80%
Asian/Pacific Islander	7697	2.10%
American Indian and Eskimo	1505	0.40%
Other	266	0.10%
Two or more races	4240	1.10%
Source: Claritas 2004

Percent change in Population by Race & Ethnicity 1990-2000
	1990 Number	Percent of Population	2000 Number	Percent of Population	Percent Change
Total population	230,547	100.00%	318,125	100.00%	37.99%
White	129,469	56.16%	152,099	47.81%	17.48%
Hispanic	88,864	38.54%	147,750	46.44%	66.27%
Black/ African American	4643	2.01%	6244	1.96%	34.48%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3817	1.66%	6542	2.06%	71.39%
American Indian and Eskimo	1501	0.65%	1484	0.47%	-1.13%
Other	340	0.15%	281	0.09%	-17.35%
Two or more races	2306	1.00%	3725	1.17%	61.54%
Source: Claritas 2004

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73-710 Fred Waring Drive
Suite 106
Palm Desert, CA
92260-2574

Phone: (760) 340-1575
Fax: (760) 340-9212
Toll free: 1-888-318-CVEP

Contact Us

John Soulliere
President/CEO
jsoulliere@cvep.com

Shawnna Trombetta
Director of Business Development
Shawnna@cvep.com