Our 18 and younger population in the Coachella Valley
In a recent Desert Sun article titled Palm Springs is an oasis for tourists, but not for the area's majority low-income students, the author, Jonathan Horwitz, explores how the Coachella Valley’s “glamourous vision” obscures a [...]
Wealth in the Coachella Valley
For my first Data Digest of 2023, I explored household income in the Coachella Valley. Household income has risen since the COVID lockdowns, especially for those with the lowest incomes. Persistent inflation, however, has taken [...]
Urban Displacement in the Coachella Valley
Since the beginning of the pandemic, residential real estate has been on a wild roller coaster ride. Housing prices in the Coachella Valley rose to historic levels during the COVID restrictions. People moved into the [...]
Agriculture in the Coachella Valley
The Coachella Valley Agriculture sector is valued at an estimated $600 million, according to the 2019 Coachella Valley Water District's (CVWD) 2019 Crop Report. It accounts for half the estimated $1.3 billion agriculture industry in [...]
Employment Centers of the Coachella Valley
At CVEP we always keep a regional lens on the Coachella Valley. We see an interwoven tapestry of opportunities and challenges between the cities, unincorporated areas, and tribal nations of our interconnected valley. Business and [...]
Proportion of the Coachella Valley Population with Health Insurance
Is health care a right or a privilege? Well, I'm not going to dip into those heated waters. For now, American political forces keep that an open question. But we know that lack of access [...]
