
DEMOGRAPHICS
Permanent Population - 24,282 Seasonal - Doubles in population
Population Growth
2000 - 16,582
2002 - 16,896
2008 - 24,282
Households - 8,359
Median Household Income $35,232
Median Home Price $150,000

FORM OF GOVERNMENT
Council-mayor
ELECTED OFFICIALS
Mayor - Yvonne Parks
Council
Scott Matas
Jan Pye
Russell Betts
Karl Baker - Mayor Pro Tem

ELEVATION
1,185 feet
LONGITUDE
116 30 minutes west
LATITUDE
30 50 minutes north
TOTAL LAND AREA
23 square miles
INCORPORATED
September 24, 1963
CITY SLOGAN
“Clearly Above the Rest”
CHAMBER WEB SITE
www.dhschamber.org
CITY WEB SITE
www.desert-hot-springs.us
Palm Springs Unified School District
980 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way Palm Springs
416-6000
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS (grades K-5)
Bubbling Wells Elementary School
67-501 Camino Campanero
251-7230
Julius Corsini Elementary School
68-750 Hacienda Drive
251-7260
Two Bunch Palms Elementary School
14-250 West Drive
251-7220
Edward Wenzlaff Elementary School
11-625 West Drive
251-7244
Cabot Yerxa Elementary School
67-067 Desert View
Desert View Elementary (2012)
MIDDLE SCHOOLS (grades 6-8)
Desert Springs Middle School
66-755 Two Bunch Palms Trail
251-7200
Painted Hills Middle School (opens 2010)
65-750 Avenida Jalisco
HIGH SCHOOLS (grades 9-12)
Desert Hot Springs High School
65-850 Pierson Boulevard
288-7000
Desert Hot Springs Alternative
13070 Palm Drive
329-3330
Arroyo Park
66140 W. Arroyo Drive
Tennis, Basketball, Restrooms, Picnic, BBQ, Inside Shuffleboard Court, Tot Lot
Constitution Park
11777 West Drive
Benches, Table
Coyote Park
13239 Don English Way
Tot Lot, Nature Trail, Picnic, BBQ
Frank Hodge Skate Park
West Drive next to Chamber office Skateboard Park
Hot Springs Park
10901 Palm Drive
An interactive park celebrating the hot water aquifer below our city
Mission Springs Park
66750 Park Lane
Baseball, Softball, Concession Stand, Soccer, BBQ, Restrooms, Tot Lot
Veterans’ Memorial Park
10101 Palm Drive
Picnic, Benches, Tables
Wardman Park
8th Street & Cactus
Tennis, Baseball, Basketball, Softball, Lighted Fields, Restrooms, Picnic, BBQ Pits, Soccer Field, Tot Lot, Location of DHS Boys and Girls Club, Swimming Pool, Meeting Room, Horseshoe
329-1312