Desert Center area is bisected by Interstate 10 along Desert Center Rice Road and Kaiser Road. In the public's mind, this small oasis represents what is meant by the Desert Center area. It is a very focused specialty center primarily serving the commercial needs of the highway traveler. There are mobile home parks, industrial/storage facilities, an airport, and a Caltrans equipment yard.
Desert Center is located in California. Desert Center, California has a population of 288. Desert Center is less family-centric than the surrounding county with 11.54% of the households containing married families with children. The county average for households married with children is 35.14%.
The median household income in Desert Center, California is $34,583. The median household income for the surrounding county is $76,066 compared to the national median of $69,021. The median age of people living in Desert Center is 70.5 years.
The average high temperature in July is 106.6 degrees, with an average low temperature in January of 42.7 degrees. The average rainfall is approximately 4 inches per year, with 0 inches of snow per year.
