Desert Center is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Desert Center, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
12 kids in every 100 people in Desert Center
In all, about 144 people live in Desert Center (census survey, 2020–24). 19 in 100 adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more. For every 100 workers, 8 work from home, beside 17 across CA.
Median age 45.5 (CA 37.9).
Counted by household. Plus 55.8% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older. 6.3% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 12 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Desert Center says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Desert Center
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Desert Center’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Desert Center or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Desert Center in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.