Rancho Mirage is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 17,633 people and five associated neighborhoods, Rancho Mirage is the 339th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Rancho Mirage are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Of important note, Rancho Mirage is also a city of artists. Rancho Mirage has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Rancho Mirage’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 23.01% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Another notable thing is that Rancho Mirage is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the city’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Rancho Mirage has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Rancho Mirage a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Rancho Mirage is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 46.48% of adults in Rancho Mirage have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Rancho Mirage in 2022 was $86,546, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $346,184 for a family of four. However, Rancho Mirage contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Rancho Mirage is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rancho Mirage home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rancho Mirage residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Rancho Mirage also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.60% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rancho Mirage include English, Irish, German, Italian, and European.

In addition, Rancho Mirage has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.63%).

The most common language spoken in Rancho Mirage is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.