Rancho Mirage is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 17,795 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.Rancho Mirage is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 92.05% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Rancho Mirage is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rancho Mirage who work in management occupations (16.11%), sales jobs (12.16%), and healthcare (9.53%). 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鈥檚 character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 26.94% 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 a major vacation destination. Much of the city鈥檚 population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Rancho Mirage鈥檚 population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much 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.The education level of Rancho Mirage ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Rancho Mirage, 46.51% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Rancho Mirage in 2022 was $87,637, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $350,548 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 15.21% of the city鈥檚 residents. Important ancestries of people in Rancho Mirage include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. In addition, Rancho Mirage has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.66%). The most common language spoken in Rancho Mirage is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.