Coachella Demographics Government Parks Public Safety Religion Schools Taxes Utilities Other Communities Click for map Coachella, located on the eastern edge of the Coachella Valley, is a largely young, rural, Hispanic community where agriculture and hundreds of farms drive the economy. It's here that some of California's largest crops of lemons, oranges, avocados, figs and persimmons grow.
Most people work on farms or in one of several vegetable processing and packing plants.
Families tend to be large, averaging 4.67 members. While much of the area's economy relies on farming, times are changing. Hundreds of tractor-trailer trucks pass through on their way to the Mexican border and southern markets. Home to a small regional airport, Thermal is poised to grow if the airport expands as proposed into a larger air-cargo or charter flight facility. If successful, Salton Sea resorts could create a billion-dollar tourist destination.