Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Thermal is worth considering.
As is often the case in a small town, Thermal doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Thermal has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 4.94% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Thermal in 2022 was $15,603, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $62,412 for a family of four. However, Thermal contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Thermal also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.07% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Thermal is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Thermal home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Thermal, accounting for 93.31% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Thermal residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Thermal include European, Armenian, Irish, African, and Other Subsaharan African.
Thermal also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 57.04%.
The most common language spoken in Thermal is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and German/Yiddish.
