Editing Rancho Mirage, California (section)

===2010===
The [[2010 United States Census]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0659500 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715032615/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0659500 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA – Rancho Mirage city |access-date=July 12, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=<!--undated-->}}</ref> reported that Rancho Mirage had a population of 17,218. The population density was {{convert|693.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Rancho Mirage was 15,267 (88.7%) White (81.7% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name="census.gov">{{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0659500.html |title=Rancho Mirage (city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau |publisher=United States Census Bureau |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=<!--undated--> |access-date=January 26, 2014 |archive-date=February 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205223046/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0659500.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> 256 (1.5%) African American, 94 (0.5%) Native American, 651 (3.8%) Asian, 14 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 598 (3.5%) from other races, and 338 (2.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,964 persons (11.4%).

The census reported that 17,154 people (99.6% of the population) lived in households, 16 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 48 (0.3%) were institutionalized.

There were 8,829 households, 1,031 (11.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 4,159 (47.1%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 453 (5.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 213 (2.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 316 (3.6%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 454 (5.1%) [[Same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 3,055 households (34.6%) were one person and 1,961 (22.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 1.94. There were 4,825 families (54.6% of households); the average family size was 2.46.

The age distribution was 1,828 people (10.6%) under the age of 18, 508 people (3.0%) aged 18 to 24, 1,885 people (10.9%) aged 25 to 44, 5,415 people (31.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 7,582 people (44.0%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 62.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.

There were 14,243 housing units at an average density of 573.5 per square mile; of the occupied units 7,089 (80.3%) were owner-occupied and 1,740 (19.7%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 5.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 17.2%. 13,845 people (80.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 3,309 people (19.2%) lived in rental housing units.

Between 2009 and 2013, Rancho Mirage had a median household income of $77,526, with 13.6% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name="census.gov"/>