Editing Cathedral City, California (section)

===2000===
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website  }}</ref> of 2000, there were 42,647 people, 14,027 households, and 9,622 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,224.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 17,893 housing units at an average density of {{convert|933.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 65.3% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], about half (50%) of the population is Hispanic or Latino. 2.7% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1.0% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 3.7% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 23.1% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.1% from two or more races.

According to the 2000 Census, Cathedral City had a total of 14,027 households, 39.3% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% of which were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.9%  of which had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4%  of which were non-families. Approximately 23% of all households were made up of individuals, with 11.0%  of them consisting of single individuals 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 people and the average family size was roughly three and a half people (3.63), which puts Cathedral City above both the California and U.S. averages in those categories.

As reported in the most recent census, the city's population was distributed across all age groups, with 31.1% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 30.6%  from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.2%  who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males. Cathedral City has many [[senior citizen]] communities and [[mobile home parks]].

The median income for a household in the city was $38,887, and the median income for a family was $42,461. Men had a median income of $29,598, and the median income for women was $25,289. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,215. About 10.2% of families and 13.6% of the total population had incomes below the [[poverty line]], including 16.3% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over ([[senior citizens]]).