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Cathedral City grew from a small bedroom community to a thriving, family-oriented place to live.

Young families make up the bulk of Cathedral City’s population. The median age here is 32.8 years. The city also has a multiethnic population — 57 percent of residents are white, 37 percent are Hispanic and 2.1 percent are African-American.

Web site cathedralcity.gov

Schools in Cathedral City are part of the Palm Springs Unified School District. There are four public elementary schools, two middle schools, a high school and a continuation school within city limits.

Cathedral City residents don’t travel far for health care either. The Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage operates an Immediate Care Center on Highway 111, and Express Health Care offers outpatient and clinical services a few blocks down the road.

More than 15 churches of various Christian faiths lie within city limits. Nearby Palm Springs serves members of the Jewish faith with four synagogues.

Cathedral City has also, as a municipality, reached beyond its physical growth to provide residents with a progressive local government. Last year, it introduced a Community Police Services program, which placed three police offices in shopping centers, raising the force’s visibility and offering residents quick access to law enforcement.

In 1997, the city became the first in the valley to pass a domestic partner ordinance, recognizing its role as home to many gay residents and gay-owned businesses. Live-in partners in Cathedral City are now afforded the same rights to health care and benefits as married couples. Since its incorporation, Cathedral City has sought to bring young, middle class families into its fold. A variety of homes have been built within the past 15 years, from country club communities to mobile home parks, and the city, the valley’s third largest, maintains one of the area’s highest employment rates. It is, as local officials like to say, a city “on the move.”

GENERAL INFORMATION:
Mayor: George Stettler
City Hall: 68-700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero,
Cathedral City, CA 92234 760-770-0340
Population: 47,292
Median Age: 32.8
Average Household Income: $42,766
Average Resale House Price: $121,667
Households with children: 67.8%
Police: 911 or 760-321-0111 (Administration: 760-770-0301)
Fire: 911 (Administration: 760-770-8200)
Hospital: 911
Chamber of Commerce: 760-328-1213
Post Office: 68770 1st Street 800-275-8777

Schools:
The Palm Springs Unified School District: 760-416-6000

Public Parks:
Park Dept: 760-770-0380
Aqua Caliente Park, San Luis Rey & San Gabriel Circle
Century Park, Da Valle and Century Park Drive
Panorama Park, Tachevah Drive and Avenida Maravilla
Patriot Park at Dinah Shore and Date Palm
Second Street Park, Date Palm Drive and
Buddy Rogers Drive

Libraries:
Riverside County Library: 33-520 Date Palm Drive 760-328-4262

Central Shopping District:
Two major shopping centers (known as Wal-Mart Center and Stater Bros. Center) in the vicinity of Date Palm Drive and Ramon, and another on East Palm Canyon Drive (Target Center)

Central Restaurant District:
Restaurant Row, East Palm Canyon Drive

Theater/Movies:
IMAX, Hwy. 111
Mary Pickford Theatre & Experience 760-328-7100
Cinemark Theater, Date Palm & Dinah Shore

Utilities:
Phone Company: Verizon 800-483-4000
Electricity: Southern California Edison 800-655-4555
Gas: Southern California Gas Company 800-427-2200
Water: Desert Water Agency: 760-323-4971 or
Coachella Valley Water District: 760-398-2651
Cable: Time Warner 760-320-8810
Sanitation: Waste Management of the Desert 760-340-2113