Indian Wells is a very small city located in the state of California. With a population of 4,860 people and two associated neighborhoods, Indian Wells is the 532nd largest community in California.

Housing costs in Indian Wells are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 27.54% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Another notable thing is that Indian Wells is a major vacation destination. Much of the city’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Indian Wells’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Indian Wells has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Indian Wells a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Being a small city, Indian Wells does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

If knowledge is power, Indian Wells is a pretty powerful place. 57.06% of the adults in Indian Wells have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Indian Wells in 2018 was $127,143, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $508,572 for a family of four. However, Indian Wells contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Indian Wells is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Indian Wells home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Indian Wells residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Indian Wells include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Indian Wells is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Pacific Island languages.