Palmdale, CA

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2020 Population

153,240

1.95% 1-year decline

US Senator

Dianne Feinstein

Democratic Party

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

2020 Median Age

32.3

0.937% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

15.8%

1.77% 1-year increase

2020 Median Household Income

$65,444

4.1% 1-year growth

2020 Median Property Value

$302,800

8.14% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Palmdale, CA had a population of 153k people with a median age of 32.3 and a median household income of $65,444. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Palmdale, CA declined from 156,293 to 153,240, a −1.95% decrease and its median household income grew from $62,865 to $65,444, a 4.1% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Palmdale, CA are Other (Hispanic) (30.5%), White (Hispanic) (24.9%), White (Non-Hispanic) (19.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (12%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (4.53%).

None of the households in Palmdale, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

88.8% of the residents in Palmdale, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Palmdale, CA was $302,800, and the homeownership rate was 63.9%.

Most people in Palmdale, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 42 minutes. The average car ownership in Palmdale, CA was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Palmdale, CA is home to a population of 153k people, from which 88.8% are citizens. As of 2020, 24.8% of Palmdale, CA residents were born outside of the country (38k people).

In 2020, there were 1.23 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (46.7k people) in Palmdale, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 38.1k White (Hispanic) and 29.9k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

88.8%

2020 Citizenship

89.2%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 88.8% of Palmdale, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Palmdale, CA was 89.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Palmdale, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Palmdale, CA

Other (Hispanic)
46.7k ± 2.66k
White (Hispanic)
38.1k ± 2.53k
White (Non-Hispanic)
29.9k ± 2.01k

61.6%

Hispanic Population

94.4k people

61.6% of the people in Palmdale, CA are hispanic (94.4k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Palmdale, CA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

24.8%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

38k people

24.7%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

38.6k people

As of 2020, 24.8% of Palmdale, CA residents (38k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Palmdale, CA was 24.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Palmdale, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,828 ± 258
Gulf War (2001-)
1,252 ± 277
Gulf War (1990s)
797 ± 260

Palmdale, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.46 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Palmdale, CA employs 62.1k people. The largest industries in Palmdale, CA are Health Care & Social Assistance (8,181 people), Retail Trade (7,298 people), and Manufacturing (6,928 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($85,335), Public Administration ($70,802), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($67,237).

Employment

Occupations

62.1k

2020 Value

± 2,044

−1.54%

1 Year decline

± 4.43%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Palmdale, CA declined at a rate of −1.54%, from 63k employees to 62.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Palmdale, CA, are Sales & Related Occupations (6,870 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (6,862 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (4,812 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Palmdale, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

62.1k

2020 Value

± 2,044

−1.54%

1 Year decline

± 4.43%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Palmdale, CA declined at a rate of −1.54%, from 63k employees to 62.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Palmdale, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (8,181 people), Retail Trade (7,298 people), and Manufacturing (6,928 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Palmdale, CA, though some of these residents may live in Palmdale, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,248

Median earning men ± $1,560

$28,287

Median earning women ± $1,926

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Public Administration ($77,348), Information ($68,375), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,186).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Public Administration ($53,196), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,964), and Wholesale Trade ($36,425).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in California. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from California to other states, or from other states to California.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound California product (by dollars) was Electronics with $407B, followed by Pharmaceuticals ($158B) and Mixed freight ($149B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound California products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for California.

$2.26T

2020 Value in California

$4.61T

Projected 2050 Value in California

104% growth

In 2020, total outbound California trade was $2.26T. This is expected to increase 104% to $4.61T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound California trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from California to other states, or from other states to California.

Most Common Trade Partners

Texas
$83.5B
Arizona
$44.4B
Ohio
$43.3B

In 2020, the top outbound California domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Texas with $83.5B, followed by Arizona with $44.4B and Ohio and $43.3B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that California shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 53 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senators Elections

US Senators from California

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Dianne Feinstein

Senator from California

Assumed office on November 10, 1992
Elected to the seat to succeed John Seymour (California politician)|John Seymour, who had been appointed to the seat after Pete Wilson was elected Governor of California.

Alex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 53 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Measure

In 2020, 1.74% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.99% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were Some college (7.14M), High School or Equivalent (6.69M), and Bachelors Degree (6.15M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Palmdale, CA was $302,800 in 2020, which is 1.32 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $280,000 to $302,800, a 8.14% increase. The homeownership rate in Palmdale, CA is 63.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Palmdale, CA have an average commute time of 42 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Palmdale, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Palmdale, CA is $65,444. In 2020, the place with the highest median household income in Palmdale, CA was Census Tract 9102.10 with a value of $111,044, followed by Census Tract 9107.09 and Census Tract 9103.02, with respective values of $98,088 and $86,375.

Property

$302,800

Median Property Value 2020

±$6,116

$27,265

Median Property Taxes

±$1,044

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Palmdale, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Palmdale, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

63.9%

Homeownership

2020

70.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 63.9% of the housing units in Palmdale, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 65.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Palmdale, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9102.10
Census Tract 9107.09
Census Tract 9103.02

In 2020, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Palmdale, CA was Census Tract 9102.10 with a value of $111,044, followed by Census Tract 9107.09 and Census Tract 9103.02, with respective values of $98,088 and $86,375.

The following map shows all of the places in Palmdale, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$65,444

Median Household Income

± $2,010

42.7k

Number of Households

± 1,561

In 2020, the median household income of the 42.7k households in Palmdale, CA grew to $65,444 from the previous year's value of $62,865.

The following chart displays the households in Palmdale, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Palmdale, CA is from California.

0.498

2020 Wage GINI in California

0.499

2019 Wage GINI in California

In 2020, the income inequality in California was 0.498 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.321% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (76.6%)
Carpooled (12.9%)
Worked At Home (6.11%)

In 2020, 76.6% of workers in Palmdale, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.9%) and those who worked at home (6.11%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

42 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Palmdale, CA have a longer commute time (42 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 12.7% of the workforce in Palmdale, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Palmdale, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Palmdale, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Palmdale, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Palmdale, CA (24.1k out of 152k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Palmdale, CA is Hispanic, followed by White and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92.4% of the population of Palmdale, CA has health coverage, with 41.9% on employee plans, 33.9% on Medicaid, 7.04% on Medicare, 8.5% on non-group plans, and 0.99% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in California was $7,549 in 2014. This is a 4.04% increase from the previous year ($7,256).

Primary care physicians in Los Angeles County, CA see 1363 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.801% decrease from the previous year (1374 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1116 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 276 patients per year.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

Showing data at the state level for California. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.

Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in California, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Los Angeles County, CA.

1,363 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Los Angeles County, CA

Primary care physicians in Los Angeles County, CA see an average of 1,363 patients per year. This represents a 0.801% decrease from the previous year (1,374 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Los Angeles County, CA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Community Mobility

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of California across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.4% under 18 years, 21.8% between 18 and 34 years, 36.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.99% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.63%

Uninsured

41.9%

Employer Coverage

33.9%

Medicaid

7.04%

Medicare

8.5%

Non-Group

0.99%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Palmdale, CA declined by 3.02% from 7.86% to 7.63%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Palmdale, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.