Palmdale is 7th in California out of 644 other cities in Size in square miles
| Palmdale | Rank | California | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current population (2012) | 155,650 | 33rd | 38,041,430 | 313,914,040 |
| Size in square miles | 106.0 | 7th | 155,779.2 | 3,531,905.4 |
| Population density (people per sqmi) | 1,441.6 | 529th | 239.1 | 87.4 |
| Palmdale | Rank | California | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents younger than 5 | 8.3% | 147th | 6.7% | 6.4% |
| Residents younger than 18 | 33.1% | 63rd | 24.3% | 23.5% |
| Residents 65 or older | 6.6% | 574th | 12.1% | 13.7% |
| Palmdale | Rank | California | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) | 74.1% | 465th | 80.8% | 85.4% |
| Residents with college degree (older than 25) | 15.4% | 438th | 30.2% | 28.2% |
| Palmdale | Rank | California | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race - White | 49.0% | 499th | 73.7% | 77.9% |
| Race - Black or African American | 14.8% | 41st | 6.6% | 13.1% |
| Race - American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.9% | 335th | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| Race - Asian | 4.3% | 370th | 13.9% | 5.1% |
| Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 393rd | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| Race - Two or More | 5.4% | 172nd | 3.6% | 2.4% |
| Race - Hispanic or Latino | 54.4% | 143rd | 38.2% | 16.9% |
| Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino | 24.5% | 478th | 39.4% | 63.0% |
| Palmdale | Rank | California | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female residents | 51.2% | 207th | 50.3% | 50.8% |
| Foreign born residents | 25.0% | 252nd | 27.2% | 12.8% |
| Palmdale | Rank | California | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 46,544 | 44th | 13,720,462 | 132,312,404 |
| Units inside multi-unit buildings | 14.5% | 435th | 30.8% | 25.9% |
| Households | 40,465 | 51st | 12,433,172 | 114,761,359 |
| Home ownership rate | 67.8% | 253rd | 56.7% | 66.1% |
| Home median value | $227,300 | 501st | $421,600 | $186,200 |
| People per household | 3.7 | 99th | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| Palmdale | Rank | California | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income per capita | $19,193 | 479th | $29,634 | $27,915 |
| Income per household | $55,213 | 384th | $61,632 | $52,762 |
| Income below poverty line | 18.3% | 159th | 14.4% | 14.3% |
| Palmdale | Rank | California | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total businesses (including small businesses) | 10,904 | 54th | 3,425,510 | 27,092,908 |
| Retail sales | $1,670,400 | 66th | $455,032,270 | $3,917,663,456 |
| Retail sales per capita | $12,052 | 222nd | $12,561 | $12,990 |
| Retail accommodation and food service sales | $181,925 | 84th | $80,852,787 | $613,795,732 |
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