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Palmdale CA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	116,670	196 (of 25,150) (99%)	45 (of 1081) (96%)
Average Income	$46,941	5,277 (79%)	469 (57%)
Median House Value	$116,400	5,990 (76%)	755 (30%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	54.8%	22,677 (of 25,150) (10%)	820 (of 1081) (24%)
% Black Population	14.5%	3,404 (86%)	45 (96%)
% Hispanic Population	37.7%	1,130 (96%)	276 (74%)
% Asian Population	3.8%	1,624 (94%)	400 (63%)
% American Indian Population	1.0%	4,816 (81%)	565 (48%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	74.0%	17,362 (of 25,150) (31%)	713 (of 1081) (34%)
% College Graduates	13.3%	12,608 (50%)	654 (40%)
% Never Married	27.7%	5,026 (80%)	399 (63%)
% Married	56.4%	13,142 (48%)	472 (56%)
% Seperated	2.8%	5,090 (80%)	290 (73%)
% Divorced	9.0%	15,087 (40%)	642 (41%)
% Foreign Born	19.8%	1,321 (95%)	385 (64%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	37,136	270 (of 25,150) (99%)	55 (of 1081) (95%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	0.7%	23,220 (8%)	942 (13%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	6.5%	10,716 (57%)	221 (80%)
Average Rooms in House	5.6	8,804 (65%)	232 (79%)
% Households with No Car	7.2%	11,294 (55%)	442 (59%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	20.7%	8,982 (64%)	506 (53%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.2%	2,836 (89%)	371 (66%)
Median House Value	$116,400	5,990 (76%)	755 (30%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	2.7%	12,727 (49%)	278 (74%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	1.3%	3,685 (85%)	484 (55%)
Average Monthly Rent	$630	5,108 (80%)	647 (40%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	62.8%	11,822 (of 25,150) (53%)	466 (of 1081) (57%)
% Drive Alone to Work	69.6%	20,607 (18%)	735 (32%)
% Take Public Transportation	2.7%	3,038 (88%)	276 (74%)
% Walk to Work	1.0%	18,053 (28%)	827 (23%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	42.9	478 (98%)	30 (97%)
% Households making less than $10,000	8.8%	13,819 (45%)	441 (59%)
% Households making over $200,000	0.8%	10,085 (60%)	691 (36%)
Median Household Income	$46,941	5,277 (79%)	469 (57%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	8.2%	2,348 (91%)	216 (80%)
Per Capita Income	$16,384	13,455 (47%)	677 (37%)
Male Worker Income	$42,190	3,848 (85%)	394 (64%)
Female Worker Income	$29,401	4,529 (82%)	492 (54%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	12.9%	6,994 (72%)	358 (67%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	15.8%	7,685 (69%)	389 (64%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Los Angeles, California	39 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.93

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
North Las Vegas, Nevada	0.97
Lancaster, California	0.91
Fontana, California	0.89
Moreno Valley, California	0.89
Grand Prairie, Texas	0.89
Joliet, Illinois	0.88
Elizabeth, New Jersey	0.88
Waukegan, Illinois	0.87
West Valley City, Utah	0.86
Mesquite, Texas	0.85

Palmdale CA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Houses Built 1990-1994	9,495	41
Other Race Population	23,858	75
Houses Built 1980-1989	15,393	76
Two Other Races Population	27,396	79
Other Hispanic or Latino Population	12,430	87

Palmdale CA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1081)
Houses Built 1990-1994	9,495	6
Houses Worth Between $50,000 and $99,999	7,778	10
Coal or Coke Fueled Households	13	11
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $700 and $999	5,088	14
Houses Built 1980-1989	15,393	16

Palmdale CA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent of Houseowners without a Mortgage	8.4%	24,601
Percent of Houseowners with Costs Less than 15 Percent of Income	17.6%	24,504
Percent 18 and Older Population	62.0%	24,421
Percent 21 and Older Population	57.6%	24,259
Percent 18 and Older Male Population	29.8%	24,191

Palmdale CA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 1081)
Percent 18 and Older Male Population	29.8%	1,061
Percent 18 and Older Population	62.0%	1,031
Percent of Houseowners without a Mortgage	8.4%	1,029
Percent of Houseowners with Costs Less than 15 Percent of Income	17.6%	1,003
Percent 60 to 64 year Old Population	2.2%	1,001

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Palmdale CA	North Las Vegas, Nevada
Total Population	116,670	115,488
Average Age	28.2	28.8
Average Income	$46,941	$46,057
Median House Value	$116,400	$123,000
% White Population	54.8%	55.9%
% Black Population	14.5%	19.0%
% Asian Population	3.8%	3.2%
% Hispanic Population	37.7%	37.6%

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