Palmdale.
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37 tracts·165K people·$471K median·1,555/mi²
Hispanic 64 · White 15 · Black 13 · Asian 5 · Multiracial 3 · Other 1
Married couple 52 · Other 33 · Living alone 15
Los Angeles 22 · Palmdale 16 · Lancaster 12 · Santa Clarita 5 · Burbank 2 · Elsewhere 43
Health 31 · Manufacturing 28 · Retail 19 · Leisure 11 · Professional 7 · Public admin 2 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 30 · Service 22 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 16 · Construction · maintenance 11
Drive alone 72 · Carpool 28 · Work from home 9 · Transit 1 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Palmdale is $471,000 (Census ACS) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Palmdale has 164,634 residents across 34 census tracts and 32 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 33.0; the population is 63.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% White, 12.8% Black, 4.6% Asian, 2.5% Multiracial and 1.1% Other; the average household has 3.5 people; 17.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.7% (Census ACS).
Cottonwood Elementary (54%), Los Amigos - Dual Immersion (44%) and Palmdale Learning Plaza (40%) lead the elementary schools; Hillview Middle (53%), Desert Willow Fine Arts Sci and Tech Magnet Acad (20%) and Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy (20%) lead the middle schools; William J. (Pete) Knight High (30%), Highland High (27%) and R. Rex Parris High (24%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,802/month, 14% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Palmdale is $81,770 a year, 5% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Palmdale, median rent is $1,802/month and the median home value is $471,000 (Census ACS).
Palmdale reported 5.1 violent crimes and 16.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 94°F; winter lows average 36°F; there are 78 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 9 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Palmdale are wildfire (95), earthquake (91) and landslide (88), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 1.25g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Palmdale scores 7.5 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 0.8% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).