Palmdale, CA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	116,670	100.0

Male	57,338	49.1
Female	59,332	50.9

Under 5 years	10,808	9.3
5 to 9 years	13,391	11.5
10 to 14 years	13,366	11.5
15 to 19 years	10,378	8.9
20 to 24 years	6,340	5.4
25 to 34 years	14,864	12.7
35 to 44 years	21,452	18.4
45 to 54 years	13,229	11.3
55 to 59 years	3,717	3.2
60 to 64 years	2,605	2.2
65 to 74 years	4,001	3.4
75 to 84 years	2,030	1.7
85 years and over	489	0.4

Median age (years)	28.2	(X)

18 years and over	72,352	62.0
Male	34,745	29.8
Female	37,607	32.2
21 years and over	67,213	57.6
62 years and over	7,990	6.8
65 years and over	6,520	5.6
Male	2,767	2.4
Female	3,753	3.2

RACE
One race	110,566	94.8
White	63,905	54.8
Black or African American	16,913	14.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,198	1.0
Asian	4,468	3.8
Asian Indian	390	0.3
Chinese	341	0.3
Filipino	2,465	2.1
Japanese	283	0.2
Korean	256	0.2
Vietnamese	277	0.2
Other Asian ¹	456	0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	224	0.2
Native Hawaiian	59	0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro	49	0.0
Samoan	52	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	64	0.1
Some other race	23,858	20.4
Two or more races	6,104	5.2

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	68,935	59.1
Black or African American	18,443	15.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,245	1.9
Asian	5,733	4.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	464	0.4
Some other race	27,396	23.5

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	116,670	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	43,991	37.7
Mexican	30,117	25.8
Puerto Rican	858	0.7
Cuban	586	0.5
Other Hispanic or Latino	12,430	10.7
Not Hispanic or Latino	72,679	62.3
White alone	47,831	41.0

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	116,670	100.0
In households	116,576	99.9
Householder	34,285	29.4
Spouse	20,500	17.6
Child	47,228	40.5
Own child under 18 years	39,501	33.9
Other relatives	8,770	7.5
Under 18 years	3,537	3.0
Nonrelatives	5,793	5.0
Unmarried partner	2,206	1.9
In group quarters	94	0.1
Institutionalized population	3	0.0
Noninstitutionalized population	91	0.1

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	34,285	100.0
Family households (families)	28,105	82.0
With own children under 18 years	18,720	54.6
Married-couple family	20,500	59.8
With own children under 18 years	13,492	39.4
Female householder, no husband present	5,538	16.2
With own children under 18 years	3,919	11.4
Nonfamily households	6,180	18.0
Householder living alone	4,762	13.9
Householder 65 years and over	1,298	3.8

Households with individuals under 18 years	20,303	59.2
Households with individuals 65 years and over	5,043	14.7

Average household size	3.40	(X)
Average family size	3.72	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	37,096	100.0
Occupied housing units	34,285	92.4
Vacant housing units	2,811	7.6
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	111	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	3.1	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	9.6	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	34,285	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	24,346	71.0
Renter-occupied housing units	9,939	29.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	3.43	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	3.33	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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