Moving to Palmdale, California
About Palmdale, California

Palmdale is a city in northern Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city lies in the Antelope Valley of Southern California. The San Gabriel Mountains separate Palmdale from the Los Angeles Basin to the south.
On August 24, 1962, Palmdale became the first city in Antelope Valley. Forty-seven years later, in November 2009, voters approved making it a charter city. Palmdale's population was 169,450 at the 2020 census, up from 152,750 at the 2010 census. Palmdale is the 33rd most populous city in California. Together with its immediate northern neighbor, the city of Lancaster, the Palmdale–Lancaster urban area had a population of 359,559 in 2020.
Gender
Gender | Palmdale | California | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Female | 50.8% | 50.3% | 50.8% |
Male | 49.2% | 49.7% | 49.2% |
Gender
Female Male
Household Income
< $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more
Income | Palmdale | California | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 4.8% | 4.7% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 4.5% | 3.9% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 7.5% | 6.9% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 9.4% | 7.1% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 13% | 10% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 18.4% | 15.3% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 14.9% | 12.3% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 16.4% | 17.1% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 6% | 9.4% | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 5.1% | 13.3% | 8.3% |
Education
< 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree
Education | Palmdale | California | Country |
---|---|---|---|
< 9th Grade | 12% | 8% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 13% | 7% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 28% | 20% | 27.0% |
Other College | 24% | 21% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 7% | 8% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 11% | 22% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 4% | 9% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 1% | 3% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 0% | 2% | 1.0% |
Household Income
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Race / Ethnicity
White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other
Ethnicity | Palmdale | California | Country |
---|---|---|---|
White | 19.5% | 36.5% | 60.1% |
African American | 12% | 5.4% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
Asian | 4% | 14.6% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
Other | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
Multiracial | 1.7% | 3.4% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 61.6% | 39.1% | 18.2% |
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