California · Census place 55156
Palmdale city, CA
Quick answer
Palmdale city has 165,487 residents, ranking #32 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $81,151, the median home is worth $435,300 and median gross rent runs $1,736 a month.
- Population
- 165,487Palmdale city residents
- Median household income
- $81,151Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $435,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,736Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Palmdale city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Palmdale city median would spend about 25.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.6% of residents and 66.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Oceanside city 172,542
- Garden Grove city 170,603
- Lancaster city 170,013
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- Corona city 158,839
- Sunnyvale city 153,455
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