Palmdale Population and Demographics

Palmdale California Population and Demographics Resources

Palmdale City, California Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Palmdale Population: 116670 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 57338 49.15% Female 59332 50.85%       Under 5 years 10808 9.26% 5 to 9 years 13391 11.48% 10 to 14 years 13366 11.46% 15 to 19 years 10378 8.9% 20 to 24 years 6340 5.43% 25 to 34 years 14864 12.74% 35 to 44 years 21452 18.39% 45 to 54 years 13229 11.34% 55 to 59 years 3717 3.19% 60 to 64 years 2605 2.23% 65 to 74 years 4001 3.43% 75 to 84 years 2030 1.74% 85 years and over 489 0.42%       Median age (years) 28.2       18 years and over 72352 62.01% Male 34745 29.78% Female 37607 32.23% 21 years and over 67213 57.61% 62 years and over 7990 6.85% 65 years and over 6520 5.59% Male 2767 2.37% Female 3753 3.22%       Race     One race 110566 94.77% White 63905 54.77% Black or African American 16913 14.5% American Indian and Alaska Native 1198 1.03% Asian 4468 3.83% Asian indian 390 0.33% Chinese 341 0.29% Filipino 2465 2.11% Japanese 283 0.24% Korean 256 0.22% Vietnamese 277 0.24% Other Asian 456 0.39% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 224 0.19% Native Hawaiian 59 0.05% Guamanian or Chamorro 49 0.04% Samoan 52 0.04% Other Pacific Islander 64 0.05% Some other race 23858 20.45% Two or more races 6104 5.23%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 116670 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 43991 37.71% Mexican 30117 25.81% Puerto Rican 858 0.74% Cuban 586 0.5% Other Hispanic or Latino 12430 10.65% Not Hispanic or Latino 72679 62.29% White alone 47831 41%       Relationship     Total Population 116670 100.00% In households 116576 99.92% Householder 34285 29.39% Spouse 20500 17.57% Child 47228 40.48% Own child under 18 years 39501 33.86% Other relatives 8770 7.52% Under 18 years 3537 3.03% Nonrelatives 5793 4.97% Unmarried partner 2206 1.89% In group quarters 94 0.08% Institutionalized population 3 0% Non-Institutionalized population 91 0.08%       Households by Type     Total Households 34285 100.0 % Family households (families) 28105 81.97% With own children under 18 years 18720 54.6% Married-couple family 20500 59.79% With own children under 18 years 13492 39.35% Female householder, no husband present 5538 16.15% With own children under 18 years 3919 11.43% Non Family households 6180 18.03% Householder living alone 4762 13.89% Householder 65 years and over 1298 3.79%       Households with individuals under 18 years 20303 59.22% Households with individuals 65 years and over 5043 14.71%       Average Household size 3.4 Average family size 3.72       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 37096 100.00% Occupied housing units 34285 92.42% Vacant housing units 2811 7.58% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 111 0.3% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.6       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 34285 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 24346 71.01% Renter-occupied housing units. 9939 28.99%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 3.43 Average household size of renter-occupied units 3.33

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Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.