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People QuickFacts |
Palmdale |
California |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
127,759 | 35,484,453 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
9.4% | 4.8% |
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Population, 2000 |
116,670 | 33,871,648 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
50.9% | 13.6% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
9.3% | 7.3% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
38.0% | 27.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
5.6% | 10.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
50.9% | 50.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
54.8% | 59.5% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
14.5% | 6.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.0% | 1.0% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
3.8% | 10.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.2% | 0.3% |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
20.4% | 16.8% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
5.2% | 4.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
37.7% | 32.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
46.4% | 50.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
19.8% | 26.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
34.7% | 39.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
74.0% | 76.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
13.3% | 26.6% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
42.9 | 27.7 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
37,096 | 12,214,549 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
71.0% | 56.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$116,400 | $211,500 |
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Households, 2000 |
34,285 | 11,502,870 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
3.40 | 2.87 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$46,941 | $47,493 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$16,384 | $22,711 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
15.8% | 14.2% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Palmdale |
California |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
71,686 | 548,864,451 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
542,953 | 263,118,346 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$5,074 | $8,167 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
74,575 | 42,312,641 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 |
5,668 | 2,565,734 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
37.7% | 28.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
18.1% | 27.3% |
