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Palmdale, CA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Palmdale is $19,438, which is much lower than the state average of $29,906 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Palmdale median household income is $54,921, which has grown by 17.00% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 29.47% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Palmdale residents spend 40.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 27.8 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1028

Palmdale, CA	19,438 USD
California	29,906 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Palmdale, CA	27,843 USD
California	31,345 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Palmdale, CA	32,519 USD
California	35,724 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Palmdale, CA	22,676 USD
California	26,620 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #686

Palmdale, CA	54,921 USD
California	61,489 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Palmdale, CA	69,169 USD
California	86,704 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #756

Palmdale, CA	17.00%
California	29.47%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Palmdale, CA		California		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	9.69%	$14,073, see rank	21.38%	$23,815	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	23.64%	$15,674, see rank	25.84%	$17,188	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	7.05%	$5,142, see rank	3.99%	$5,281	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.81%	$25,112, see rank	15.58%	$28,884	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Palmdale, CA	56,351 USD
California	70,187 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Palmdale, CA	70,476 USD
California	96,357 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Palmdale, CA	California	U.S.
White	$65,805, see rank	$64,405	$56,900
Black	$48,094, see rank	$43,476	$35,600
Hispanic	$47,410, see rank	$47,206	$42,396
Asian	$70,077, see rank	$77,932	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$44,208, see rank	$45,319	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$14,167, see rank	$60,087	$53,370
One Race, Other	$43,727, see rank	$44,969	$40,300
Two or More Races	$51,078, see rank	$58,769	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Palmdale, CA	California	U.S.
less than 25	$20,125, see rank	$29,452	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,270, see rank	$64,546	$58,398
45 to 64	$65,247, see rank	$73,775	$65,027
65 or over	$39,763, see rank	$44,204	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Palmdale, CA	California	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	111,788, see rank	29,934,838	248,775,628
Male¹	53,747, 48.08%, see rank	49.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	37,647, 70.04%, see rank	70.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	68, 0.13%, see rank	0.80%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	37,579, 69.92%, see rank	69.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	32,225, 85.75%, see rank	88.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	5,354, 14.25%, see rank	11.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	16,100, 29.96%, see rank	29.70%	30.72%
Female¹	58,041, 51.92%, see rank	50.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	28,951, 49.88%, see rank	57.55%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	20, 0.03%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	28,931, 49.85%, see rank	57.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	24,741, 85.52%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,190, 14.48%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	29,090, 50.12%, see rank	42.45%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Palmdale, CA	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	55,593, 100%	16,529,777	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	41,582, 74.80%, see rank	73.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	9,175, 16.50%, see rank	11.10%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,524, 2.74%, see rank	5.20%	5.06%
Walked	327, 0.59%, see rank	2.73%	2.78%
Other Means	495, 0.89%, see rank	2.45%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,490, 4.48%, see rank	5.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Palmdale, CA	40.7 minutes
California	27.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Palmdale, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	56,966	16,890,442	143,435,233
Male¹	32,225, 56.57%, see rank	53.99%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7,418, 23.02%, see rank	34.69%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	5,729, 17.78%, see rank	16.06%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,882, 18.25%, see rank	17.86%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	176, 0.55%, see rank	2.25%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,020, 12.47%, see rank	8.46%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,638, 20.60%, see rank	15.60%	17.94%
Female¹	24,741, 43.43%, see rank	46.01%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7,357, 29.74%, see rank	39.83%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	6,453, 26.08%, see rank	21.80%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8,880, 35.89%, see rank	31.47%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	12, 0.05%, see rank	0.95%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	24, 0.10%, see rank	0.23%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,941, 7.85%, see rank	5.48%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Palmdale, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	56,966, 100%	16,890,442	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	440, 0.77%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	4,643, 8.15%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	7,022, 12.33%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,117, 1.96%, see rank	3.13%	2.75%
Retail Trade	7,541, 13.24%, see rank	11.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,172, 5.57%, see rank	4.62%	4.93%
Information	1,416, 2.49%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,225, 5.66%, see rank	6.31%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	5,024, 8.82%, see rank	12.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	12,111, 21.26%, see rank	21.01%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4,880, 8.57%, see rank	10.05%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,856, 5.01%, see rank	4.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3,519, 6.18%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Palmdale, CA	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	32,910	21.32%, see rank	16.38%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	6,107	17.97%, see rank	12.28%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.