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Compare Palmdale to Long Beach

This post compares Palmdale, California to Long Beach, California across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Palmdale (city) Long Beach (city)
Population 157,358 470,489
Income (median) $43,017 $46,054
Home Value (median) $229,200 $476,400
White 42% 52%
Black 12% 12%
Asian 4% 13%
With Kids 49% 32%
Age (median) 31 34
Rentals 36% 60%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Palmdale or Long Beach?
A: Palmdale has a much smaller population count than Long Beach: 157358 compared with 470489 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Palmdale or in Long Beach?
A: Incomes are on average similar in Palmdale.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Palmdale or Long Beach?
A: Homes tend to be much less expensive in Palmdale.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Long Beach does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 36% for Palmdale versus 60% for Long Beach.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Palmdale may include: Fontana, Moreno-Valley, and Bay-Point.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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