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Compare Palmdale to Mountain View

This post compares Palmdale, California to Mountain View, 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) Mountain View (city)
Population 157,358 80,076
Income (median) $43,017 $102,981
Home Value (median) $229,200 $1,079,900
White 42% 56%
Black 12% 1%
Asian 4% 30%
With Kids 49% 27%
Age (median) 31 35
Rentals 36% 58%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Palmdale or Mountain View?
A: Palmdale has a larger population count than Mountain View: 157358 compared with 80076 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Palmdale or in Mountain View?
A: Incomes are on average much lower in Palmdale.

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Mountain View does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 36% for Palmdale versus 58% for Mountain View.

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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