Palmdale, CA Profile

Palmdale, CA, population 143,985, is located in California's Los Angeles county, about 8.3 miles from Lancaster and 27.5 miles from Santa Clarita.

Through the 90's Palmdale's population has grown by about 69%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Palmdale has grown by about 15%. Since 2005 Palmdale's population has grown by about 8%.

Palmdale's property crime levels tend to be about the same as California's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Palmdale tend to be higher than California's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	49%
	Females	51%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	55%
	African American	14%
	Native American	1%
	Asian	4%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	26%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	3.00%	Over 60:	4.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	116,848	N/A
2001	120,243	2.91%
2002	123,286	2.53%
2003	126,629	2.71%
2004	129,378	2.17%
2005	132,708	2.57%
2006	136,017	2.49%
2007	138,596	1.90%
2008	141,705	2.24%
2009	143,985	1.61%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$46,941

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	763
2002	955
2003	732
2004	771
2005	789
2006	728
2007	734
2008	608
2009	559
2010	567

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	8	48	178	673
2002	7	56	245	847
2003	11	43	284	582
2004	10	55	308	623
2005	15	48	318	661
2006	15	58	341	575
2007	11	34	360	638
2008	5	55	304	512
2009	8	41	264	505
2010	8	41	261	522

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	2,865
2002	3,488
2003	3,835
2004	3,239
2005	3,117
2006	3,102
2007	3,027
2008	2,728
2009	2,458
2010	2,271

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	896	1,932	577
2002	961	2,521	737
2003	1,009	2,961	849
2004	1,009	2,352	825
2005	967	2,384	764
2006	1169	2353	690
2007	1182	2446	674
2008	1033	2297	602
2009	1080	2031	487
2010	959	1890	485