Editing Palmdale, California (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 11522
|1970= 8511
|1980= 12277
|1990= 68842
|2000= 116670
|2010= 152750
|2020= 169450
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015|archive-date=July 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701194652/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

===2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Palmdale city, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Palmdale city, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0655156&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Palmdale city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0655156&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Palmdale city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0655156&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|47,831
|37,390
|style='background: #ffffe6; |28,739
|41.00%
|24.48%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16.96%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|16,447
|21,595
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22,000
|14.10%
|14.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12.98%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|622
|477
|style='background: #ffffe6; |489
|0.53%
|0.31%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.29%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|4,327
|6,223
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,007
|3.71%
|4.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.14%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|163
|211
|style='background: #ffffe6; |278
|0.14%
|0.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.16%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|265
|396
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,112
|0.23%
|0.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.66%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|3,024
|3,361
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,083
|2.59%
|2.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.00%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|43,991
|83,097
|style='background: #ffffe6; |104,742
|37.71%
|54.40%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |61.81%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''116,670'''
|'''152,750'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''169,450'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010===
The [[2010 United States Census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0655156|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715032252/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0655156|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA – Palmdale city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Palmdale had a population of 152,750. The population density was {{convert|1,438.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Palmdale was 74,901 (49.0%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], (24.5% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name=quif/> 22,677 (14.8%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1,316 (0.9%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 6,548 (4.3%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (2.2% Filipino, 0.4% Indian, 0.4% Korean, 0.3% Chinese, 0.3% Vietnamese, 0.2% Japanese, 
0.16% Cambodian, 0.11% Thai and 
0.07% Pakistani), 335 (0.2%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 38,773 (25.4%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 8,200 (5.4%) from two or more races. There were 83,097 [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] residents (54.4%). 38.1% of Palmdale residents are of [[Mexicans|Mexican]] ancestry; 6.2% Salvadoran; and 2.4% of Guatemalan heritage and 0.79% Honduran, 0.76% Puerto Rican, 0.69% Nicaraguan, 0.50% Cuban, 0.47% Colombian and Argentinian 0.34%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://statisticalatlas.com/place/California/Palmdale/Ancestry|title=Ancestry in Palmdale, California|website=statisticalatlas.com|access-date=September 11, 2019|archive-date=December 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215225430/https://statisticalatlas.com/place/California/Palmdale/Ancestry|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Spanish language|Spanish]] is spoken by 36.4% of the population and [[Filipino language|Tagalog]] by 1.3%. The most common ancestries are German 5.2%, Irish 4.1%, English 2.9%, Italian 2.7%, French 1.1%, Polish 1.0%, Norwegian 0.7%, Scottish 0.6%, Dutch 0.6%, Russian 0.6%, Swedish 0.5%, Belizean 0.4%, Armenian 0.4% and Danish, Welsh and Greek 0.3%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ca/palmdale/demographics|title=Palmdale, CA Demographics and Population Statistics|work=Neighborhood Scout|access-date=February 6, 2019|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806044357/https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ca/palmdale/demographics|url-status=live}}</ref>

According to the 2000 Census, [[Mexican Americans|Mexican]] and [[German Americans|German]] were the most common ancestries in Palmdale. [[Mexico]] and [[El Salvador]] were the most common foreign places of birth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/neighborhood/palmdale/|title=Palmdale|website=Mapping L.A.|access-date=December 8, 2022|archive-date=March 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306231602/https://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/neighborhood/palmdale/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Census reported that 152,551 people (99.9% of the population) lived in households, 158 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 41 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 42,952 households, out of which 23,345 (54.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 24,199 (56.3%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 7,821 (18.2%) had a female householder with no husband present, 3,318 (7.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 2,998 (7.0%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 316 (0.7%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 5,828 households (13.6%) were made up of individuals, and 1,880 (4.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.55. There were 35,338 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (82.3% of all households); the average family size was 3.87.

The age distribution of the population included 50,514 people (33.1%) under the age of 18, 17,089 people (11.2%) aged 18 to 24, 40,077 people (26.2%) aged 25 to 44, 34,963 people (22.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 10,107 people (6.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.

There were 46,544 housing units at an average density of {{convert|438.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 29,167 (67.9%) were owner-occupied, and 13,785 (32.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 9.4%. 102,444 people (67.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 50,107 people (32.8%) lived in rental housing units. According to US Census Population Estimates, July 1, 2022: 15.8% of the population was living below the federal poverty line.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/palmdalecitycalifornia | title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Palmdale city, California | access-date=July 28, 2023 | archive-date=February 17, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217022002/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/palmdalecitycalifornia | url-status=live }}</ref>

===Religion===
37.0% of people are [[Catholic]] in Palmdale. 53.4% in the city are [[religious]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/california/palmdale|title=Palmdale, California Religion|website=bestplaces.net|access-date=January 9, 2020|archive-date=December 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230090157/https://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/california/palmdale|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{wide image|Palmdale01.JPG|1024px|Panoramic photo of Palmdale from the west, taken March 2000}}

===Homelessness===

In 2022, [[Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority]]'s Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count counted 309 homeless individuals in Palmdale.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Homeless Count by City/Community |url=https://www.lahsa.org/data?id=54-homeless-count-by-city-community |access-date=April 14, 2023 |website=LAHSA |archive-date=April 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414071047/https://www.lahsa.org/data?id=54-homeless-count-by-city-community |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{Historical populations
|title        = Homeless population
|align        = none
|cols         = 
|footnote     = 
|source       = [https://www.lahsa.org/data?id=54-homeless-count-by-city-community Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count]<br/>[[Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority]]
|2016 | 325
|2017 | 398
|2018 | 203
|2019 | 290
|2020 | 289
|2022 | 309
}}