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Palmdale, California: commercial real estate data.
Palmdale is a Census city of 164,634 people across 106.06 square miles of land, in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $81,770, 66.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 133 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $73.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Palmdale
What Palmdale is
- Census place typecity
- Land area106.06 sq mi
- Water area0.24 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,552
- County holding the largest share of its areaLos Angeles County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Palmdale
- Population164,634
- Median age33.0
- Population under 1848,640
- Share under 1829.5 percent
- Population 65 and over18,344
- Share 65 and over11.1 percent
- Households46,373
- Family households37,353
- Share of households that are families80.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Palmdale
- Median household income$81,770
- Per capita income$29,441
- Civilian labor force74,459
- Employed68,267
- Unemployed6,192
- Unemployment rate8.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over101,058
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher77.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Palmdale
- Housing units48,467
- Occupied units46,373
- Vacant units2,094
- Vacancy rate4.3 percent
- Owner occupied30,701
- Renter occupied15,672
- Ownership rate66.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$471,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,802
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.4 percent
- Single family units38,859
- Share single family80.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more7,391
- Share in buildings of two or more15.2 percent
- Mobile homes2,164
- Median year structure built1989
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Palmdale gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute60,355
- Commuting under 15 minutes10,252
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more29,637
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more49.1 percent
- Drove alone72.5 percent
- Carpooled14.2 percent
- Public transport0.9 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home9.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Palmdale (7(a))
- Approvals133
- Gross approval$73,193,700
- Average approval$550,329
- Median approval$195,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,427,200
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,619
- Jobs per approval12.2
- Loans with a final outcome26
- Paid in full22
- Charged off4
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more23.3 percent
- Share to franchises12.0 percent
- Distinct lenders50
- Distinct industries by NAICS72
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Palmdale, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 26 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Palmdale (504)
- Approvals61
- Gross approval$60,221,000
- Average approval$987,230
- Median approval$534,000
- Largest approval$5,500,000
- Jobs supported778
- Loans with a final outcome19
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Palmdale, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 19 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Palmdale
- NFIP communityCity of Palmdale
- NFIP community number060144
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/02/21
The City of Palmdale participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060144 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Los Angeles County, not Palmdale
Los Angeles County context, not Palmdale figures
- Establishments in Los Angeles County304,988
- Covered employment, Los Angeles County4,525,711
- Average annual pay, Los Angeles County$83,554
- Housing units permitted, Los Angeles County19,809
Every figure in this section is published for Los Angeles County as a whole and is not a measurement of Palmdale.
All Los Angeles County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Palmdale questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Palmdale, California?
164,634, in 46,373 households. Palmdale city covers 106.06 square miles of land, which is 1,552 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Palmdale in?
Los Angeles County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Palmdale?
$81,770. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $471,000. Median gross rent is $1,802 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Palmdale businesses?
133 7(a) approvals totaling $73.2 m since FY2020, across 50 lenders, median approval $195,500, plus 61 504 approvals worth $60.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Palmdale, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Palmdale borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Palmdale. Only 26 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Palmdale in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Palmdale appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Palmdale, city of, community 060144, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Palmdale figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Los Angeles County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Palmdale.
Is zoning published for Palmdale?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.