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Twentynine Palms, California: commercial real estate data.
Twentynine Palms is a Census city of 27,355 people across 58.75 square miles of land, in San Bernardino County. Median household income is $62,554, 38.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 15 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $16.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Twentynine Palms
What Twentynine Palms is
- Census place typecity
- Land area58.75 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land466
- County holding the largest share of its areaSan Bernardino 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 Twentynine Palms
- Population27,355
- Median age24.8
- Population under 186,582
- Share under 1824.1 percent
- Population 65 and over2,097
- Share 65 and over7.7 percent
- Households9,291
- Family households6,137
- Share of households that are families66.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Twentynine Palms
- Median household income$62,554
- Per capita income$31,188
- Civilian labor force8,212
- Employed7,889
- Unemployed323 plus or minus 131
- Unemployment rate3.9 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over13,550
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.5 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Twentynine Palms
- Housing units10,642
- Occupied units9,291
- Vacant units1,351
- Vacancy rate12.7 percent
- Owner occupied3,552
- Renter occupied5,739
- Ownership rate38.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$268,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,352
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.9 percent
- Single family units7,609
- Share single family71.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,650
- Share in buildings of two or more24.9 percent
- Mobile homes383 plus or minus 165
- Median year structure built1985
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Twentynine Palms gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute13,529
- Commuting under 15 minutes8,427
- Share commuting under 15 minutes62.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,587 plus or minus 329
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more11.7 percent
- Drove alone65.5 percent
- Carpooled10.4 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked13.5 percent
- Worked from home8.8 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Twentynine Palms (7(a))
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$16,340,600
- Average approval$1,089,373
- Median approval$367,600
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported84
- Jobs per approval5.6
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more60.0 percent
- Share to franchises6.7 percent
- Distinct lenders9
- Distinct industries by NAICS14
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Twentynine Palms, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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 Twentynine Palms (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$474,000
- Average approval$237,000
- Median approval$237,000
- Largest approval$292,000
- Jobs supported6
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Twentynine Palms, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 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 Twentynine Palms
- NFIP communityCity of Twentynine Palms
- NFIP community number060734
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/02/16
The City of Twentynine Palms participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060734 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.
San Bernardino County, not Twentynine Palms
San Bernardino County context, not Twentynine Palms figures
- Establishments in San Bernardino County42,571
- Covered employment, San Bernardino County845,908
- Average annual pay, San Bernardino County$62,368
- Housing units permitted, San Bernardino County6,226
Every figure in this section is published for San Bernardino County as a whole and is not a measurement of Twentynine Palms.
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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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Common questions
Twentynine Palms questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Twentynine Palms, California?
27,355, in 9,291 households. Twentynine Palms city covers 58.75 square miles of land, which is 466 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Twentynine Palms in?
San Bernardino 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 Twentynine Palms?
$62,554. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $268,200. Median gross rent is $1,352 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Twentynine Palms businesses?
15 7(a) approvals totaling $16.3 m since FY2020, across 9 lenders, median approval $367,600, plus 2 504 approvals worth $474,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Twentynine Palms, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Twentynine Palms borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Twentynine Palms. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Twentynine Palms in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Twentynine Palms appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Twentynine Palms, city of, community 060734, 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 Twentynine Palms figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for San Bernardino 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 Twentynine Palms.
Is zoning published for Twentynine Palms?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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