Palmdale is a relatively large city located in the state of California. With a population of 163,463 people and 39 associated neighborhoods, Palmdale is the 32nd largest community in California.Palmdale is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Palmdale is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Palmdale who work in office and administrative support (11.13%), sales jobs (9.53%), and management occupations (6.77%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.93% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Palmdale is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Palmdale, the average commute to work is 36.34 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The percentage of adults in Palmdale with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.69% of adults in Palmdale have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Palmdale in 2022 was $27,882, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $111,528 for a family of four. However, Palmdale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Palmdale is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Palmdale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Palmdale, accounting for 62.99% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Palmdale residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Palmdale include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French. Foreign born people are also an important part of Palmdale's cultural character, accounting for 25.31% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Palmdale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
