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Palmdale, CA

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PalmdaleCA averageUS Census ACS
Population
165,487
Per-capita income
$28,767
Median home value
$435,300
Bachelor's or higher
17%
Typical home value $498,854 +0% yr/yr · +11.4% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2000–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
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Development activity

Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey
2025131 housing units ($35.5M)
🗳️ Ballot measures (1)
Propositions decided directly by voters.
Measure PD
2024-11-05 · Passed — 27,151 yes / 22,225 no

Recent meetings

Thu Oct 29, 2026

City Council - Notice of Cancellation

Thu Oct 22, 2026

City Council

TEST MEETING
Tue Oct 20, 2026

City Council

Thu Oct 15, 2026

City Council

5:00 pm
Thu Oct 15, 2026

City Council - Agenda en Espanol

Fri Oct 9, 2026

Board of Library Trustees

Thu Oct 8, 2026

Planning Commission

Tue Oct 6, 2026

City Council/SA/HA

Sat Oct 3, 2026

City Council/SA/HA - Agenda en Espanol

Sat Oct 3, 2026

City Council/SA/HA

5:00 PM
Thu Oct 1, 2026

Planning Commission

6:00 PM
Tue Sep 22, 2026

Public Art Commission

Mon Sep 21, 2026

City Council

Mon Sep 21, 2026

Public Art Commission

5:30 PM
Thu Sep 17, 2026

City Council - Agenda en Espanol

Thu Sep 17, 2026

City Council - Agenda en Espanol

Thu Sep 17, 2026

City Council

Thu Sep 17, 2026

City Council

12:00 PM
Thu Sep 17, 2026

State of the City 2026

2:30 PM
Wed Sep 16, 2026

City Council

5:00 PM
Wed Sep 16, 2026

City Council - Agenda en Espanol

Mon Sep 14, 2026

Public Art Commission

Mon Sep 14, 2026

Planning Commission - Notice of Cancelation

Thu Sep 10, 2026

Planning Commission

Thu Sep 10, 2026

Measure AV - Notice of Cancellation

Wed Sep 9, 2026

City Council

Tue Sep 8, 2026

City Council - Agenda en Espanol

Tue Sep 8, 2026

City Council

5:00 PM
Thu Sep 3, 2026

Board of Library Trustees

Thu Sep 3, 2026

Planning Commission

6:00 PM

Showing the 30 most recent meetings of 85 on record. See the yearly meeting archives below for the full history.

💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
$863.7MNORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP
Department of Defense · ACAT 1D B-2 DMS-M EMD
$653.8MLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Department of Defense · DARPA RESEARCH PROJECT
$538.5MLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
National Aeronautics and Space Administr · THE LOW BOOM FLIGHT DEMONSTRATOR (LBFD) CONTRACT IS FOR THE DESIGN, CO
$458.2MNORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP
Department of Defense · CY22-24 B-2 PROGRAMMED DEPOT MAINTENANCE
$386.6MLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Department of Defense · DARPA RESEARCH PROJECT
$323.4MNORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP
Department of Defense · B-2 SOFTWARE SUSTAINMENT AND LABORATORY SUPPORT.
$276.0MNORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP
Department of Defense · B-2 CY25-27 PROGRAMMED DEPOT MAINTENANCE (PDM)
$255.9MNORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP
Department of Defense · B-2 CY 21-24 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT (CLS)
$240.7MLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Department of Defense · IGF::OT::IGF HYPERSONIC AIR-BREATHING WEAPON CONCEPT (HAWC) PHASE 2
$235.4MLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
Department of Defense · FY23 U-2 SUPPORT AND SUSTAINMENT PROGRAMMED DEPOT MAINTENANCE (ORDER

Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.

🌐 County-level context (Los Angeles County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Net migration-86,523 people (-$4.38B net AGI · 2023)
Federal disasters (10 yr)29 ({"Fire": 61, "Flood": 10, "Severe Storm": 8, "Earthquake": 3 · last Fri Aug 8, 2025)
Traffic fatalities19 (3 pedestrian · 2024)
Business establishments304,988 (3,987,736 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$2,625/mo (2,608 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy34.3% (low numeracy 43% · 2017)

Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC

City profile

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131
Permitted housing units

Outcomes — economic mobility

source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research use

For kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:

White kids
0.492
All kids
0.431
Black kids
0.318

Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.

Where it’s happening

geocoded land-use decisions
🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.

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