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Palmdale, CA vs Lancaster, CA

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- Lancaster is 0% more densely populated than Palmdale.
- People are 9.5% less likely to be married in Lancaster.
- The Median Age is 0.7 years older in Lancaster.
 Palmdale, CALancaster, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock171,820329,725,481
 Female Population50.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.338.4
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 Population - 2010152,761  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock118,718285,036,114
 Population - 199068,842  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock31.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now118.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,822.493.4
 Land Area106.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Palmdale, CALancaster, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Palmdale, CALancaster, CAUnited States
 White18.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock20.0%12.2%
 Asian4.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock44.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Palmdale, CALancaster, CAUnited States
 Married Population48.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock56.2%50.2%
 Never Married40.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.7%10.8%
 Widowed3.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.152.60
 Households46,515  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock38,25680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock29.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,885  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  More

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Reviews for Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 5 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 7 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  More

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