COMPARING TWO PLACES
Palmdale vs Quartz Hill
PLACE A
Palmdale, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Quartz Hill, California
Palmdale is 87% smaller than Quartz Hill. Quartz Hill earns more, with a median household income $42,815 higher.
PALMDALEQUARTZ HILLDIFFERENCE
Total population1,54211,510−87% vs Quartz Hill
Population density1,0383,060−2,021
Population growth0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Median age30.337.5−7.2
Male39.5%50.0%−10.5 pts
Female60.5%50.0%+10.5 pts
Foreign-born3.3%11.4%−8.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic63.0%47.0%+16.1 pts
Black0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.7%37.6%−27.9 pts
Asian25.8%2.4%+23.4 pts
Other1.4%5.1%−3.7 pts
Median household income$62,628$105,443−$42,815
Per capita income$27,536$43,382−$15,846
Poverty rate27.1%11.3%+15.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.424+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher28.5%17.6%+10.9 pts
Graduate degree4.3%6.2%−1.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%7.3%−3.0 pts
Labor force participation66.9%58.6%+8.3 pts
Median home value$261,400$485,300−$223,900
Median gross rent$1,436$1,540−$104
Owner-occupied33.8%70.8%−37.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.0%11.7%+5.4 pts
Rent-burdened households23.8%35.2%−11.4 pts
Average commute33.434.8−1.4
Worked from home6.7%11.2%−4.5 pts
Public transit to work10.5%0.5%+10.0 pts
Uninsured5.6%4.7%+0.9 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024