Palmdale, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Palmdale, CA: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 171,170. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet PALMDALE-CA · Palmdale, CA 4 ZIPs · 171,170 pop · #8393/25278 · Los Angeles County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-MID · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $82,806
  • RANK-UPPER #8393/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Los Angeles
  • BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-MID 171,170
  • SPREAD-WIDE 93550→93551
  • HOME-HIGH $451,125

Nearest income peer: Los Angeles, CA ( $2,302 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Palmdale

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Palmdale on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Palmdale, CA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a mid-size population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 33%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
171,170
city population (Census)
4
USPS ZIP codes covered
$82,806
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (4) - lead code 93550 (74,929 residents). Household income $82,806 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Palmdale as a pure owner town.

Within California, Potter Valley is the closest lower-income city and Durham the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Palmdale.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Palmdale differ

Palmdale's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $62,078 in ZIP 93550 to $119,801 in ZIP 93551, while home values span $347,500 in 93591 to $585,100 in 93551. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.9×

93550 to 93551

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.7×

93591 to 93551

Poverty-rate spread
15.5 points

93551 to 93591

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Palmdale residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Palmdale: the largest, 93550, is only about 44% of 171,170 residents across 4 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Light employer footprint across Palmdale's short ZIP set

Citywide ZBP: 2,326 establishments, 28,134 employees , annual payroll $1,140,379k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 93551 (1,197 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (373) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Palmdale, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Los Angeles County, which covers 290 ZIP codes in all; 4 of them fall in Palmdale. See the Los Angeles County roll-up →

Palmdale lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Los Angeles County: Long Beach, Whittier and Torrance earn more and Los Angeles, Lancaster and Van Nuys earn less. Pasadena marks the far end of that range at $110,117, 33% above Palmdale.

Side-by-side: Compare 93550 vs 93551 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
93550 74,929 $62,078 801 148
93551 50,798 $119,801 1,197 268
93552 38,158 $85,954 284 304
93591 7,285 $63,389 44 34

Palmdale roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Palmdale, .