Overview
27,176
Total Population
24.2
Median age
43.49%
Female population %
129.9:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
20-24 years
Largest age group
44.8
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
6,547
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Twentynine Palms's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Twentynine Palms is 24.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Twentynine Palms's population under 18 was 28.43%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Twentynine Palms's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 5.55% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Twentynine Palms, 25.38% were under the age of 15, 40.65% aged 15 to 29, 28.42% aged 30 to 64, 4.93% aged 65 to 84, and 0.63% were 85 years of age and older.
![Twentynine Palms, CA population by age group The graph shows Twentynine Palms's population by age group, with age group on x-axis and the respective age group's percent of the total population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/twentynine-palms-ca-population-by-age-group.jpeg)
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Gender
There are 3,538 less females than males in Twentynine Palms:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 43.49% females and 56.51% males in Twentynine Palms, CA.
- The Twentynine Palms, CA gender ratio is 129.9:100 i.e. 129.9 men to 100 women (1.299).
- For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 3,903.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 1,923.
![Twentynine Palms, CA population by gender and age The grouped bar chart shows Twentynine Palms, CA population by age and gender across 18 age groups, defined between the age of 0 and 85 and above. The female population is shown in pink color bar and male population is shown in blue color bar. Age group is plotted on x axis and population on y axis.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/twentynine-palms-ca-population-by-gender-and-age.jpeg)
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Race / Ethnicity
Twentynine Palms's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Twentynine Palms population: 65.52% are White, 10.08% are Black or African American, 0.94% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.81% are Asian, 2.11% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.82% are some other race and 16.72% are multiracial.
- Twentynine Palms's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 6,547 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 20,629 (75.91% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Twentynine Palms is White with a population of 17,806 (65.52% of the total population).
![Twentynine Palms, CA population by race The bar chart shows Twentynine Palms, CA population by race, in percentage. The numbers shown are based on the American Community Survey respondents self identified race. The Hispanic and Latino population is spread across the races identified and not as a separate race category.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/twentynine-palms-ca-population-by-race.jpeg)
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Year by year
Twentynine Palms's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 33,509 in the year 2009
- From 2000 to 2010, Twentynine Palms's population decreased by 3,806 (13.16%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Twentynine Palms's population increased by 2,972 (11.84%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Twentynine Palms's population was lowest in year 2010 at 25,107.
![Twentynine Palms, CA population from 2000 to 2022 The graph shows Twentynine Palms's population from 2000 to 2022, with years on x-axis and population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/population-of-twentynine-palms-ca-population-by-year-2000-2022.jpeg)
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)