Adelanto vs Twentynine Palms

A side-by-side comparison of Adelanto and Twentynine Palms: population, income, housing, and more.

Adelanto and Twentynine Palms are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Adelanto has the higher population (38,010 vs 28,738 in Twentynine Palms). Adelanto has the higher median household income ($68,419 vs $56,000 in Twentynine Palms). Adelanto has the higher median home value ($318,300 vs $238,400 in Twentynine Palms).

Population, income & housing

	Adelanto	Twentynine Palms
Population	38,010	28,738
Median age	28.8 yrs	24.6 yrs
Median household income	$68,419	$56,000
Median home value	$318,300	$238,400
Median gross rent	$1,389	$1,271
Housing units	9,756	10,992
Homeownership rate	60.6%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.8%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	11.6%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adelanto	Twentynine Palms
Population	33,660 → 38,010 (+12.9%)	26,147 → 28,738 (+9.9%)
Median household income	$45,380 → $68,419 (+50.8%)	$44,226 → $56,000 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$195,800 → $318,300 (+62.6%)	$146,400 → $238,400 (+62.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,169 → $1,389 (+18.8%)	$957 → $1,271 (+32.8%)

Adelanto

Population

33,66038,010

Median household income

$45,380$68,419

Median home value

$195,800$318,300

Median gross rent

$1,169$1,389

Twentynine Palms

Population

26,14728,738

Median household income

$44,226$56,000

Median home value

$146,400$238,400

Median gross rent

$957$1,271

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adelanto	Twentynine Palms
Under 5	7.2%	12.1%
5 to 17	26.4%	13.2%
18 to 24	10.1%	25.7%
25 to 34	15.6%	20.0%
35 to 44	14.3%	10.8%
45 to 54	10.5%	6.2%
55 to 64	8.3%	5.2%
65 to 74	5.1%	5.3%
75 and over	2.5%	1.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adelanto	Twentynine Palms
White (non-Hispanic)	9.2%	49.5%
Black or African American	15.2%	9.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.8%
Asian	1.5%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	1.3%
Some other race	0.8%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.4%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	68.6%	25.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adelanto	Twentynine Palms
No high school diploma	26.5%	6.9%
High school graduate	33.5%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adelanto	Twentynine Palms
Drove alone	79.3%	68.0%
Carpooled	12.5%	8.3%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	14.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	8.2%
Other means	1.6%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adelanto	Twentynine Palms
1-unit, detached	81.2%	53.4%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	18.7%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	18.4%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	2.6%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Adelanto	Twentynine Palms
Poverty rate	16.4%	15.4%
Average household size	3.89	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	46	16
Median year structure built	1997	1988