Barstow vs Twentynine Palms

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

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

Twentynine Palms has the higher population (28,738 vs 25,198 in Barstow). Twentynine Palms has the higher median household income ($56,000 vs $51,811 in Barstow). Twentynine Palms has the higher median home value ($238,400 vs $222,600 in Barstow).

Population, income & housing

	Barstow	Twentynine Palms
Population	25,198	28,738
Median age	32.9 yrs	24.6 yrs
Median household income	$51,811	$56,000
Median home value	$222,600	$238,400
Median gross rent	$1,065	$1,271
Housing units	10,094	10,992
Homeownership rate	45.7%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barstow	Twentynine Palms
Population	23,899 → 25,198 (+5.4%)	26,147 → 28,738 (+9.9%)
Median household income	$40,633 → $51,811 (+27.5%)	$44,226 → $56,000 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$117,100 → $222,600 (+90.1%)	$146,400 → $238,400 (+62.8%)
Median gross rent	$768 → $1,065 (+38.7%)	$957 → $1,271 (+32.8%)

Barstow

Population

23,89925,198

Median household income

$40,633$51,811

Median home value

$117,100$222,600

Median gross rent

$768$1,065

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)

	Barstow	Twentynine Palms
Under 5	7.0%	12.1%
5 to 17	21.5%	13.2%
18 to 24	9.7%	25.7%
25 to 34	14.7%	20.0%
35 to 44	13.0%	10.8%
45 to 54	9.4%	6.2%
55 to 64	11.9%	5.2%
65 to 74	8.2%	5.3%
75 and over	4.5%	1.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barstow	Twentynine Palms
White (non-Hispanic)	23.8%	49.5%
Black or African American	18.3%	9.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.8%
Asian	2.0%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	1.3%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.8%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	47.5%	25.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barstow	Twentynine Palms
No high school diploma	16.2%	6.9%
High school graduate	31.6%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barstow	Twentynine Palms
Drove alone	77.3%	68.0%
Carpooled	10.8%	8.3%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	6.1%	14.2%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	8.2%
Other means	1.2%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barstow	Twentynine Palms
1-unit, detached	62.1%	53.4%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	18.7%
2 to 4 units	15.5%	18.4%
5 to 19 units	8.4%	2.9%
20 or more units	3.1%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	8.7%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Barstow	Twentynine Palms
Poverty rate	23.2%	15.4%
Average household size	2.71	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	28	16
Median year structure built	1970	1988