Bloomington vs Twentynine Palms

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

Bloomington 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 24,324 in Bloomington). Bloomington has the higher median household income ($81,220 vs $56,000 in Twentynine Palms). Bloomington has the higher median home value ($443,300 vs $238,400 in Twentynine Palms).

Population, income & housing

	Bloomington	Twentynine Palms
Population	24,324	28,738
Median age	33.0 yrs	24.6 yrs
Median household income	$81,220	$56,000
Median home value	$443,300	$238,400
Median gross rent	$1,555	$1,271
Housing units	6,396	10,992
Homeownership rate	66.3%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.2%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bloomington	Twentynine Palms
Population	21,847 → 24,324 (+11.3%)	26,147 → 28,738 (+9.9%)
Median household income	$52,085 → $81,220 (+55.9%)	$44,226 → $56,000 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$270,000 → $443,300 (+64.2%)	$146,400 → $238,400 (+62.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,240 → $1,555 (+25.4%)	$957 → $1,271 (+32.8%)

Bloomington

Population

21,84724,324

Median household income

$52,085$81,220

Median home value

$270,000$443,300

Median gross rent

$1,240$1,555

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)

	Bloomington	Twentynine Palms
Under 5	5.0%	12.1%
5 to 17	21.3%	13.2%
18 to 24	12.2%	25.7%
25 to 34	14.0%	20.0%
35 to 44	14.7%	10.8%
45 to 54	13.1%	6.2%
55 to 64	9.5%	5.2%
65 to 74	6.2%	5.3%
75 and over	4.1%	1.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bloomington	Twentynine Palms
White (non-Hispanic)	11.3%	49.5%
Black or African American	1.9%	9.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.8%
Asian	0.6%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.3%
Some other race	0.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.4%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	85.0%	25.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bloomington	Twentynine Palms
No high school diploma	33.9%	6.9%
High school graduate	32.3%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bloomington	Twentynine Palms
Drove alone	79.6%	68.0%
Carpooled	9.8%	8.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	14.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	8.2%
Other means	1.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bloomington	Twentynine Palms
1-unit, detached	81.2%	53.4%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	18.7%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	18.4%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	2.9%
20 or more units	2.4%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Bloomington	Twentynine Palms
Poverty rate	15.2%	15.4%
Average household size	3.98	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	32	16
Median year structure built	1972	1988