Loma Linda vs Twentynine Palms

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

Loma Linda 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 25,021 in Loma Linda). Loma Linda has the higher median household income ($82,824 vs $56,000 in Twentynine Palms). Loma Linda has the higher median home value ($557,800 vs $238,400 in Twentynine Palms).

Population, income & housing

	Loma Linda	Twentynine Palms
Population	25,021	28,738
Median age	37.0 yrs	24.6 yrs
Median household income	$82,824	$56,000
Median home value	$557,800	$238,400
Median gross rent	$1,759	$1,271
Housing units	10,233	10,992
Homeownership rate	40.0%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.9%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Loma Linda	Twentynine Palms
Population	24,184 → 25,021 (+3.5%)	26,147 → 28,738 (+9.9%)
Median household income	$55,607 → $82,824 (+48.9%)	$44,226 → $56,000 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$367,400 → $557,800 (+51.8%)	$146,400 → $238,400 (+62.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,338 → $1,759 (+31.5%)	$957 → $1,271 (+32.8%)

Loma Linda

Population

24,18425,021

Median household income

$55,607$82,824

Median home value

$367,400$557,800

Median gross rent

$1,338$1,759

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)

	Loma Linda	Twentynine Palms
Under 5	5.3%	12.1%
5 to 17	13.4%	13.2%
18 to 24	7.5%	25.7%
25 to 34	20.8%	20.0%
35 to 44	11.7%	10.8%
45 to 54	10.4%	6.2%
55 to 64	13.4%	5.2%
65 to 74	9.1%	5.3%
75 and over	8.3%	1.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Loma Linda	Twentynine Palms
White (non-Hispanic)	33.3%	49.5%
Black or African American	6.8%	9.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.8%
Asian	27.3%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	1.3%
Some other race	1.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.3%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	27.4%	25.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Loma Linda	Twentynine Palms
No high school diploma	9.5%	6.9%
High school graduate	17.3%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	27.1%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	24.8%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Loma Linda	Twentynine Palms
Drove alone	69.5%	68.0%
Carpooled	10.0%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.8%	14.2%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.9%	8.2%
Other means	0.8%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Loma Linda	Twentynine Palms
1-unit, detached	48.7%	53.4%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	18.7%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	18.4%
5 to 19 units	15.6%	2.9%
20 or more units	16.5%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Loma Linda	Twentynine Palms
Poverty rate	11.6%	15.4%
Average household size	2.59	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	21	16
Median year structure built	1983	1988