Montclair vs Twentynine Palms

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

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

Montclair has the higher population (37,809 vs 28,738 in Twentynine Palms). Montclair has the higher median household income ($76,338 vs $56,000 in Twentynine Palms). Montclair has the higher median home value ($549,600 vs $238,400 in Twentynine Palms).

Population, income & housing

	Montclair	Twentynine Palms
Population	37,809	28,738
Median age	33.5 yrs	24.6 yrs
Median household income	$76,338	$56,000
Median home value	$549,600	$238,400
Median gross rent	$1,759	$1,271
Housing units	10,661	10,992
Homeownership rate	53.9%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montclair	Twentynine Palms
Population	39,155 → 37,809 (-3.4%)	26,147 → 28,738 (+9.9%)
Median household income	$62,024 → $76,338 (+23.1%)	$44,226 → $56,000 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$354,500 → $549,600 (+55.0%)	$146,400 → $238,400 (+62.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,405 → $1,759 (+25.2%)	$957 → $1,271 (+32.8%)

Montclair

Population

39,15537,809

Median household income

$62,024$76,338

Median home value

$354,500$549,600

Median gross rent

$1,405$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)

	Montclair	Twentynine Palms
Under 5	6.6%	12.1%
5 to 17	18.1%	13.2%
18 to 24	11.5%	25.7%
25 to 34	16.5%	20.0%
35 to 44	12.3%	10.8%
45 to 54	12.7%	6.2%
55 to 64	10.1%	5.2%
65 to 74	6.7%	5.3%
75 and over	5.4%	1.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montclair	Twentynine Palms
White (non-Hispanic)	11.2%	49.5%
Black or African American	4.9%	9.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.8%
Asian	9.8%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	1.3%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.1%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	72.4%	25.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montclair	Twentynine Palms
No high school diploma	26.7%	6.9%
High school graduate	28.5%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montclair	Twentynine Palms
Drove alone	74.4%	68.0%
Carpooled	15.0%	8.3%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	14.2%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	8.2%
Other means	1.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montclair	Twentynine Palms
1-unit, detached	56.9%	53.4%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	18.7%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	18.4%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	2.9%
20 or more units	9.7%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Montclair	Twentynine Palms
Poverty rate	16.7%	15.4%
Average household size	3.61	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	30	16
Median year structure built	1969	1988