Palmdale

Population: 1,507
Median household income: $60,449
Median home value: $221,500

Palmdale, a community in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, has 1,507 residents. The median household income of $60,449 is below the Dauphin County median ($74,159).

Between 2019 and 2023, Palmdale's population grew 20.4% from 1,252 to 1,507, while its median home value rose 25.5% from $176,500 to $221,500.

The median resident is 32.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 25.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,507
Median age: 32.7 yrs
Median household income: $60,449
Median home value: $221,500
Median gross rent: $1,385
Housing units: 672
Homeownership rate: 38.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2521,507

Median household income

$60,313$60,449

Median home value

$176,500$221,500

Median gross rent

$958$1,385

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,252	$60,313	$176,500	$958
2020	1,359	$50,625	$177,000	$1,066
2021	1,332	$48,125	$169,700	$1,104
2022	1,302	$55,313	$194,800	$1,144
2023	1,507	$60,449	$221,500	$1,385

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1725.7%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4422.8%

45 to 545.6%

55 to 647.0%

65 to 745.9%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	112	7.4%
5 to 17	388	25.7%
18 to 24	114	7.6%
25 to 34	204	13.5%
35 to 44	344	22.8%
45 to 54	85	5.6%
55 to 64	105	7.0%
65 to 74	89	5.9%
75 and over	66	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	918	60.9%
Black or African American	13	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	373	24.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	12	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	191	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate26.3%

Some college or associate's21.8%

Bachelor's degree31.8%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	98	11.0%
High school graduate	235	26.3%
Some college or associate's	195	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	284	31.8%
Graduate or professional degree	81	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone75.6%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit8.0%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle1.4%

Worked from home8.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	539	75.6%
Carpooled	29	4.1%
Public transit	57	8.0%
Walked	21	2.9%
Bicycle	10	1.4%
Worked from home	57	8.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	230	35.1%
15 to 29 min	160	24.4%
30 to 44 min	177	27.0%
45 to 59 min	25	3.8%
60+ min	64	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 27.4% (413 of 1,507)

	Count	Share
Family households	384	64.2%
Nonfamily households	214	35.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	598	89.0%
Vacant	74	11.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	230	38.5%
Renter-occupied	368	61.5%

1-unit, detached29.9%

1-unit, attached18.2%

2 to 4 units20.5%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units6.3%

Mobile home & other20.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	201	29.9%
1-unit, attached	122	18.2%
2 to 4 units	138	20.5%
5 to 19 units	34	5.1%
20 or more units	42	6.3%
Mobile home & other	135	20.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4257648
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.48 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.2960, -76.6236