West Mojave Plan FEIR/S - Desert Managers Group

TABLE 3-382000 CENSUS DEMOGRAPHIC COMPARISONINCORPORATED CITIES WITHIN WEST MOJAVE PLAN REGIONTown of City of City of City ofCombined City of Apple City of California City of City of City of City of Twentynine City of YuccaCensus Variable Cities Adelanto Valley Barstow City Hesperia Lancaster Palmdale Ridgecrest Palms Victorville ValleyTotal Population 520,428 18,130 54,239 21,119 8,385 62,582 118,718 116,670 24,927 14,764 64,029 16,865% Share of Total 100.0% 3.5% 10.4% 4.1% 1.6% 12.0% 22.8% 22.4% 4.8% 2.8% 12.3% 3.2%Population Growth (1990-2000) 24.9% 146.6% 17.2% -4.2% 39.8% 22.2% 22.4% 47.5% -9.7% 24.5% 24.2% 1.7%Families as % of Households 75.5% 81.5% 77.4% 68.7% 73.6% 79.0% 72.4% 82.0% 68.1% 68.2% 76.0% 64.6%Population in Group Quarters 2.1% 8.2% 0.7% 1.9% 0.7% 0.5% 5.9% 0.1% 1.2% 0.3% 1.0% 1.8%Average Household Size 3.00 3.53 2.90 2.71 2.72 3.12 2.92 3.40 2.51 2.60 3.03 2.38Housing by TenureOwner-Occupied 65.6% 63.8% 70.0% 54.1% 67.1% 72.3% 61.4% 71.0% 63.0% 43.3% 65.1% 68.0%Renter-Occupied 34.4% 36.2% 30.0% 45.9% 32.9% 27.7% 38.6% 29.0% 37.0% 56.7% 34.9% 32.0%Unit Vacancy 9.4% 15.0% 8.0% 16.5% 13.8% 6.5% 8.4% 7.6% 13.1% 18.7% 7.1% 12.6%Median Housing Value $89,377 $81,700 $112,700 $75,700 $81,900 $95,900 $103,700 $116,400 $72,400 $75,400 $98,700 $83,200Average Housing Value $113,064 $84,431 $129,408 $82,575 $84,607 $107,287 $119,696 $129,805 $80,712 $79,641 $106,300 $97,088Median Rent $495 $391 $483 $418 $450 $526 $563 $551 $418 $416 $506 $421Average Rent $498 $412 $501 $417 $416 $491 $548 $565 $412 $343 $505 $430Median Household Income $40,095 $31,594 $40,421 $35,069 $45,735 $40,201 $41,127 $46,941 $44,971 $31,178 $36,187 $30,420Average Household Income $49,051 $35,912 $51,299 $43,671 $53,620 $47,898 $51,080 $54,994 $53,898 $37,843 $43,254 $38,361Workforce CharacteristicsWorkers per 1,000 Population 359 256 357 373 395 351 357 362 442 419 344 340Occupation (Age 16+)White Collar 69.0% 63.1% 70.3% 68.3% 69.0% 65.4% 70.7% 69.4% 73.1% 70.1% 67.9% 68.9%Blue Collar 31.0% 36.9% 29.7% 31.7% 31.0% 34.6% 29.3% 30.6% 26.9% 29.9% 32.1% 31.1%Worked in Home Town 35.4% 22.0% 28.4% 51.3% 24.3% 26.5% 44.7% 26.3% 58.4% 28.7% 36.7% 44.0%Commute Less than 10 min 14.1% 5.3% 11.0% 28.3% 13.4% 9.0% 16.2% 8.9% 35.5% 17.1% 11.5% 20.3%Commute 10-30 min 42.5% 42.1% 49.6% 40.7% 42.9% 39.0% 45.2% 33.9% 51.6% 65.1% 42.8% 34.5%Commute 30-60 min 19.9% 29.3% 17.2% 22.3% 34.8% 27.2% 16.4% 20.3% 6.1% 8.4% 23.1% 30.3%Commute 60 min or more 20.5% 20.7% 17.8% 6.8% 7.3% 20.7% 19.6% 34.2% 4.2% 7.2% 19.6% 11.2%Source: Alfred Gobar Associates; U.S. Bureau of the Census; AnySite Online.Tabl3 3-389/23/2004