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Barstow, CA vs Twentynine Palms, CA

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Highlights
- Twentynine Palms is 0% more densely populated than Barstow.
- People are 41.6% more likely to be married in Twentynine Palms.
- The Median Age is 6.4 years younger in Twentynine Palms.
 Barstow, CATwentynine Palms, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock27,176329,725,481
 Female Population52.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock24.238.4
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 Population - 201022,806  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock14,764285,036,114
 Population - 199021,472  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock85.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now9.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock462.593.4
 Land Area41.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Barstow, CATwentynine Palms, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 49.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock15.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock3.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Barstow, CATwentynine Palms, CAUnited States
 White21.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock9.6%12.2%
 Asian2.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.9%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.7%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races9.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock24.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Barstow, CATwentynine Palms, CAUnited States
 Married Population35.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.8%50.2%
 Never Married44.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.0%10.8%
 Widowed8.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.752.60
 Households8,543  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,75580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children18.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,802  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 7 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  More

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Reviews for Twentynine Palms    7 Reviews

Twentynine Palms is a really nice, i have a beautiful house... In 5 years, i almost never see anyone outside.. It is very creepy! No one says hi, or waves if you do  More

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Over 8 years ago

Housing is super cheap here. So we are mortgage free. Weather is hot and dry. Good to dry up inflammations. Las Vegas and Palm Springs are much hotter. 29Palms is a  More

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I work on the USMC base as a contractor and rent a house with my fiance. We live in a nice area of town, but the rent is $1550/mon, which by California standards is  More

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