Twentynine Palms is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 28,158 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Twentynine Palms is the 266th largest community in California.

31.33% of the workforce is employed in the armed forces, making the military a huge focus of life in Twentynine Palms. Even though it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy. The Healthcare and Accommodation industries respectively employ 17.12% and 14.82% of the civilian workforce.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Twentynine Palms spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.72 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

The percentage of people in Twentynine Palms who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.13% of adults in Twentynine Palms have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Twentynine Palms in 2022 was $26,734, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $106,936 for a family of four. However, Twentynine Palms contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Twentynine Palms is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Twentynine Palms home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Twentynine Palms residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Twentynine Palms also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.00% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Twentynine Palms include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Twentynine Palms is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.