Twentynine Palms is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 28,734 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.

One of the benefits of Twentynine Palms is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.72 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The overall education level of Twentynine Palms is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.13% of adults 25 and older in the city 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.