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Demographics

Jan 1, 2003 population is 25,171

Source: California Dept of Finance

Detailed City Demographic Data Report (from year 2000 census):

POPULATION
	Number	Percent
TOTAL POPULATION	23,177	100.00
Male	14,193	65.40
Female	8,984	34.70

Under 5 years	2,043	8.50
5 to 9 years	1,599	6.30
10 to 14 years	1,503	5.80
15 to 19 years	2,832	14.00
20 to 24 years	5,789	29.90
25 to 34 years	3,135	13.20
35 to 44 years	2,475	9.50
45 to 54 years	1,558	5.40
55 to 59 years	526	1.80
60 to 64 years	430	1.50
65 to 74	708	2.40
75 to 84	449	1.50
85 and over	120	0.40

Median Age	24	(X)

18 years and over	17,279	2.40
Male	11,141	76.70
Female	6,138	53.30

21 years and over	13,615	23.40
62 years and over	1,522	57.10
65 years and over	1,277	5.20
Male	540	4.30
Female	737	1.90

RACE
	Number	Percent
Total Population	23,177	100.00

White	16,396	70.70
Black or African American	2,254	9.90
American Indian/Alaska Native	333	1.50
Asian	823	3.50
Asian Indian	34	0.20
Chinese	54	0.30
Filipino	441	1.80
Hispanic or Latino of any Race	3,848	17.30
Cuban - 63
Mexican - 2572
Puerto Rican - 309
Other Hispanic or Latino - 904
Japanese	104	0.40
Korean	69	0.30
Vietnamese	45	0.20
Other Asian ¹	76	0.40
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander	281	1.10
Native Hawaiian	19	0.10
Guamanian or Chamorro	58	0.30
Samoan	180	0.70
Pacific Islander²	27	0.10
Some other race	1,722	7.90
Two or more races	1,365	5.80

¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories

RELATIONSHIP
	Number	Percent
Total Population	23,183	100.00

In Households	17,824	68.30
Householder	6,565	24.60
Spouse	3,678	14.70
Child	6,002	23.60
Own child under 18 years	5,388	21.50
Other relatives	677	2.40
Under 18 years	355	1.20
Nonrelatives	902	3.10
Unmarried partner	330	1.10
In group quarters	5,353	31.70
Institutional population	16	0.10
Nonistutional population	567	31.70

TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS
	Number	Percent
Total Households	6,565	100.00

Family Households (families)	4,761	68.70
With own children under 18 years	2,879	56.10
Married couple family	3,678	72.20
With own children under 18 years	2,087	47.20
Female householder, no husband present	806	8.60
With own children under 18 years	604	6.80
Nonfamily households	1,804	16.30
Householder living alone	1,428	13.00
Householder 65+	420	3.70
Households with individuals under 18 years	3,087	58.60
Households with individuals 65+ years	960	8.70
Average household size	6	-----
Average family size	6	-----

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
	Number	Percent
Total housing units	7,958	100.00

Occupied housing units	6,565	85.90
Vacant housing units	1,393	12.90
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	172	1.30
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	-----	5.6
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	-----	1.8

HOUSING TENURE
	Number	Percent
Occupied housing units	6,565	100.00

Owner-occupied housing units	2,455	43.40
Renter-occupied housing units	4,110	56.60

HOUSING UNIT SIZE
Average household size owner-occupied	4
Average household size renter-occupied	4


SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

	Number	Percent
Population 3 years+ enrolled in school	5,791	100.00

Nursery school, preschool	358	6.90
Kindergarten	344	5.80
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,569	41.00
High school (grades 9 - 12)	1,083	19.30
College or graduate school	1,437	27.10


EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
	Number	Percent
Population 25 years and over	9,074	100.00

Less than 9th grade	309	2.00
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,116	8.50
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	2,594	28.80
Some college no degree	2,766	32.00
Associate degree	929	9.90
Bachelor's degree	901	13.30
Graduate or professional degree	459	5.60
Percent high school graduate or higher	-----	89.5
Percent Bachelor's Degree or higher	-----	18.9

MARITAL STATUS
	Number	Percent
Population 15 years and over	17,660	100.00

Never married	6,983	44.10
Now married	8,185	43.40
Separated	460	2.40
Widowed	631	3.00
Divorced	1,446	7.20

RESIDENCE IN 1995
	Number	Percent
Population 5 years and over	20,871	100.00

Same house in 1995	5,454	21.80
Different house in the U.S. in 1995	14,747	74.80
Same county	3,075	12.00
Different county	11,672	62.80
Same state	3,138	15.60
Different state	8,534	47.30
Elsewhere in 1995	670	3.50

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
	Number	Percent
Total population	22,895	100.00

Native	21,438	93.50
Born in the United States	20,900	91.10
Born in State of residence	7,553	30.00
Born in Different state	13,347	61.10
Born outside United States	538	2.50
Foreign born	1,457	6.60
Entered 1990 to March 2000	322	1.50
Naturalized citizen	750	3.10
Not a citizen	707	3.50

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

	Number	Percent
Total (excluding born at sea)	1,457	100.00

Europe	147	9.50
Asia	495	33.40
Africa	28	2.40
Oceania	94	5.70
Latin America	666	47.20
Northern America	27	2.00

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

	Number	Percent
Population 5 years and over	20,871	100.00

English only	17,415	82.40
Language other than English	3,456	17.70
Speak English less than "very well"	862	4.40
Spanish	2,161	11.60
Speak English less than "very well"	507	2.70
Other Indo-European languages	462	2.30
Speak English less than "very well"	87	0.50
Asian and Pacific Island languages	672	3.00
Speak English less than "very well"	220	1.00

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
	Number	Percent
Population 16 years and over	17,495	100.00
In labor force	13,369	79.20
Civilian labor force	5,648	28.30
Employed	5,129	25.80
Unemployed	519	2.60
Armed Forces	7,721	50.80
Not in labor force	4,126	20.90

COMMUTING TO WORK
	Number	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,297	100.00
Car, truck, or van-- drove alone	5,881	47.70
Car, truck, or van-- carpooled	2,624	21.40
Public transportation (including taxicab)	96	0.80
Walked	3,060	25.00
Other means	353	2.90
Worked at home	283	2.30
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	32	-----

OCCUPATION
	Number	Percent
Employed civilian population 16 years+	5,129	100.00

Management, professional, and related occupations	1,477	28.80
Service occupations	1,253	23.40
Sales and office occupations	1,491	31.10
Farming, fishing and forestry occupations	29	2.70
Construction, extraction and maintenance occupations	459	8.70
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	420	5.40

INDUSTRY
	Number	Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	34	2.80
Construction	267	4.00
Manufacturing	113	2.50
Wholesale trade	81	0.90
Retail trade	765	12.90
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	201	4.20
Information	122	2.30
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing	231	5.50
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	224	3.40
Educational, health and social services	1,257	27.50
Arts, entertainment, recreation and accommodation and food services	784	14.70
Other services (except public administration)	245	4.10
Public Administration	805	15.30

CLASS OF WORKER
	Number	Percent
Private wage and salary workers	2,759	56.00
Government worker	1,944	20.70
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	393	5.90
Unpaid family workers	33	0.00

HOUSEHOLD INCOME
	Number	Percent
Household	6,461	100.00

Less than $10,000	610	7.00
$10,000 to $14,999	560	10.10
$15,000 to $24,999	1,093	22.00
$25,000 to $34,999	1,232	20.20
$35,000 to $49,999	1,138	1834.00
$50,000 to $74,999	1,002	14.80
$75,000 to $99,999	332	4.50
$100,000 to $149,999	246	2.90
$150,000 to $199,999	28	0.30
$200,000 or more	0	0.00

Median household income (dollars)	$30,339	-----
With earnings	5,384	90.01
Mean earnings (dollars)	$33,869	-----
With Social Security Income	1,310	13.00
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	$6,608	-----
With Supplemental Security Income	292	2.60
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	$6,165	-----
With public assistance income	361	3.60
Mean public assistance (dollars)	$3,293	-----
With retirement income	1,032	10.00
Mean Retirement income (dollars)	$9,561	-----

MEDIAN EARNINGS (dollars)

	Number	Percent
Male full-time, year-round workers	$19,596	-----
Female full-time, year-round workers	$21,078	-----

FAMILY INCOME
	Number	Percent
Families	4,714	100.00

Less than $10,000	321	5.60
$10,000 to $14,999	380	9.70
$15,000 to $24,999	1,007	22.70
$25,000 to $34,999	897	19.70
$35,000 to $49,999	862	18.40
$50,000 to $74,999	738	15.10
$75,000 to $99,999	280	5.00
$100,000 to $149,999	219	3.50
$150,000 to $199,999	28	0.40
$200,000 or more	0	0.00
Median household income (dollars)	$30,923	-----
Per capita income (dollars)	$13,614	-----

FAMILIES WITH FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER, NO HUSBAND PRESENT
	Number	Percent
Total	289	-----
Present below poverty level	-----	60.00
With related children under 18 years	268	-----
Present below poverty level	-----	62.70
With related children under 5 years	195	-----
Present below poverty level	-----	88.10

2002 HOUSING STARTS
Total housing starts	157	*
Private	11
Military	146

HOUSING UNITS

	Number	Percent
Total housing units	7,796	100.00
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached	4,479	37.90
1-unit, attached	861	32.80
2 units	507	9.20
3 or 4 units	1,015	10.20
5 to 9 units	239	4.70
10 to 19 units	100	0.80
20 or more units	97	0.70
Mobile Homes	395	3.10
Other	103	0.80

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT

	Number	Percent
1999 TO March 2000	41	0.00
1995 to 1998	566	11.90
1990 to 1994	1,048	13.10
1980 to 1989	2,083	24.70
1970 to 1979	1,429	18.40
1960 to 1969	973	9.10
1940 to 1959	1,479	21.30
1939 or earlier	179	1.30

ROOMS
	Number	Percent
1 room	154	1.20
2 rooms	641	7.10
3 rooms	1,058	10.10
4 rooms	1,878	26.00
5 rooms	1,792	21.70
6 rooms	1,399	18.80
7 rooms	516	9.80
8 rooms	239	3.50
9 or more rooms	119	2.00
Median (rooms)	5	-----

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
	Number	Percent
Occupied Housing Units	6,466	100.00

1999 TO March 2000	2,694	49.10
1995 to 1998	1,755	32.60
1990 to 1994	795	7.50
1980 to 1989	858	5.30
1970 to 1979	482	4.30
1969 or earlier	155	1.40

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

	Number	Percent
None	484	5.40
1	2,931	44.80
2	2,285	39.40
3 or more	766	10.50

UTILITIES
	Number	Percent
Natural Gas	4,189	63.70
Bottle, tank or LP gas	751	7.60
Electricity	1,316	6.80
Fuel oil, Kerosene, etc.	14	0.20
Coal or coke	0	0.00
Other fuel	168	1.50
No fuel used	28	0.30

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
	Number	Percent
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	24	0.20
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	9	0.10
No telephone service	185	1.70

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
	Number	Percent
Occupied housing units	6,466	100.00

1.00 or less	5,870	92.80
1.01 to 1.50	404	5.20
1.51 or more	192	2.00

VALUE
	Number	Percent
Specified owner-occupied units	2,271	100.00
Less than $50,000	465	10.30
$50,000 to $99,999	1,355	79.70
$100,000 to $149.999	342	7.60
$150,000 to $199,999	73	1.60
$200,000 to $299,999	36	0.80
$300,000 to $499,999	0	0.00
$500,000 to $999,999	0	0.00
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.00
Median (dollars)	84,750	-----

MONTHLY MORTGAGE COSTS
	Number	Percent
With a mortgage	1,723	38.20
Less than $300	43	1.00
$300 to $499	280	6.20
$500 to $699	407	9.00
$700 to $999	588	13.10
$1000 to $1499	331	7.40
$1500 to $1999	67	1.50
$2000 or more	7	0.20
Median (dollars)	759	-----
Not Mortgaged	548	61.90
Median (dollars)	361	-----

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

	Number	Percent
Less than 15 percent	862	68.80
15 to 19 percent	367	8.20
20 to 24 percent	309	6.90
25 to 29 percent	270	6.00
30 to 34 percent	128	2.90
35 percent and more	325	7.20
Not computed	10	0.20

SPECIFIED RENTER-OCCUPIED UNITS
	Number	Percent
Specified renter-occupied units	3,980	100.00
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	148	2.40
$200 to $299	158	2.60
$300 to $499	1,364	25.50
$500 to $749	775	11.00
$750 to $999	335	5.20
$1,000 to $1,499	25	0.40
$1,500 or more	6	1.00
No cash rent	1,169	7.90
Median (dollars)	1,008	-----

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999

	Number	Percent
Less than 15 percent	650	11.90
15 to 19 percent	553	11.20
20 to 24 percent	405	7.70
25 to 29 percent	321	6.00
30 to 34 percent	251	5.60
35 percent or more	570	9.80
Not computed	1,230	47.90

MCAGCC

MILITARY POPULATION
DESERT COMMUNITIES
		Number
Active Duty		11,033
Retired Military		3,225
Civilian		1,804
Family Members		9,154


DISTRIBUTION OF MILITARY POPULATION

Twentynine Palms		Number
Active Duty		10,640
Family Members		8,220
Total		18,860
Joshua Tree
Active Duty		153
Family Members		129
Total		282
Yucca Valley
Active Duty		130
Family Members		304
Total		434
Other Local Areas
Active Duty		84
Family Members		477
Total		561
Palm Springs Area
Active Duty		20
Family Members		24
Total		44

MCAGCC WORKFORCE

		Number
Officers		712
Enlisted		10,321
Civilian		1,019
NAFI		785
Total		12,837

PAYROLL

FY 03 Salaries (Projected)		Amount
Military		$272,465,000
Civillian Appropriated		$34,675,000
Civillian Non-Appropriated		$14,568,000
Note: Military salaries are based on a composite standard military housing allowance, subsistence, clothing and various incentive pay. Civilian salaries reflect gross pay plus fringe benefits.

MCAGCC UTILITIES EXPENDITURES

	Units Used	Amount
2002 Electric Bill	90,983 KWH	$9,365,844.00
2003 Electric Bill (Est.)	95,483 KWH	$10,842,664.00
2002 Natural Gas	3769975 Therms	$4,349,556.00
2003 Natural Gas (Est.)	5769975 Therms	$2,023,000.00
2002 Phone Bill	-----	$525,000.00
2003 Phone Bill (Est.)	-----	$370,000.00

GOVERNMENT HOUSING
FAMILIES IN QUARTERS

		Number
Officers		165
Staff Non-commissioned Officer		406
Enlisted		1,468
Mobile Home - Open to All Ranks		31


GOVERNMENT HOUSING
SINGLE PERSONNEL IN QUARTERS
		Number of Personnel
Officers		86
Staff Non-commissioned Officer		115
Enlisted		6,640
Mobile Home - Open to All Ranks		0

NOTE: Military salaries are based on composite standard military housing allowance, subsistence, clothing and various incentive pay. Civilian salaries reflect gross pay plus fringe benefits.


SERVICE AND SUPPORT CONTRACTS

SOURCE	TOTAL	STATE

Supplies, Equipment and Services	$16,549,809	-----
Storage/Transportation	$476,125	$476,125.00
Mess Hall Subsistence	$4,171,616	$4,171,616.00
Mess Attendant Service	$4,452,540	$4,452,540.00
Morale, Welfare and Recreation	$12,708,663	$14,618,658.00
Voice and Data Communications	$370,714	-----
Commissary (DECA-resale/operations support	$254,061	$77,881.00
Naval Hospital	$1,526,080	$1,362,589.00
23rd Dental Company	$203,728	$25,807.00


NOTE: Purchases for supplies, equipment, and services for the Combat Center are expected total more than $17 million in FY 2003. Of this total 78% is historically awarded to small businesses.