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Place dossier plate
SheetCA-EDWARDS-AFB-CA · Edwards AFB, CA 2,566 pop · income 72nd pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Edwards AFB
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Edwards AFB on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Tropical Park · lowest
29,297
Tropical Park · lowest
29,297 median HH income
11.7% of the leader · rank #1
Deerfield Str… · near
92,102
Deerfield Str… · near
92,102 median HH income
36.8% of the leader · rank #2
Roberts · near
92,105
Roberts · near
92,105 median HH income
36.8% of the leader · rank #3
Longbranch · near
92,109
Longbranch · near
92,109 median HH income
36.8% of the leader · rank #4
Edwards AFB · this city
92,120
Edwards AFB · this city
92,120 median HH income
36.8% of the leader · rank #5
Radisson · near
92,138
Radisson · near
92,138 median HH income
36.9% of the leader · rank #6
Highlands · highest
250,001
Highlands · highest
250,001 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Edwards AFB on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 2,566.
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Edwards AFB places in the 72nd percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
72nd
percentile, household income
88th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Edwards AFB, CA
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 2,566 residents in Edwards AFB, a small town within California. Median household income here is $92,120 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 2.8%. The median resident age is 24.1 years. 45.3% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 21.3% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
California carries a cost-of-living premium: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, California scores 110.7 (Well Above Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $2,053 per month. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts California's average monthly utility costs around $275 (state average). On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 88.7 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Edwards AFB's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Edwards AFB, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles, local building permits, matched public-school count, FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Comparison shortlist
Which cities make useful reference points for Edwards AFB?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
Within California, the closest population matches are Rancho Santa Fe (2,574 residents, $236,429 income); Georgetown (2,580 residents, $90,381 income); Pine Canyon (2,538 residents, $106,284 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Roosevelt Gardens, FL (2,566 residents); Ravensworth, VA (2,566 residents); Tropical Park, FL (2,567 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
What does the journey to work look like in Edwards AFB?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 85.7%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. The profile is strongly car-oriented, so a relocation comparison should put trip distance, vehicle access, and household fuel costs ahead of a citywide commute average. The same-state peer links offer a more relevant benchmark than a national label.
Highest-decile cost · BEA RPP 2024, California average
C
City profile score · Edwards AFB, CA
59/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Poverty rate A-
2.8%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share A-
45.3%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income B
$92,120
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Cost of living F
110.7 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Edwards AFB profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Poverty rate: 80/100 (A-) · 2.8%
Bachelor's+ share: 80/100 (A-) · 45.3%
Household income: 71/100 (B) · $92,120
Cost of living: 6/100 (F) · 110.7 index
How does Edwards AFB compare to other US cities?
Where Edwards AFB sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income72% higher than other cities
Median rent88% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Edwards AFB against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to California only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
California-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Edwards AFB near the bottom of California's cities
Among the 1,458 California cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Edwards AFB ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Edwards AFB only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#608 of 1,338
55th percentile in California
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,458
0th percentile in California
Poverty Rate
#1,048 of 1,450
27th percentile in California
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#336 of 1,458
77th percentile in California
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within California only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
72nd percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Income distribution context
$92,120Edwards AFB, CA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Edwards AFB, CA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Edwards AFB, CA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)45.3%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)2.8%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)21.3%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
2,566
Median Income
$92,120
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
24.1
Poverty Rate
2.8%
Labor force participation
21.3%
Bachelor's Degree+
45.3%
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
85.7%
Carpool
9.4%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
1.9%
Work from Home
3.0%
Based on 1,119 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
California statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $275
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across California at $275 (electricity about $150 , water and sewer about $70 ).
These are California statewide averages, not a meter reading for Edwards AFB. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
California's BEA cost-of-living index is 110.7 (Well Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Edwards AFB is $2,053/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to California statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 88.7 / 100 (Very High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a California statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Edwards AFB sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Edwards AFB compares to similar-size California cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.