California / AIANNHCE 4375 / Federally-recognized area
Twenty-Nine Palms
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100.0%25/3 availability
99.1%100/20 availability
0.0%1000/100 availability
7Fixed providers
Figure 1. Location of Twenty-Nine Palms within California, with boundary detail (inset).
About the Tribal Area
Spans about 0.6 square miles in California, Twenty-Nine Palms Reservation serves as the core reservation for this federally recognized tribe. FCC BDC records show 7 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 2 service locations, with current availability of 100.0% at 25/3 Mbps, 99.1% at 100/20, and 99.1% at 1000/100.
Tribal Area Description
Located in California, Twenty-Nine Palms is a federally recognized tribe with reservation lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.
This tribal nation maintains an official website, but descriptive content from that site could not be summarized automatically from this environment.
Table 1. Demographics
Indicator
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Population
6
14
13
12
12
8
Households
4
12
11
11
9
7
Median age
68.5
44.0
21.9
21.9
21.9
21.7
Male / Female
33.3% / 66.7%
21.4% / 78.6%
15.4% / 84.6%
16.7% / 83.3%
33.3% / 66.7%
25.0% / 75.0%
Avg. household size
1.50
1.17
1.18
1.09
1.33
1.14
Pop. density (per sq mi)
9.4
22.0
20.5
18.9
18.9
12.6
HH density (per sq mi)
6.3
18.9
17.3
17.3
14.2
11.0
Table 2. Economic & Education
Indicator
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Median household income
—
—
—
—
—
—
Per capita income
$93,783
$62,736
$51,223
$57,125
$36,458
$11,663
Poverty rate
0.0%
50.0%
53.8%
58.3%
58.3%
75.0%
Unemployment rate
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
HS diploma or higher
50.0%
28.6%
33.3%
40.0%
60.0%
100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher
—
—
—
—
—
—
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Queried by AIANNHCE code. Population and household density are calculated from Census population or households divided by land area in square miles.
Table 3. Download/Upload Speeds (Mbps)
Period
Download
Upload
2019Q1
100.8 Mbps
12.9 Mbps
2019Q2
13.3 Mbps
11.1 Mbps
2019Q3
32.5 Mbps
64.5 Mbps
2019Q4
0.0 Mbps
0.0 Mbps
2020Q1
138.7 Mbps
74.2 Mbps
2020Q2
268.6 Mbps
19.7 Mbps
2020Q3
79.7 Mbps
20.5 Mbps
2020Q4
86.8 Mbps
64.6 Mbps
2021Q1
91.3 Mbps
67.4 Mbps
2021Q2
97.0 Mbps
58.5 Mbps
2021Q3
60.4 Mbps
6.5 Mbps
2021Q4
19.0 Mbps
11.8 Mbps
2022Q1
187.3 Mbps
259.8 Mbps
2022Q2
295.4 Mbps
207.8 Mbps
2022Q3
172.0 Mbps
181.8 Mbps
2022Q4
162.0 Mbps
164.3 Mbps
2023Q1
50.7 Mbps
38.3 Mbps
2023Q2
18.8 Mbps
1.9 Mbps
2023Q3
49.8 Mbps
9.1 Mbps
2023Q4
146.5 Mbps
13.7 Mbps
2024Q1
32.0 Mbps
11.6 Mbps
2024Q2
36.4 Mbps
2.5 Mbps
2024Q3
90.5 Mbps
10.7 Mbps
Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)
Year
25/3
100/20
1 Gbps
2015
99.4%
0.0%
0.0%
2016
99.4%
99.4%
0.0%
2017
99.4%
99.4%
0.0%
2018
100.0%
100.0%
0.0%
2019
100.0%
100.0%
0.0%
2020
100.0%
100.0%
0.0%
2021
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2022
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2023
100.0%
99.1%
49.6%
2024
100.0%
99.1%
0.0%
Table 5. Adoption (%)
Year
All households
Low-income households
2017
100.0%
0.0%
2018
60.0%
100.0%
2019
25.0%
100.0%
2020
58.3%
100.0%
2021
63.6%
100.0%
2022
63.6%
100.0%
2023
77.8%
100.0%
2024
85.7%
100.0%
Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)
Tier
Coverage
25/3 Mbps
100.0%
100/20 Mbps
99.1%
1 Gbps
0.0%
Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)
Metric
Tribal
National
25/3 Mbps
100.0%
92%
100/20 Mbps
99.1%
85%
Adoption
85.7%
78%
Sources: FCC Broadband Data Collection, Ookla Open Data Initiative, and U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. National benchmarks are carried over from the report comparison section.
Figure 2. Speed Trends (2019–2024)
Figure 3. Availability (2015–2025)
Figure 4. Adoption (2017–2024)
Figure 5. Current Status (2024)
Figure 6. Comparison with National Averages
Figure 7. Fixed Coverage by Technology (25/3 Mbps)
Figure 8. Mobile Area Coverage
Notes: speed trends reflect quarterly mean throughput. Availability shows the share of population with access. Tooltips on the charts expose the underlying values for each series.
Table 8. Broadband Provider Summary
Metric
Value
Fixed broadband providers
7
Mobile broadband providers
4
Broadband serviceable locations
2
Table 9. Broadband Providers
Fixed
Mobile
Charter Communications
AT&T Inc.
EchoStar Corporation
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Verizon Communications Inc.
Verizon Communications Inc.
Viasat, Inc.
Dish Network Corporation
California Internet
—
Mojavewifi.com LLC
—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
—
Table 10. Fixed Coverage by Technology (% of locations)
Technology
25/3
100/20
250/25
1 Gbps
Any Technology
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
0.0%
Fiber
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Cable
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Fixed Wireless
100.0%
100.0%
50.0%
0.0%
Copper (DSL)
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Satellite
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
0.0%
Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)
Technology
Coverage
4G LTE
100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)
100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)
100.0%
Total area (sq mi)
0.105
Table 8. Coverage by Tier and Technology (% of locations)
Dec. 2022
Technology
2/2
10/1
25/3
100/20
250/25
1000/100
All Fixed Wireless
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
All Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
All Wired
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Any Technology
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Any Terrestrial
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Cable
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Cable/Fiber
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Copper
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Fiber
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
GSO Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
NGSO Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Other
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
June 2023
Technology
2/2
10/1
25/3
100/20
250/25
1000/100
All Fixed Wireless
33.3
33.3
33.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
All Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
All Wired
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless
33.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Any Technology
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
Any Terrestrial
33.3
33.3
33.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
Cable
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Cable/Fiber
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Copper
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Fiber
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
GSO Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless
33.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
NGSO Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
Other
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless
33.3
33.3
33.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
Dec. 2023
Technology
2/2
10/1
25/3
100/20
250/25
1000/100
All Fixed Wireless
100.0
100.0
100.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
All Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
All Wired
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
Any Technology
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
Any Terrestrial
100.0
100.0
100.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
Cable
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Cable/Fiber
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Copper
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Fiber
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
GSO Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
NGSO Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
Other
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless
50.0
50.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
June 2024
Technology
2/2
10/1
25/3
100/20
250/25
1000/100
All Fixed Wireless
100.0
100.0
100.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
All Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
All Wired
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
Any Technology
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
Any Terrestrial
100.0
100.0
100.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
Cable
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Cable/Fiber
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Copper
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Fiber
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
GSO Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
NGSO Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
Other
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless
50.0
50.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Dec. 2024
Technology
2/2
10/1
25/3
100/20
250/25
1000/100
All Fixed Wireless
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
50.0
0.0
All Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
All Wired
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
Any Technology
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
50.0
0.0
Any Terrestrial
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
50.0
0.0
Cable
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Cable/Fiber
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Copper
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Fiber
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
GSO Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
NGSO Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
Other
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
0.0
June 2025
Technology
2/2
10/1
25/3
100/20
250/25
1000/100
All Fixed Wireless
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
50.0
0.0
All Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
All Wired
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
Any Technology
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
Any Terrestrial
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
50.0
0.0
Cable
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Cable/Fiber
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Copper
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Fiber
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
GSO Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
NGSO Satellite
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
Other
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
50.0
0.0
FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 filing vintage. Coverage values show the share of residential broadband serviceable locations by technology and speed tier across D22, J23, D23, J24, D24, and J25 filings.
Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 Filing (J25). Fixed coverage shows the share of residential broadband serviceable locations, and mobile coverage shows the share of tribal land area.