Joshua Tree

Population: 6,767
Median household income: $64,036
Median home value: $280,600

Joshua Tree is a community in San Bernardino County, California, home to 6,767 residents. At $64,036, its median household income sits below San Bernardino County's $82,184.

Between 2019 and 2023, Joshua Tree's population declined 10.7% from 7,581 to 6,767, while its median home value rose 86.9% from $150,100 to $280,600.

The typical home was built around 1980. 22.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,767
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $64,036
Median home value: $280,600
Median gross rent: $1,191
Housing units: 3,961
Homeownership rate: 67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,5816,767

Median household income

$39,424$64,036

Median home value

$150,100$280,600

Median gross rent

$896$1,191

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,581	$39,424	$150,100	$896
2020	7,786	$42,263	$161,800	$944
2021	7,398	$47,944	$219,600	$1,005
2022	6,751	$54,678	$257,900	$1,153
2023	6,767	$64,036	$280,600	$1,191

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6416.2%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	281	4.2%
5 to 17	1,064	15.7%
18 to 24	609	9.0%
25 to 34	959	14.2%
35 to 44	785	11.6%
45 to 54	720	10.6%
55 to 64	1,094	16.2%
65 to 74	839	12.4%
75 and over	416	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,527	66.9%
Black or African American	141	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.3%
Asian	72	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	36	0.5%
Some other race	84	1.2%
Two or more races	380	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,509	22.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate19.1%

Some college or associate's47.7%

Bachelor's degree15.7%

Graduate or professional degree9.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	391	8.1%
High school graduate	921	19.1%
Some college or associate's	2,297	47.7%
Bachelor's degree	754	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	450	9.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone63.2%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.7%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home26.0%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,813	63.2%
Carpooled	203	7.1%
Public transit	20	0.7%
Walked	38	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	744	26.0%
Other means	49	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	838	39.5%
15 to 29 min	283	13.3%
30 to 44 min	530	25.0%
45 to 59 min	119	5.6%
60+ min	353	16.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 22.6% (1,467 of 6,503)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,472	54.2%
Nonfamily households	1,244	45.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,716	68.6%
Vacant	1,245	31.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,839	67.7%
Renter-occupied	877	32.3%

1-unit, detached84.3%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units9.0%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,340	84.3%
1-unit, attached	34	0.9%
2 to 4 units	355	9.0%
5 to 19 units	85	2.1%
20 or more units	27	0.7%
Mobile home & other	120	3.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0637554
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 36 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.1236, -116.3129