Joshua Tree vs PiÃ±on Hills

A side-by-side comparison of Joshua Tree and PiÃ±on Hills: population, income, housing, and more.

Joshua Tree and PiÃ±on Hills are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

PiÃ±on Hills has the higher population (7,149 vs 6,767 in Joshua Tree). PiÃ±on Hills has the higher median household income ($65,160 vs $64,036 in Joshua Tree). PiÃ±on Hills has the higher median home value ($395,800 vs $280,600 in Joshua Tree).

Population, income & housing

	Joshua Tree	PiÃ±on Hills
Population	6,767	7,149
Median age	40.8 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$64,036	$65,160
Median home value	$280,600	$395,800
Median gross rent	$1,191	$1,646
Housing units	3,961	2,712
Homeownership rate	67.7%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	13.7%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	16.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Joshua Tree	PiÃ±on Hills
Population	7,581 → 6,767 (-10.7%)	7,661 → 7,149 (-6.7%)
Median household income	$39,424 → $64,036 (+62.4%)	$52,357 → $65,160 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$150,100 → $280,600 (+86.9%)	$246,400 → $395,800 (+60.6%)
Median gross rent	$896 → $1,191 (+32.9%)	$1,061 → $1,646 (+55.1%)

Joshua Tree

Population

7,5816,767

Median household income

$39,424$64,036

Median home value

$150,100$280,600

Median gross rent

$896$1,191

PiÃ±on Hills

Population

7,6617,149

Median household income

$52,357$65,160

Median home value

$246,400$395,800

Median gross rent

$1,061$1,646

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Joshua Tree	PiÃ±on Hills
Under 5	4.2%	6.0%
5 to 17	15.7%	15.8%
18 to 24	9.0%	5.2%
25 to 34	14.2%	17.4%
35 to 44	11.6%	9.4%
45 to 54	10.6%	9.8%
55 to 64	16.2%	16.5%
65 to 74	12.4%	12.6%
75 and over	6.1%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Joshua Tree	PiÃ±on Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	66.9%	48.3%
Black or African American	2.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	6.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	1.4%
Some other race	1.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	5.6%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	22.3%	41.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Joshua Tree	PiÃ±on Hills
No high school diploma	8.1%	14.9%
High school graduate	19.1%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	47.7%	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Joshua Tree	PiÃ±on Hills
Drove alone	63.2%	83.2%
Carpooled	7.1%	3.4%
Public transit	0.7%	0.2%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.0%	13.3%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Joshua Tree	PiÃ±on Hills
1-unit, detached	84.3%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	28.5%

Poverty & households

	Joshua Tree	PiÃ±on Hills
Poverty rate	22.6%	19.6%
Average household size	2.42	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	30	52
Median year structure built	1980	1991