Joshua Tree vs Running Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Joshua Tree and Running Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Joshua Tree has the higher population (6,767 vs 5,043 in Running Springs). Running Springs has the higher median household income ($85,681 vs $64,036 in Joshua Tree). Running Springs has the higher median home value ($373,300 vs $280,600 in Joshua Tree).

Population, income & housing

	Joshua Tree	Running Springs
Population	6,767	5,043
Median age	40.8 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$64,036	$85,681
Median home value	$280,600	$373,300
Median gross rent	$1,191	$1,725
Housing units	3,961	3,770
Homeownership rate	67.7%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	35.6%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Joshua Tree	Running Springs
Population	7,581 → 6,767 (-10.7%)	4,071 → 5,043 (+23.9%)
Median household income	$39,424 → $64,036 (+62.4%)	$60,200 → $85,681 (+42.3%)
Median home value	$150,100 → $280,600 (+86.9%)	$256,000 → $373,300 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$896 → $1,191 (+32.9%)	$1,215 → $1,725 (+42.0%)

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

Running Springs

Population

4,0715,043

Median household income

$60,200$85,681

Median home value

$256,000$373,300

Median gross rent

$1,215$1,725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Joshua Tree	Running Springs
Under 5	4.2%	7.4%
5 to 17	15.7%	17.5%
18 to 24	9.0%	6.4%
25 to 34	14.2%	13.8%
35 to 44	11.6%	16.0%
45 to 54	10.6%	7.6%
55 to 64	16.2%	13.1%
65 to 74	12.4%	13.5%
75 and over	6.1%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Joshua Tree	Running Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	66.9%	70.6%
Black or African American	2.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	1.0%
Asian	1.1%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	22.3%	19.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Joshua Tree	Running Springs
No high school diploma	8.1%	5.6%
High school graduate	19.1%	19.1%
Some college or associate's	47.7%	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Joshua Tree	Running Springs
Drove alone	63.2%	72.0%
Carpooled	7.1%	9.2%
Public transit	0.7%	1.2%
Walked	1.3%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.0%	14.7%
Other means	1.7%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Joshua Tree	Running Springs
1-unit, detached	84.3%	96.4%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Joshua Tree	Running Springs
Poverty rate	22.6%	14.1%
Average household size	2.42	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	30	40
Median year structure built	1980	1970