Phelan vs Yucca Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Phelan and Yucca Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

Phelan and Yucca Valley are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Yucca Valley has the higher population (21,744 vs 18,059 in Phelan). Phelan has the higher median household income ($83,759 vs $55,302 in Yucca Valley). Phelan has the higher median home value ($357,200 vs $321,300 in Yucca Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Phelan	Yucca Valley
Population	18,059	21,744
Median age	33.9 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$83,759	$55,302
Median home value	$357,200	$321,300
Median gross rent	$1,623	$1,341
Housing units	5,510	9,929
Homeownership rate	80.6%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	12.3%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Phelan	Yucca Valley
Population	15,987 → 18,059 (+13.0%)	21,622 → 21,744 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$59,375 → $83,759 (+41.1%)	$44,757 → $55,302 (+23.6%)
Median home value	$237,800 → $357,200 (+50.2%)	$172,600 → $321,300 (+86.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,109 → $1,623 (+46.3%)	$919 → $1,341 (+45.9%)

Phelan

Population

15,98718,059

Median household income

$59,375$83,759

Median home value

$237,800$357,200

Median gross rent

$1,109$1,623

Yucca Valley

Population

21,62221,744

Median household income

$44,757$55,302

Median home value

$172,600$321,300

Median gross rent

$919$1,341

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Phelan	Yucca Valley
Under 5	9.3%	3.7%
5 to 17	18.3%	19.1%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.3%
25 to 34	17.0%	12.8%
35 to 44	11.3%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.6%	9.2%
55 to 64	14.9%	14.4%
65 to 74	6.7%	12.5%
75 and over	3.9%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Phelan	Yucca Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	48.1%	61.1%
Black or African American	0.6%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	1.5%
Asian	2.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.5%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.9%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	44.9%	25.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Phelan	Yucca Valley
No high school diploma	10.3%	10.4%
High school graduate	40.1%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Phelan	Yucca Valley
Drove alone	75.0%	78.1%
Carpooled	8.4%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	1.4%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	12.5%	6.1%
Other means	2.7%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Phelan	Yucca Valley
1-unit, detached	75.7%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.5%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	22.9%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Phelan	Yucca Valley
Poverty rate	14.5%	19.2%
Average household size	3.45	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	48	28
Median year structure built	1991	1979