Joshua Tree, CA

Census Place

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2021 Population

7,398

4.98% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/ADianne Feinstein

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AAlex Padilla

Democratic Party

2021 Poverty Rate

20.5%

13.2% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Property Value

$219,600

35.7% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Joshua Tree, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2021, the median property value in Joshua Tree, CA was $219,600, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Joshua Tree, CA N/A, and the average commute time was 30.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Joshua Tree, CA was N/A per household.

About the photo: Joshua Tree National Park

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United States California San Bernardino County, CA Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Twentynine Palms & Barstow Cities PUMA, CA

Population & Diversity

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Joshua Tree, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

N/A%

Hispanic Population

N/A people

N/A% of the people in Joshua Tree, CA are hispanic (N/A people).

The following chart shows the N/A races represented in Joshua Tree, CA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

6.3%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

466 people

7.67%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

597 people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Joshua Tree, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
161 ± 94
Gulf War (2001-)
144 ± 104
Vietnam
127 ± 85

Joshua Tree, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.12 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Joshua Tree, CA employs 2.85k people. The largest industries in Joshua Tree, CA are Accommodation & Food Services (489 people), Construction (372 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (300 people), and the highest paying industries are N/A.

Employment

Occupations

2.85k

2021 Value

± 490

1.71%

1 Year growth

± 25.1%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Joshua Tree, CA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (444 people), Management Occupations (402 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (299 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Joshua Tree, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.85k

2021 Value

± 490

1.71%

1 Year growth

± 25.1%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Joshua Tree, CA, are Accommodation & Food Services (489 people), Construction (372 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (300 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Joshua Tree, CA, though some of these residents may live in Joshua Tree, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,438

Median earning men ± $7,194

$25,957

Median earning women ± $7,649

The industries with the best median earnings for men in N/A are N/A.

The industries with the best median earnings for women in N/A are N/A.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

N/A%

Year-over-year N/A

Employment change between N/A N/A and N/A N/A

As of N/A N/A, there are N/A people employed in California. This represents a N/A% N/A in employment when compared to N/A N/A.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from California to other states, or from other states to California.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound California product (by dollars) was Electronics with $405B, followed by Mixed freight ($159B) and Pharmaceuticals ($155B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound California products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$2.21T

2020 Value in California

$4.61T

Projected 2050 Value in California

109% growth

In 2020, total outbound California trade was $2.21T. This is expected to increase 109% to $4.61T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound California trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from California to other states, or from other states to California.

Most Common Trade Partners

Texas
$84.4B
Arizona
$44.8B
Ohio
$40.6B

In 2020, the top outbound California domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Texas with $84.4B, followed by Arizona with $44.8B and Ohio and $40.6B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that California shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

N/ADianne Feinstein

Senator from California

Assumed office on November 10, 1992
Elected to the seat to succeed John Seymour (California politician)|John Seymour, who had been appointed to the seat after Pete Wilson was elected Governor of California.

N/AAlex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 18, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 1.89% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 2.12% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were Some college (7.01M), High School or Equivalent (6.74M), and Bachelors Degree (6.25M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Joshua Tree, CA was $219,600 in 2021, which is 0.897 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $161,800 to $219,600, a 35.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Joshua Tree, CA is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Joshua Tree, CA have an average commute time of 30.3 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in Joshua Tree, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Property

$219,600

Median Property Value 2021

±$34,212

$1,665

Median Property Taxes

±$335

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Joshua Tree, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Joshua Tree, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Joshua Tree, CA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

2.9k

Number of Households

± 445

The following chart displays the households in Joshua Tree, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Joshua Tree, CA is from California.

0.497

2021 Wage GINI in California

0.498

2020 Wage GINI in California

In 2021, the income inequality in California was 0.497 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.12% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

30.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Joshua Tree, CA have a longer commute time (30.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 6.02% of the workforce in Joshua Tree, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Joshua Tree, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Joshua Tree, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Joshua Tree, CA have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Joshua Tree, CA (1.48k out of 7.22k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Joshua Tree, CA is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94% of the population of Joshua Tree, CA has health coverage, with 23.4% on employee plans, 42% on Medicaid, 12.3% on Medicare, 11.7% on non-group plans, and 4.58% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in San Bernardino County, CA see 1701 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.118% increase from the previous year (1699 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1356 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 376 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,701 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in San Bernardino County, CA

Primary care physicians in San Bernardino County, CA see an average of 1,701 patients per year. This represents a 0.118% increase from the previous year (1,699 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in San Bernardino County, CA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21% under 18 years, 23.2% between 18 and 34 years, 38.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.6% were men and 54.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

Uninsured

23.4%

Employer Coverage

42%

Medicaid

12.3%

Medicare

11.7%

Non-Group

4.58%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Joshua Tree, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.