Moving to Yucca Valley, California
Population: 16,865. Estimated population in July 2024: 19,696 (+16.8% change)
Males: 8,021 (47.6%), Females: 8,844 (52.4%)
San Bernardino County
Zip codes: 92284.
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.6 years
Median household income: $30,420
Median house value: $83,200
Population by Race
Races in Yucca Valley:
- White Non-Hispanic (82.0%)
- Hispanic (11.4%)
- Other race (4.6%)
- Two or more races (3.0%)
- American Indian (2.5%)
- Black (2.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (17.7%), English (15.4%), Irish (13.1%), United States (8.8%), Italian (5.7%), French (5.3%).
Elevation: 3279 feet
Land area: 40.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Yucca Valley
- High school or higher: 81.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 8.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Yucca Valley town
- Never married: 18.7%
- Now married: 53.1%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 12.1%
- Divorced: 13.8%
5.2% Foreign born (1.8% Latin America, 1.4% Europe, 1.3% Asia, 0.6% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: -33 (-0.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Yucca Valley:
- HI-DESERT MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; JOSHUA TREE, CA)
- DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; PALM SPRINGS, CA)
- EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; RANCHO MIRAGE, CA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Yucca Valley:
- PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL (about 23 miles; PALM SPRINGS, CA; Abbreviation: PSP)
- SAN BERNARDINO INTERNATIONAL (about 57 miles; SAN BERNARDINO, CA; Abbreviation: SBD)
- MARCH ARB (about 61 miles; RIVERSIDE, CA; Abbreviation: RIV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Yucca Valley:
- YUCCA VALLEY (about 2 miles; YUCCA VALLEY, CA; Abbreviation: L22)
- HI DESERT (about 12 miles; JOSHUA TREE, CA; Abbreviation: L80)
- BERMUDA DUNES (about 29 miles; PALM SPRINGS, CA; Abbreviation: UDD)
Amtrak station near Yucca Valley:
- 19 miles: PALM SPRINGS – NORTH (PALM SPRINGS, INDIAN CANYON DR. @ I-10). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public restrooms, public payphones.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Yucca Valley:
- COLLEGE OF THE DESERT (about 29 miles; PALM DESERT, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,804)
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-RIVERSIDE (about 36 miles; RIVERSIDE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 12,213)
- CRAFTON HILLS COLLEGE (about 44 miles; YUCAIPA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,722)
- MOUNT SAN JACINTO COLLEGE (about 44 miles; SAN JACINTO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,731)
- UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS (about 53 miles; REDLANDS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,106)
- LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; LOMA LINDA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,761)
- SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; SAN BERNARDINO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,100)
Schools
Public high school in Yucca Valley:
- SKY ALTERNATIVE/CONTINUATION (Students: 105; Location: 59273 SUNNYSLOPE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high schools in Yucca Valley:
- LIVING STREAM CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 266; Location: 57373 JOSHUA LANE; Grades: PK – 12)
- DESERT MINISTRIES CHRISTIAN (Students: 66; Location: 58037 JOSHUA DR; Grades: 2 – 12)
- GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 63; Location: 6300 RUTH DRIVE; Grades: KG – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Yucca Valley:
- LA CONTENTA JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 852; Location: 7050 LA CONTENTA ROAD; Grades: 07 – 08)
- ONAGA ELEMENTARY (Students: 645; Location: 58001 ONAGA; Grades: KG – 06)
- YUCCA MESA ELEMENTARY (Students: 570; Location: 3380 AVALON AVE.; Grades: KG – 08)
- YUCCA VALLEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 528; Location: 7601 HOPI TRAIL; Grades: KG – 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Yucca Valley:
- YUCCA VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 56; Location: 7546 KICKAPOO TRAIL; Grades: PK – KG)
- HIGH DESERT SDA ELEM (Students: 10; Location: 8035 CHURCH; Grades: 1 – 6)