Moving to Joshua Tree, California

Population: 4,207
Males: 2,037 (48.4%), Females: 2,170 (51.6%)

San Bernardino County

Zip code: 92252

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $26,535
Median house value: $64,100

Population by Race

Races in Joshua Tree:

• White Non-Hispanic (80.1%)
• Hispanic (12.4%)
• Other race (4.6%)
• Two or more races (3.9%)
• American Indian (3.1%)
• Black (1.8%)
• Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (21.2%), Irish (18.4%), English (17.1%), United States (13.0%), Italian (6.2%), French (4.6%).

Elevation: 2728 feet

Land area: 6.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Joshua Tree

• High school or higher: 75.5%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
• Unemployed: 9.8%
• Mean travel time to work: 29.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Joshua Tree CDP

• Never married: 24.6%
• Now married: 44.9%
• Separated: 3.6%
• Widowed: 9.6%
• Divorced: 17.4%

5.5% Foreign born (2.1% Latin America, 1.9% Asia, 1.0% Europe).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Joshua Tree:

• HI-DESERT MEDICAL CENTER (6601 WHITEFEATHER ROAD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Joshua Tree:

• DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; PALM SPRINGS, CA)
• EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; RANCHO MIRAGE, CA)
• JOHN F KENNEDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC (about 29 miles; INDIO, CA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Joshua Tree:

• PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL (about 25 miles; PALM SPRINGS, CA; Abbreviation: PSP)
• SAN BERNARDINO INTERNATIONAL (about 64 miles; SAN BERNARDINO, CA; Abbreviation: SBD)
• MARCH ARB (about 67 miles; RIVERSIDE, CA; Abbreviation: RIV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Joshua Tree:

• HI DESERT (about 5 miles; JOSHUA TREE, CA; Abbreviation: L80)
• YUCCA VALLEY (about 6 miles; YUCCA VALLEY, CA; Abbreviation: L22)
• TWENTYNINE PALMS (about 27 miles; TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA; Abbreviation: TNP)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Joshua Tree:

• COPPER MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,039; Location: 6162 ROTARY WAY; Public; Website: www.cmccd.cc.ca.us)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Joshua Tree:

• COLLEGE OF THE DESERT (about 29 miles; PALM DESERT, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,804)
• UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-RIVERSIDE (about 32 miles; RIVERSIDE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 12,213)
• MOUNT SAN JACINTO COLLEGE (about 50 miles; SAN JACINTO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,731)
• CRAFTON HILLS COLLEGE (about 51 miles; YUCAIPA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,722)
• LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; LOMA LINDA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,761)
• UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS (about 60 miles; REDLANDS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,106)
• SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; SAN BERNARDINO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,100)

Public primary/middle school in Joshua Tree:

• FRIENDLY HILLS ELEMENTARY (Students: 463; Location: 7252 SUNNY VISTA; Grades: KG – 08)