Joshua Tree, CA Housing Market & City Data

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7,581
Population Estimate
$148,775
Median Home Value
89.2%
Employment Rate
19.0%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$375
Median Listing Price$479,950
Median Days on Market56
Active Listings151
New Listings58
Total Listings (Active + Pending)165
Avg Listing Price$609,780
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-4%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-20%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.33
Family Dual Income32.3
Median Household Income$39,424
Median Individual Income$20,356
Home Ownership51.7%
Home Value$148,775
Median Rent$896
Rent Burden48.1%
Poverty26.3%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED14.5%
  • Highschool Education21.6%
  • Some College44.9%
  • Bachelors Degree12.0%
  • Graduate Degree7.0%
  • Total College or Above19.0%
  • Stem Degree49.1%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.3%
  • Female51.7%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married39.8%
  • Divorced18.7%
  • Never Married33.2%
  • Widowed8.3%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityJoshua Tree
State IDCA
Population7,581

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1823.3%
19–2910.5%
30–3916.0%
40–4911.3%
Age Group% of Population
50–5913.8%
60–6910.4%
70–799.2%
80+5.5%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation47.0%
Unemployment Rate10.8%
Disabled25.5%

ETHNICITY

White91.7%
Black0.9%
Asian1.3%
Native American0.1%
Pacific Islander0.6%
Other0.3%
Multiple5.0%

OTHER

Hispanic20.8%
Limited English0.3%
Health Uninsured5.0%
Veteran12.4%

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Neighborhoods in Joshua Tree, CA

Get to know neighborhoods in Joshua Tree, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Joshua Tree

    Joshua Tree Village ↗

    Median asking price
    $309,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    245
    D

    Nearby schools · estimated

    3.3/10 · 3 schools

  • Quail Springs Village

    Quail Springs ↗

    Median asking price
    $374,450
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    17
    D

    Nearby schools · estimated

    3.8/10 · 4 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.