Yucca Valley.
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6 tracts·21K people·$363K median·537/mi²
White 65 · Hispanic 21 · Multiracial 9 · Other 3 · Asian 2 · Black 1
Living alone 35 · Married couple 35 · Other 30
Yucca Valley 15 · Los Angeles 5 · Palm Springs 5 · Joshua Tree 3 · Twentynine Palms 3 · Elsewhere 69
Retail 30 · Health 24 · Leisure 14 · Professional 11 · Manufacturing 9 · Public admin 9 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Service 23 · Sales · office 18 · Construction · maintenance 17 · Production · transport 11
Drive alone 75 · Carpool 24 · Work from home 8 · Walk 2 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Yucca Valley is $363,400 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Yucca Valley has 21,770 residents across 5 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.1; the population is 64.8% White, 20.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% Multiracial, 2.7% Other, 1.9% Asian and 0.7% Black; the average household has 2.4 people; 22.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.7% (Census ACS).
Onaga Elementary (25%) and Yucca Valley Elementary (23%) lead the elementary schools; La Contenta Middle is the middle school with reported scores (25%); Yucca Valley High (34%) and Black Rock Alternative/Continuation (7%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,428/month, 10% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Yucca Valley is $59,563 a year, 31% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Yucca Valley, median rent is $1,428/month and the median home value is $363,400 (Census ACS).
Yucca Valley reported 2.9 violent crimes and 6.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 93°F; winter lows average 38°F; there are 92 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 10 inches; snowfall averages 2 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Yucca Valley are earthquake (98), landslide (98) and inland flooding (98), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.91g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Yucca Valley scores 7.7 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.5% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).