CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Yucca Valley

California · 13,701 residents · 39.8 sq mi

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Yucca Valley is a city of 13,701 people in California. At a median age of 41.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the California median by roughly 37%. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are 3,164 fewer people here than in 2000. Median household income is $22,563, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 41.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,701

−19%vs 2000

vs 16,865 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.9

+1%vs 2000

vs 41.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

39.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202422K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(968)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(875)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(869)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.4%(737)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(652)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.2%(1,671)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.1%(1,521)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(1,291)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(1,379)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.4%(1,838)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8410.3%(1,416)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.5%(484)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,563

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,420 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,902

−19%vs 2000

vs $16,020 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.1%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$78,200

+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $78,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$445

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $518 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.3%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.0% in 2000

33.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82%(13,829)

Black2.1%(350)

Hispanic / Latino11.4%(1,922)

Asian1.3%(212)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.3%(12,781)

Black1.6%(221)

Hispanic / Latino8.1%(1,109)

Asian1.3%(179)

Other3.8%(520)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican17.4%(3,797)

South American0.9%(193)

Peruvian0.5%(118)

Puerto Rican0.5%(111)

Spaniard0.5%(104)

Central American0.4%(91)

Colombian0.3%(75)

Salvadoran0.3%(68)

Cuban0.3%(63)

Nicaraguan0.1%(23)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.6%(127)

Filipino0.5%(106)

Asian Indian0.3%(74)

Thai0.1%(26)

Japanese0.1%(24)

Chinese0.1%(20)

Cambodian0.1%(11)

Laotian0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.5%(110)

Native Hawaiian0.2%(36)

Ancestry

German17.4%(3,784)

English14.4%(3,127)

Irish11.6%(2,516)

Italian5.9%(1,275)

Polish3.2%(699)

French3.1%(676)

Scottish2.9%(642)

American2.9%(639)

Dutch2.7%(586)

Norwegian1.4%(307)

West Indian1.1%(249)

Jamaican1.1%(239)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Russian1.1%(234)

Czech0.7%(148)

Welsh0.7%(145)

Arab0.6%(120)

Danish0.4%(91)

Ukrainian0.4%(90)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(89)

Hungarian0.4%(85)

French Canadian0.4%(80)

Armenian0.3%(73)

British0.3%(56)

Lebanese0.2%(54)

Iranian0.2%(49)

Swedish0.2%(43)

Belgian0.1%(31)

Lithuanian0.1%(25)

Slovak0.1%(25)

Swiss0.1%(24)

Syrian0.1%(13)

Turkish0.1%(12)

Canadian0%(9)

Romanian0%(9)

Austrian0%(7)

Finnish0%(5)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.9%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.1%

−10.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.8 min

+2%vs 2000

vs 22.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37.9%(3,120)

Married43.7%(3,601)

Widowed3.1%(253)

Divorced15.3%(1,261)

Women 15+

Never married33.3%(3,059)

Married39.2%(3,604)

Widowed11%(1,013)

Divorced16.5%(1,513)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.6%

−11.9 ptssince 2013

from 18.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.5%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 37.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.7%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 7.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.9%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

37.0%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 38.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 4.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.3%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 47.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.9%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 57.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)24.6%(345)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.7%(262)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38%(533)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War12.9%(181)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,401 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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