Yucca Valley town, CA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 21,700 ( 1,000 from 2010 )
Land area: 39.8 square miles
Population density: 544.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	13,553	62.46%	11.2%
Black:	664	3.06%	10.5%
Indian:	295	1.36%	95.4%
Asian:	580	2.67%	20.1%
2+ races:	1,052	4.85%	111.7%
Hispanic:	5,523	25.45%	50.1%

Total non-White:	8,147	37.54%	49.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1,705	-10.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,705	15.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

[Display all years]

Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
20,700
15,258	73.71%
601	2.90%
151	0.73%
483	2.33%
497	2.40%
3,679	17.77%
5,442	26.29%

2000
16,810
13,858	82.44%
348	2.07%
134	0.80%
271	1.61%
301	1.79%
1,887	11.23%
2,952	17.56%

1990
13,701
12,075	88.13%
221	1.61%
126	0.92%
170	1.24%
n/a
1,109	8.09%
1,626	11.87%

1980
8,294
7,831	94.42%
68	0.82%
116	1.40%
13	0.16%
n/a
255	3.07%
463	5.58%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,400	8.3
2,490	14.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,783	13.0
1,326	9.7

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

4,244	51.2
1,163	14.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Yucca Valley town, CA

[Display all years]

Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.9
5,069	23.4%
16,631	76.6%
4,627	21.3%

8,734
2.46

5,116	58.6%
3,480	68.0%
565	11.0%
3,618	41.4%

2010
Number	Percent
40.6
4,937	23.9%
15,763	76.1%
3,820	18.5%

8,274
2.48

5,254	63.5%
3,661	69.7%
628	12.0%
3,020	36.5%

2000
Number	Percent
41.6
4,215	25.1%
12,595	74.9%
3,835	22.8%

6,965
2.37

4,466	64.1%
3,251	72.8%
575	12.9%
2,499	35.9%

1990
Number	Percent
42.1
3,174	23.2%
10,527	76.8%
3,738	27.3%

5,791
2.31

3,767	65.0%
2,945	78.2%
364	9.7%
2,024	35.0%

1980
Number	Percent
51.7
1,536	18.5%
6,758	81.5%
2,692	32.5%

3,797
2.15

2,583	68.0%
2,231	86.4%
195	7.5%
1,214	32.0%

2022 Housing Data for Yucca Valley town, CA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	310	3.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	640	7.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	523	6.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	314	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	325	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	569	6.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	408	4.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	554	6.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	498	5.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	537	6.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	691	7.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	934	10.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	805	9.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	403	4.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	794	9.1%
$200,000 or more	429	4.9%

Median Household Income	54,153
Per Capita Income	32,378

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	742	8.5%
Public Assistance	475	5.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,288	14.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,058	65.5%
Unemployed	480	5.2%
In Armed Forces	125	1.4%

Total Labor Force	6,663	72.0%
Not in Labor Force	2,590	28.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,895	2,499	53.7%
Non-Profit	309	442	41.1%
Self-Employed	738	454	61.9%

Local Government	399	328	54.9%
State Government	107	230	31.8%
Federal Government	246	140	63.7%

Total Private + Self	3,633	2,953	55.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,061	1,140	48.2%
Total	4,694	4,093	53.4%

Pct. Govt.	16.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,104	12.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,660	18.7%
Professional, Technical	1,593	17.9%
Service Occupations	2,211	24.9%
All others	2,308	26.0%

White Collar		49.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,454	16.4%
Construction	1,106	12.5%
Retail trade	1,031	11.6%
Accommodation and food services	672	7.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	593	6.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	571	6.4%
Public administration	537	6.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	528	5.9%
Educational services	501	5.6%
Other services	396	4.5%
Manufacturing	374	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	289	3.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	210	2.4%
Finance and insurance	178	2.0%
Utilities	163	1.8%
Wholesale trade	142	1.6%
Information	118	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	13	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,170	19.22%
Puerto Rican	217	1.00%
Cuban	29	0.13%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	352	1.62%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	94	0.43%
Honduran	99	0.46%
Nicaraguan	53	0.24%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	106	0.49%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	189	0.87%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	46	0.21%
Ecuadorian	11	0.05%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	132	0.61%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	566	2.61%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	165	0.76%
Filipino	135	0.62%
Thai	67	0.31%
Japanese	20	0.09%
Korean	16	0.07%
Chinese	10	0.05%
Laotian	3	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	16,830	81.0%
Spanish	3,148	15.1%
Other Indo-European	297	1.4%
Vietnamese	165	0.8%
Other Asian	96	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	77	0.4%
Other	50	0.2%
Arabic	27	0.1%
German, other Germanic	25	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	2,629	12.1%
German	2,547	11.7%
Irish	2,298	10.6%
Italian	1,391	6.4%
American	717	3.3%
European	536	2.5%
Scottish	510	2.4%
Polish	420	1.9%
French	415	1.9%
Dutch	301	1.4%
Norwegian	281	1.3%
African	280	1.3%
Hungarian	268	1.2%
Armenian	240	1.1%
Jamaican	191	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	21,040	97.0%
Not a citizen	660	3.0%

Native	19,796	91.2%
Foreign-born	1,904	8.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
618	4.2%	1,122	7.6%	4,495	30.5%	5,601	38.0%	1,935	13.1%	972	6.6%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	618	4.2%
9-12 Years	1,122	7.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,495	30.5%
Some College	5,601	38.0%
Bach. Degree	1,935	13.1%
Grad Degree	972	6.6%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +806	D +536	D + 12.5%
D +1,342
2020 vs. 2012	R +1,357	R +19	D + 7.1%
D +1,338
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,158	R +142	D + 3.6%
D +1,016

2016 vs. 2008	R +352	R +678	R + 8.8%
D -326
How to interpret this table

Click on the Year to view municipality-level data for this county.
(Some years may be unavailable)

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	62%	Donald Trump* (R)	5,808	58.0%	Joe Biden (D)	3,936	39.3%	269	2.7%	10,013	24	11	0.06%
2016	50%	Donald Trump (R)	5,002	62.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,594	32.3%	424	5.3%	8,020	31	16	0.06%
2012	46%	Mitt Romney (R)	4,451	61.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,598	35.7%	222	3.1%	7,271	24	14	0.06%
2008	51%	John McCain (R)	4,650	60.0%	Barack Obama (D)	2,920	37.7%	180	2.3%	7,750	23	14	0.06%
2004	51%	George W. Bush* (R)	4,622	65.8%	John Kerry (D)	2,336	33.3%	67	1.0%	7,025	21	15	0.06%
2000	47%	George W. Bush (R)	3,463	58.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,131	36.2%	297	5.0%	5,891	17	11	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Yucca Valley town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

3,936

39.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

5,808

58.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

188

1.9%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

10,013

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 11

2016 President, Yucca Valley town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,594

32.3%

Donald Trump (R)

5,002

62.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

266

3.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

124

1.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

8,020

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 31	Diff (US): 16

2012 President, Yucca Valley town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,598

35.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

4,451

61.2%

Other

222

3.1%

TOTAL

7,271

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 14

2008 President, Yucca Valley town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,920

37.7%

John McCain (R)

4,650

60.0%

Other

180

2.3%

TOTAL

7,750

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 14

2004 President, Yucca Valley town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

4,622

65.8%

John Kerry (D)

2,336

33.3%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

7,025

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 15

2000 President, Yucca Valley town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

3,463

58.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,131

36.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

194

3.3%

Other

103

1.7%

TOTAL

5,891

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Yucca Valley town, CA

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.
(Some years may be unavailable)

Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	79%	Mark Meuser (R)	7,450	59.2%	Alex Padilla* (D)	5,136	40.8%	0	0.0%	12,586	20	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	40%	Brian Dahle (R)	3,856	60.3%	Gavin Newsom* (D)	2,540	39.7%	0	0.0%	6,396	19	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2018	S1	36%	Kevin DeLeon (D)	3,175	55.6%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	2,531	44.4%	0	0.0%	5,706	n/a	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	43%	John H. Cox (R)	4,375	63.0%	Gavin Newsom (D)	2,568	37.0%	0	0.0%	6,943	25	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	37%	Kamala Harris (D)	3,528	59.2%	Loretta Sanchez (D)	2,431	40.8%	0	0.0%	5,959	n/a	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2014	G	29%	Neel Kashkari (R)	2,875	62.6%	Jerry Brown* (D)	1,716	37.4%	0	0.0%	4,591	23	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:
2012	S1	44%	Elizabeth Emken (R)	4,258	61.6%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	2,659	38.4%	0	0.0%	6,917	24	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2012:
2010	S3	39%	Carly Fiorina (R)	3,723	61.1%	Barbara Boxer* (D)	1,812	29.7%	560 [+]	9.2%	6,095	19	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Gail Lightfoot (Libertarian) 195 (3.2%); Ed Noonan (American Independent) 163 (2.7%); Marsha Feinland (Peace & Freedom) 108 (1.8%); Duane Roberts (Green) 94 (1.5%);
2010	G	39%	Meg Whitman (R)	3,504	57.7%	Jerry Brown (D)	2,002	33.0%	566 [+]	9.3%	6,072	17	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Chelene Nightingale (American Independent) 281 (4.6%); Dale Ogden (Libertarian) 112 (1.8%); Laura Wells (Green) 109 (1.8%); Carlos Alvarez (Peace & Freedom) 64 (1.1%);
2006	S1	35%	Dick Mountjoy (R)	2,761	54.6%	Dianne Feinstein* (D)	2,000	39.6%	292 [+]	5.8%	5,053	20	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Marsha Feinland (Peace & Freedom) 99 (2.0%); Michael Metti (Libertarian) 74 (1.5%); Don Grundmann (American Independent) 71 (1.4%); Todd Chretien (Green) 48 (0.9%);
2006	G	35%	Arnold Schwarzenegger* (R)	3,760	73.4%	Phil Angelides (D)	1,128	22.0%	236 [+]	4.6%	5,124	17	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Art Olivier (Libertarian) 66 (1.3%); Janice Jordan (Peace & Freedom) 57 (1.1%); Ed Noonan (American Independent) 57 (1.1%); Peter Camejo (Green) 56 (1.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	9,680
Median Value	$278,600

Occupied	8,734	90.2%
Vacant	946	9.8%

Owned	5,726	65.6%
Rented	3,008	34.4%
Median Rent	$1,173

Single-Family Units	8,037	83.0%
Detached	7,826	80.8%
Attached	211	2.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	367	3.8%
Mobile Homes	620	6.4%

Yucca Valley town, CA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Yucca Valley town, CA

2022 Housing Data for Yucca Valley town, CA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Yucca Valley town, CA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Yucca Valley town, CA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Yucca Valley town, CA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Yucca Valley town, CA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Yucca Valley town, CA