Yucca Valley, California demographics

Yucca Valley, CA demographics: median age 39.1; 22.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Yucca Valley town, California · Incorporated town · GEOID 0687056. The survey estimates a population of 21,770 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Yucca Valley is 39.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.1 years. There are 9,038 households (±408). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	39.1 ±3.1	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,770
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	5,425 ±776	24.9% ±3.6 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	4,138 ±631	19.0% ±2.9 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	7,650 ±795	35.1% ±3.7 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	4,557 ±562	20.9% ±2.6 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,770
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	10,465 ±643	48.1% ±3.0 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	11,305 ±644	51.9% ±3.0 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,770
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	14,633 ±975	67.2% ±4.5 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	150 ±92 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	303 ±252 · low precision	1.4% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	408 ±244 · low precision	1.9% ±1.1 pp · low precision	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	110 ±161 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,255 ±536	5.8% ±2.5 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	4,911 ±864	22.6% ±4.0 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,770
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,259 ±1,086	79.3% ±5.0 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4,511 ±1,085	20.7% ±5.0 pp	40.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,038
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,124 ±432	34.6% ±4.5 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	816 ±324	9.0% ±3.6 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,107 ±305	12.2% ±3.3 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,169 ±542	35.1% ±5.8 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	822 ±347	9.1% ±3.8 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,038
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,605 ±327	28.8% ±3.4 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	6,433 ±542	71.2% ±5.1 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,038
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,169 ±542	35.1% ±5.8 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,857 ±453	31.6% ±4.8 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,481 ±374	16.4% ±4.1 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	793 ±250	8.8% ±2.7 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	430 ±167	4.8% ±1.8 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	229 ±130 · low precision	2.5% ±1.4 pp · low precision	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	79 ±66 · low precision	0.9% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,770
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	20,141 ±360	92.5% ±1.6 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,629 ±357	7.5% ±1.6 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 20,885
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	17,724 ±768	84.9% ±3.5 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	2,431 ±753	11.6% ±3.6 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	58 ±75 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	93 ±111 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	66 ±65 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	174 ±152 · low precision	0.8% ±0.7 pp · low precision	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	60 ±61 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	127 ±201 · low precision	0.6% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	75 ±67 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	65 ±75 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	12 ±19 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 14,821
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,321 ±381	8.9% ±2.5 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,460 ±598	30.1% ±3.8 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,686 ±673	31.6% ±4.4 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,073 ±297	7.2% ±2.0 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,162 ±450	14.6% ±3.0 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,119 ±269	7.6% ±1.8 pp	14.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 21,622
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	19,041 ±691	88.1% ±3.2 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,065 ±720 · low precision	4.9% ±3.3 pp · low precision	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	796 ±281	3.7% ±1.3 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	599 ±309 · low precision	2.8% ±1.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	121 ±74 · low precision	0.6% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.6% of Yucca Valley residents (±2.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 91.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Yucca Valley	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.6% ±2.2 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.4% ±2.9 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.7% ±1.9 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

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