Joshua Tree is a somewhat small town located in the state of California. With a population of 6,489 people and two associated neighborhoods, Joshua Tree is the 481st largest community in California.
Also of interest is that Joshua Tree has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 26.75% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
As is often the case in a small town, Joshua Tree doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Joshua Tree are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.93% of adults in Joshua Tree having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Joshua Tree in 2022 was $31,173, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $124,692 for a family of four. However, Joshua Tree contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Joshua Tree is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Joshua Tree home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Joshua Tree residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Joshua Tree also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.09% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Joshua Tree include Irish, German, English, Italian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Joshua Tree is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.