Editing Yucca Valley, California (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 3893
|1980= 8294
|1990= 13701
|2000= 16865
|2010= 20700
|2020= 21738
|estyear= 
|estimate= 
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020===
The [[2020 United States census]] reported that Yucca Valley had a population of 21,738. The population density was {{convert|545.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Yucca Valley was 71.3% [[White Americans|White]], 3.7% [[African Americans|African American]], 1.5% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 2.7% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.3% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 8.1% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 12.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 23.3% of the population.<ref name=DP1>{{cite web |title=Yucca Valley town, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=1600000US0687056 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 15, 2025}}</ref>

The census reported that 99.0% of the population lived in households, 0.3% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.6% were institutionalized.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 8,807 households, out of which 27.2% included children under the age of 18, 41.1% were married-couple households, 8.0% were [[cohabitation|cohabiting]] couple households, 29.8% had a female householder with no partner present, and 21.1% had a male householder with no partner present. 30.2% of households were one person, and 15.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.44.<ref name=DP1/> There were 5,494 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (62.4% of all households).<ref>{{cite web |title=Yucca Valley town, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0687056 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 15, 2025}}</ref>

The age distribution was 21.5% under the age of 18, 7.1% aged 18 to 24, 23.8% aged 25 to 44, 25.9% aged 45 to 64, and 21.8% who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 42.9{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 95.0 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 9,896 housing units at an average density of {{convert|248.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 8,807 (89.0%) were occupied. Of these, 66.4% were owner-occupied, and 33.6% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

===2023 estimates===
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 8.9% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 80.8% spoke only English at home, 15.3% spoke [[Spanish language|Spanish]], 2.2% spoke other [[Indo-European languages]], 1.4% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.4% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 89.6% were high school graduates and 20.9% had a bachelor's degree.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yucca Valley town, California; CP02: Comparative Social Characteristics in the United States - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSCP5Y2023.CP02?g=1600000US0687056 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 15, 2025}}</ref>

The median household income was $55,302, and the [[per capita income]] was $32,643. About 13.2% of families and 19.2% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yucca Valley town, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03?g=1600000US0687056 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 15, 2025}}</ref>