Yucca Valley, CA Population

Overview

21,663

Total Population

40.1

Median age

52.54%

Female population %

90.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

66.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5,651

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Yucca Valley's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Yucca Valley is 40.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Yucca Valley's population under 18 was 23.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Yucca Valley's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.39% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Yucca Valley, 18.67% were under the age of 15, 18.27% aged 15 to 29, 41.67% aged 30 to 64, 17.88% aged 65 to 84, and 3.51% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,099 more females than males in Yucca Valley:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.54% females and 47.46% males in Yucca Valley, CA.
The Yucca Valley, CA gender ratio is 90.3:100 i.e. 90.3 men to 100 women (0.903).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 879.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 1,079.

Yucca Valley's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Yucca Valley population: 74.83% are White, 5.18% are Black or African American, 1.75% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.69% are Asian, 0.94% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 3.55% are some other race and 13.06% are multiracial.
Yucca Valley's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 5,651 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,012 (73.91% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Yucca Valley is White with a population of 16,21 (74.83% of the total population).

Yucca Valley's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 21,817 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Yucca Valley's population increased by 3,746 (22.10%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Yucca Valley's population increased by 1,057 (5.11%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Yucca Valley's population was lowest in year 2000 at 16,948.