Joshua Tree has developed a cultural identity unlike anywhere else in the region. The community draws artists, musicians, designers, climbers, writers, and people looking for a less conventional desert lifestyle. Its small commercial district includes independent restaurants, coffee shops, galleries, vintage stores, and gathering places, while the surrounding residential areas spread into open desert filled with Joshua trees, rock formations, and expansive skies.
Joshua Tree National Park is the area’s defining landmark, bringing hikers, campers, photographers, and climbers from around the world. That popularity has helped support a strong short-term rental market and creative economy, but it has also created ongoing local discussions about tourism, housing, conservation, and community character. Compared with Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree is smaller, more artistic, and more visitor-oriented, with fewer everyday services. People who settle here are usually drawn to the landscape and the independent spirit of the place, along with the opportunity to live close to a national park in a community where individuality is very much part of the local culture.
7,916 people live in Joshua Tree, where the median age is 43.5 and the average individual income is $37,107. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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There's plenty to do around Joshua Tree, including shopping, dining, nightlife, parks, and more. Data provided by Walk Score and Yelp.
Explore popular things to do in the area, including Dollar General, A Day & Night Food Snacks Drinks & Vending Mobile Catering, and Rocket.
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| Dining | 2.56 miles | 4 reviews | 3/5 stars | |
| Dining | 2.61 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Dining | 2.66 miles | 4 reviews | 1/5 stars | |
| Dining | 2.66 miles | 1 review | 5/5 stars | |
| Dining · $ | 2.67 miles | 6 reviews | 2.3/5 stars | |
| Shopping | 1.51 miles | 3 reviews | 4.7/5 stars | |
| Shopping | 2.7 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Shopping | 2.7 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Active | 0.92 miles | 8 reviews | 4.9/5 stars | |
| Active | 1.81 miles | 6 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 1.86 miles | 63 reviews | 4.9/5 stars | |
| Active | 2.14 miles | 6 reviews | 4.3/5 stars | |
| Active | 2.19 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Active | 2.57 miles | 36 reviews | 4.8/5 stars | |
| Active | 2.67 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Active | 2.72 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Active | 2.72 miles | 2 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 2.72 miles | 4 reviews | 4/5 stars | |
| Active | 2.72 miles | 9 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 2.72 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Nightlife | 1.99 miles | 1 review | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.76 miles | 49 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 2.61 miles | 6 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 2.7 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
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Joshua Tree has 3,350 households, with an average household size of 2.3. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Here’s what the people living in Joshua Tree do for work — and how long it takes them to get there. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. 7,916 people call Joshua Tree home. The population density is 70 and the largest age group is Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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