place

Joshua, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Joshua, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

8,279

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$68,117

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+16.5% since 2018

Joshua added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone6,491 (75.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,184 (13.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race632 (7.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone128 (1.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races56 (0.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone33 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish761
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic124
  3. 3.Arabic93
  4. 4.Other Indo-European38

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

27.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

292

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$31,999

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care1,026
  2. 2.Other Services434
  3. 3.Manufacturing430
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management383
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation372

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,693
  2. 2.Service Occupations915
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations660
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations476
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations317

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Other Services (LQ 2.36×)434
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.14×)103
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.12×)1,026
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.11×)254
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.11×)430

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$271,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,286/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

58.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $250,000 to $299,999340 (19.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999326 (18.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999310 (17.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999189 (10.6%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999163 (9.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999100 (5.6%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

29.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,087

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.8 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,407 (86.3%)
  • Worked at Home258 (6.5%)
  • Carpooled226 (5.7%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other44 (1.1%)
  • Walked11 (0.3%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.