Texas · Census place 38080
Joshua city, TX
Quick answer
Joshua city has 8,279 residents, ranking #304 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $60,466, the median home is worth $271,000 and median gross rent runs $1,286 a month.
- Population
- 8,279Joshua city residents
- Median household income
- $60,466Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $271,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,286Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Joshua city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Joshua city median would spend about 25.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.7% of residents and 58% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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