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Joshua, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Joshua is a Census city of 8,550 people across 8.94 square miles of land, in Johnson County. Median household income is $68,117, 62.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 10 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Joshua
What Joshua is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8.94 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land957
- County holding the largest share of its areaJohnson County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Joshua
How many people live in Joshua
- Population8,550
- Median age36.7
- Population under 182,451
- Share under 1828.7 percent
- Population 65 and over1,390 plus or minus 339
- Share 65 and over16.3 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Households3,195
- Family households2,218
- Share of households that are families69.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Joshua
Income and work in Joshua
- Median household income$68,117 plus or minus $20,304
- Per capita income$34,394
- Civilian labor force4,173
- Employed4,061
- Unemployed112 plus or minus 92
- Unemployment rate2.7 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over5,611
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.8 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.1 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Joshua
Housing in Joshua
- Housing units3,448
- Occupied units3,195
- Vacant units253 plus or minus 218
- Vacancy rate7.3 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Owner occupied1,997
- Renter occupied1,198 plus or minus 274
- Ownership rate62.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$338,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,361
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.0 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Single family units2,406
- Share single family69.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more803 plus or minus 277
- Share in buildings of two or more23.3 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Mobile homes239 plus or minus 149
- Median year structure built1997
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Joshua
How Joshua gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,723
- Commuting under 15 minutes711 plus or minus 253
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.1 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,940 plus or minus 406
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more52.1 percent
- Drove alone84.6 percent
- Carpooled5.2 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home8.3 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Joshua
SBA loans in Joshua (7(a))
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$5,821,600
- Average approval$582,160
- Median approval$373,950
- Largest approval$1,600,000
- Jobs supported58
- Jobs per approval5.8
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more40.0 percent
- Share to franchises30.0 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Joshua, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Joshua
SBA loans in Joshua (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$548,000
- Average approval$182,667
- Median approval$111,000
- Largest approval$348,000
- Jobs supported3
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Joshua, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Joshua
Flood risk in Joshua
- NFIP communityCity of Joshua
- NFIP community number480882
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/21/23
The City of Joshua participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480882 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Johnson County, not Joshua
Johnson County context, not Joshua figures
- Establishments in Johnson County3,465
- Covered employment, Johnson County59,977
- Average annual pay, Johnson County$57,550
- Housing units permitted, Johnson County2,183
Every figure in this section is published for Johnson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Joshua.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Joshua questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Joshua, Texas?
8,550, in 3,195 households. Joshua city covers 8.94 square miles of land, which is 957 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Joshua in?
Johnson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Joshua?
$68,117. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $338,100. Median gross rent is $1,361 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Joshua businesses?
10 7(a) approvals totaling $5.8 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, median approval $373,950, plus 3 504 approvals worth $548,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Joshua, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Joshua borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Joshua. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Joshua in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Joshua appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Joshua, city of, community 480882, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Joshua figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Johnson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Joshua.
Is zoning published for Joshua?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.