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Colton, CA

54,215 Population
15.5 square miles 3,486.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.8 ±1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 34.8 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 36.7 ±0.1

Economics

$21,648 ±$1,107 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: $28,263 ±$184
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $38,576 ±$120
$56,762 ±$4,323 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: $68,331 ±$496
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $78,672 ±$270

15.1% ±2.1% (8,133  ±1,108) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 13.7% 616,080 (±0.3% / ±11,190)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 12.6% 4,853,434 (±0.1% / ±39,919)

27.7 minutes ±1.1 (583,525  ±45,182) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 33.2 60,515,415 (±0.2 / ±468,394)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 29.8 498,276,585 (±0.1 / ±1,174,085)

Families

16,467 ±590 Number of households
  • the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 1,376,503 ±3,098
  • California: 13,103,114 ±18,542
3.3 ±0.1 (53,892  ±249) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 3.3 4,510,510 (±0 / ±3,905)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.9 38,521,288

5% ±1.5% (742  ±217) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 5.3% 59,019 (±0.2% / ±2,213)
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 4.8% 463,780 (±0.1% / ±5,839)

Housing

18,275 ±562 Number of housing units
  • the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 1,566,442 ±1,213
  • California: 14,210,945 ±1,339

$292,300 ±$11,167 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: $360,100 ±$1,529
  • about half the amount in California: $538,500 ±$1,127

7.8% ±1.5% (4,207  ±786.3) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 12.1% 551,790 (±0.2% / ±10,617)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 12.4% 4,842,940 (±0.1% / ±30,091.1)

Social

75.3% ±3.6% (25,761  ±1,397.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 81.8% 2,418,306 (±0.4% / ±12,960.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 83.9% 22,378,605 (±0.2% / ±40,789.5)
18.5% ±2.3% (6,336  ±818.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 22.4% 661,377 (±0.2% / ±6,511.6)
  • about half the rate in California: 34.7% 9,256,873 (±0.1% / ±25,121.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

22.1% ±2.1% (11,983  ±1,151) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 21.1% 970,476 (±0.2% / ±10,525)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 26.6% 10,463,818 (±0.1% / ±35,653)

6% ±1.2% (2,365  ±482) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area: 6.2% 209,485 (±0.1% / ±3,411)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 5% 1,525,746 (±0% / ±9,062)
2,365 Total veterans ±482 2,221 Male ±473 144 Female ±100

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