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Rancho Cucamonga

California · 177,856 residents (2025 est.) · 46.5 sq mi
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Rancho Cucamonga is a city of 175,411 people in California. The typical home is worth $740,200, having more than tripled since 2000. That puts it in the top 5% of US cities for household income. The population is up 37% since 2000. Median rent is $2,357 a month. There are 3,771 people per square mile.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 130%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
175,411
+37%since 2000
from 127,743 in 2000
177,856 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
3,771 / sq mi
+4%since 2009
from 3,635 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
38.6
+20%since 2000
from 32.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
46.5 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
94K116K139K161K184K19902000201020202024Rancho Cucamonga
2024175K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.4%(11,222)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.8%(10,092)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.4%(11,187)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.4%(11,165)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.5%(9,580)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.9%(26,069)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.4%(23,508)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.8%(24,241)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413%(22,854)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.2%(16,066)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.8%(6,699)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.6%(2,728)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$111,895
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $60,931 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$47,475
+100%since 2000
from $23,702 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
68.0%
+16.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.0%
+0.9 ptssince 2000
from 7.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.429
+10%since 2010
from 0.390 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance8.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Retail trade7.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Professional, scientific, technical7.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services6.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade5.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration4.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing3.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food2.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.3%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$740,200
+130%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $176,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,357
+48%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $872 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
62.3%
−7.9 ptssince 2000
from 70.2% in 2000
37.7% rent
Vacancy rate
3.4%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.93 people
−4%since 2009
from 3.05 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
32.4%
−13.3 ptssince 2009
from 45.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
55.4%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 53.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
6.6
+9%since 2009
from 6.1 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
54
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic54.8%(70,028)
Black7.7%(9,789)
Hispanic / Latino27.8%(35,491)
Asian5.8%(7,469)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic33.4%(58,516)
Black8.3%(14,634)
Hispanic / Latino38.1%(66,809)
Asian15%(26,332)
Other5.2%(9,120)
Diversity Score
89
+8%since 2009
from 82 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican29.3%(51,429)
South American2.2%(3,925)
Salvadoran1.3%(2,321)
Argentine0.8%(1,471)
Puerto Rican0.8%(1,379)
Guatemalan0.7%(1,306)
Peruvian0.5%(881)
Spaniard0.4%(728)
Honduran0.3%(603)
Colombian0.3%(597)
Nicaraguan0.3%(523)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Cuban0.3%(512)
Ecuadorian0.3%(459)
Costa Rican0.2%(430)
Chilean0.2%(323)
Bolivian0%(70)
Asian origin
Chinese5.6%(9,809)
Filipino2.9%(5,151)
Asian Indian1.5%(2,640)
Korean1.3%(2,259)
Vietnamese1.1%(1,874)
Taiwanese0.6%(1,018)
Indonesian0.4%(703)
Pakistani0.4%(677)
Japanese0.3%(527)
Thai0.1%(211)
Mongolian0.1%(123)
Burmese0.1%(113)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Cambodian0.1%(112)
Kazakh0.1%(103)
Mien0%(82)
Malaysian0%(37)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.4%(707)
Samoan0%(34)
Guamanian0%(21)
Tongan0%(17)
Ancestry
German6.8%(11,980)
English6.2%(10,916)
Irish5.6%(9,871)
Italian3.7%(6,509)
American3.6%(6,314)
Arab2.4%(4,162)
French1.5%(2,563)
Polish0.9%(1,574)
Scottish0.9%(1,502)
Norwegian0.7%(1,198)
Swedish0.7%(1,152)
+ 45 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.6%(1,030)
Dutch0.6%(1,004)
Egyptian0.5%(954)
West Indian0.4%(684)
Syrian0.4%(626)
Palestinian0.4%(617)
Nigerian0.3%(579)
Armenian0.3%(574)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(548)
Portuguese0.3%(542)
Danish0.3%(527)
Russian0.3%(507)
Lebanese0.3%(446)
Iranian0.2%(412)
Jordanian0.2%(401)
Ghanaian0.2%(311)
British0.2%(281)
Ukrainian0.2%(266)
Swiss0.1%(255)
Greek0.1%(252)
Austrian0.1%(245)
Croatian0.1%(219)
Jamaican0.1%(217)
Canadian0.1%(206)
Slovak0.1%(188)
Turkish0.1%(186)
Slovene0.1%(147)
Czech0.1%(144)
Lithuanian0.1%(136)
Hungarian0.1%(115)
Brazilian0%(87)
Serbian0%(86)
Finnish0%(72)
Iraqi0%(58)
Israeli0%(58)
Latvian0%(52)
Romanian0%(45)
Guyanese0%(33)
Belgian0%(31)
Ethiopian0%(23)
Haitian0%(21)
Kenyan0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
37.5%
+14.2 ptssince 2000
from 23.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.5%
+5.5 ptssince 2000
from 86.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
14.6%
+7.3 ptssince 2000
from 7.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
32.3 min
+34%since 2000
from 24.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
73.8%
−8.6 ptssince 2009
from 82.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.4%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.0%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
13.8%
+10.8 ptssince 2009
from 2.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.6%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 1.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.7%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.9%
−3.2 ptssince 2011
from 9.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
65.2%
−5.7 ptssince 2011
from 71.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.3%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 73.0% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
18.1%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 16.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
46.7%
+10.1 ptssince 2009
from 36.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Female
49.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Foreign born
20.8%
+4.2 ptssince 2009
from 16.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.1%
−2.9 ptssince 2009
from 8.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.2%
+2.4 ptssince 2012
from 7.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.0%
−7.6 ptssince 2013
from 12.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.8%
+4.6 ptssince 2017
from 90.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
98.0%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 96.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.8%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 86.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
65.8%
−0.7 ptssince 2016
from 66.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
18.1%
−1.2 ptssince 2016
from 19.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married36.2%(25,499)
Married54.6%(38,418)
Widowed1.9%(1,326)
Divorced7.3%(5,100)
Women 15+
Never married30.6%(22,174)
Married51.7%(37,543)
Widowed6.2%(4,480)
Divorced11.5%(8,370)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.0%
−7.6 ptssince 2013
from 12.6% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
61.4%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 62.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.2%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 12.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.4%
+2.3 ptssince 2020
from 13.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
19.1%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 17.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
72.9%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 73.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
31.9%
+3.1 ptssince 2020
from 28.8% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)24.7%(1,717)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.4%(1,557)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.7%(2,412)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.3%(296)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(10)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 6,954 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Rancho Cucamonga, California?

Rancho Cucamonga, California has about 175,411 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Rancho Cucamonga, California?

The typical household in Rancho Cucamonga, California earns about $111,895 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Rancho Cucamonga, California expensive?

In Rancho Cucamonga, California, the median home is worth about $740,200, and the typical rent is about $2,357 a month.

How educated are people in Rancho Cucamonga, California?

About 37.5% of adults age 25 and over in Rancho Cucamonga, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Rancho Cucamonga, California?

About 8.0% of people in Rancho Cucamonga, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Rancho Cucamonga, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Rancho Cucamonga, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 74,002 residents, a change of about 73 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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