San Bernardino is home to 222,724 people in California. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 32.2, younger than the US median of 38.9. 50% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the California median by roughly 32%. Density works out to 3,587 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,415, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 146%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about San Bernardino
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share34.4% → 70.2%(+35.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share45.6% → 11.9%(−33.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
San Bernardino's population equals 10% of San Bernardino County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 5.5% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 5.6% of the county's.
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)23.7%(1,249)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23%(1,212)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.1%(1,903)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.9%(257)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(8)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 5,271 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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Over time
San Bernardino, decade by decade
San Bernardino population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
164,164
$61,281
$229,687
12.7%
81.1
2000
185,401
$56,726
$171,782
11.6%
82.8
2010
209,924
$57,392
$350,724
12.1%
72.7
2020
222,101
$59,738
$330,402
11.8%
63.0
2024
222,724
$67,415
$422,300
13.1%
59.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
