COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

San Bernardino County

California · 1,418,380 residents · 20,068 sq mi

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San Bernardino County is home to 1,418,380 people in California. This skews young, with a median age of 29.4. The typical home is worth $128,500. The population has fallen 17% since 2000. About 15% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households take in $33,443 a year at the median, 11% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 36%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,418,380

−17%vs 2000

vs 1,709,434 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.4

−3%vs 2000

vs 30.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

20,068 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242.2M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.7%(137,231)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.1%(128,422)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(113,596)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(102,386)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.9%(111,917)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.2%(271,970)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(209,888)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(126,143)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.6%(92,989)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.4%(76,213)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.6%(36,928)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(10,697)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$33,443

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,066 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,358

−21%vs 2000

vs $16,856 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.7%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$128,500

+36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $124,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$556

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $648 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.3%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.5% in 2000

36.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic44%(752,222)

Black8.8%(150,201)

Hispanic / Latino39.2%(669,387)

Asian4.6%(78,154)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic73.1%(1,036,394)

Black8.1%(115,302)

Hispanic / Latino26.3%(373,632)

Asian4.1%(58,676)

Other14.7%(208,008)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican46.8%(1,027,390)

Central American4%(88,921)

Salvadoran1.9%(42,323)

Guatemalan1.2%(25,541)

South American1%(23,041)

Puerto Rican0.7%(14,978)

Spaniard0.4%(9,660)

Nicaraguan0.4%(9,630)

Honduran0.4%(7,962)

Cuban0.3%(7,386)

Colombian0.3%(5,589)

Peruvian0.2%(5,466)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Ecuadorian0.2%(4,225)

Argentine0.2%(3,875)

Costa Rican0.1%(2,376)

Chilean0.1%(1,302)

Venezuelan0.1%(1,129)

Dominican0%(919)

Bolivian0%(905)

Panamanian0%(813)

Paraguayan0%(254)

Uruguayan0%(179)

Asian origin

Chinese2.3%(51,126)

Filipino2.3%(49,641)

Asian Indian0.7%(15,916)

Korean0.7%(15,516)

Vietnamese0.7%(15,160)

Taiwanese0.2%(5,432)

Indonesian0.2%(4,950)

Japanese0.2%(4,697)

Pakistani0.1%(3,075)

Thai0.1%(2,552)

Cambodian0.1%(2,290)

Laotian0%(733)

+ 12 more asian origin groups with data

Bangladeshi0%(596)

Burmese0%(594)

Nepalese0%(564)

Hmong0%(530)

Sri Lankan0%(462)

Malaysian0%(403)

Kazakh0%(242)

Mongolian0%(153)

Mien0%(100)

Singaporean0%(36)

Uzbek0%(8)

Okinawan0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(5,233)

Samoan0.2%(3,455)

Chamorro0.1%(2,085)

Tongan0.1%(1,861)

Fijian0%(843)

Guamanian0%(721)

Marshallese0%(15)

Ancestry

German5.4%(118,389)

Irish4.4%(97,191)

English4.3%(94,159)

American2.6%(57,195)

Italian2.2%(49,350)

Arab1%(22,102)

French0.9%(20,248)

Subsaharan African0.8%(17,226)

Scottish0.8%(16,838)

Polish0.7%(15,642)

Dutch0.7%(14,305)

Norwegian0.5%(11,561)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.4%(9,836)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(7,161)

Portuguese0.3%(5,919)

Russian0.3%(5,720)

Egyptian0.2%(5,489)

West Indian0.2%(5,259)

Welsh0.2%(5,084)

Nigerian0.2%(4,939)

British0.2%(4,266)

Syrian0.2%(3,898)

Danish0.2%(3,452)

Armenian0.2%(3,443)

Lebanese0.2%(3,417)

Hungarian0.2%(3,370)

Greek0.2%(3,342)

French Canadian0.2%(3,335)

Iranian0.1%(2,764)

Jamaican0.1%(2,543)

Canadian0.1%(2,406)

Czech0.1%(2,289)

Palestinian0.1%(2,278)

Jordanian0.1%(2,237)

Swiss0.1%(1,981)

Ukrainian0.1%(1,875)

Austrian0.1%(1,553)

Romanian0.1%(1,537)

Finnish0.1%(1,249)

Ghanaian0.1%(1,239)

Lithuanian0.1%(1,167)

Brazilian0%(967)

Croatian0%(950)

Iraqi0%(935)

Slovak0%(800)

Ethiopian0%(798)

Australian0%(601)

Israeli0%(572)

Haitian0%(564)

Turkish0%(474)

Serbian0%(465)

Belgian0%(408)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(344)

Kenyan0%(328)

Slovene0%(291)

Cape Verdean0%(244)

Moroccan0%(224)

Guyanese0%(219)

Latvian0%(172)

Bulgarian0%(167)

Barbadian0%(130)

Somali0%(37)

Macedonian0%(19)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Central American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.9%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.4%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.2%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.4 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 22.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married42.2%(365,308)

Married48%(415,059)

Widowed2.2%(18,916)

Divorced7.6%(65,387)

Women 15+

Never married36.2%(316,293)

Married46.7%(407,738)

Widowed6.7%(58,398)

Divorced10.4%(90,777)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.0%

−12.2 ptssince 2013

from 20.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 48.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.6%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 9.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.8%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.1%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 32.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 56.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.7%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 42.5% 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)26.9%(20,589)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.6%(16,516)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.7%(26,594)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.5%(3,410)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(536)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 76,558 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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