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San Bernardino County

California · 2,181,654 residents · 20,068 sq mi
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San Bernardino County is home to 2,181,654 people in California. About 21% of adults have finished a four-year degree. This skews young, with a median age of 34.9. The population is up 28% since 2000. The foreign-born share is 21%. The typical home is worth $348,500, having more than doubled since 2000.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $66,278
Younger
median age 34.9
US median: 38.8
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 86%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
2,181,654
+28%since 2000
from 1,709,434 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
34.9
+15%since 2000
from 30.3 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
20,068 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.3M1.6M1.8M2.0M2.3M19902000201020202024San Bernardino County
20242.2M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 56.2%(135,299)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97%(152,291)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 147.6%(166,800)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 197.4%(161,587)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.3%(159,319)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3414.6%(319,032)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4413%(283,237)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5412.2%(265,327)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6412%(260,838)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 748%(174,178)
US avg: 10%
75 to 843.5%(76,699)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.2%(27,047)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$65,761
+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $42,066 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$26,402
+57%since 2000
from $16,856 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
43.9%
+8.4 ptssince 2009
from 35.5% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
15.0%
−0.9 ptssince 2000
from 15.8% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information12.8%
US avg: 11.1%
Finance & insurance10.5%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical9.6%
US avg: 4.7%
Retail trade8.1%
US avg: 10%
Wholesale trade7.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Other services4.6%
US avg: 6.6%
Transportation & warehousing3.4%
US avg: 2.5%
Public administration2.7%
US avg: 4.7%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.7%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$348,500
+86%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $124,900 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,338
+37%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $648 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
60.8%
−3.7 ptssince 2000
from 64.5% in 2000
39.2% rent
Persons per household
3.30 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 3.30 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
5.3
−13%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.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic44%(752,222)
Black8.8%(150,201)
Hispanic / Latino39.2%(669,387)
Asian4.6%(78,154)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic25.9%(566,113)
Black7.9%(173,322)
Hispanic / Latino53.7%(1,170,913)
Asian8.1%(176,204)
Other3.8%(81,855)
Segregation Score
39
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican45.6%(986,908)
Central American3.5%(76,673)
Salvadoran1.6%(35,438)
Guatemalan1.1%(22,992)
South American1%(21,340)
Puerto Rican0.9%(18,987)
Spaniard0.5%(10,053)
Nicaraguan0.4%(8,616)
Cuban0.4%(8,195)
Honduran0.3%(6,687)
Peruvian0.3%(6,653)
Colombian0.2%(4,392)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0.2%(4,225)
Argentine0.2%(3,713)
Costa Rican0.1%(1,618)
Chilean0%(1,044)
Dominican0%(985)
Panamanian0%(805)
Bolivian0%(567)
Venezuelan0%(483)
Paraguayan0%(116)
Uruguayan0%(52)
Asian origin
Filipino2.1%(44,591)
Chinese1.9%(41,828)
Vietnamese0.7%(14,369)
Korean0.7%(14,308)
Asian Indian0.6%(12,663)
Indonesian0.2%(5,230)
Japanese0.2%(4,697)
Taiwanese0.2%(3,285)
Cambodian0.1%(3,004)
Thai0.1%(2,315)
Pakistani0.1%(2,304)
Laotian0%(976)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0%(429)
Malaysian0%(391)
Hmong0%(364)
Sri Lankan0%(306)
Nepalese0%(247)
Mongolian0%(58)
Okinawan0%(15)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.2%(4,984)
Samoan0.2%(3,574)
Chamorro0.1%(2,020)
Tongan0.1%(1,271)
Fijian0%(452)
Ancestry
German6.4%(139,003)
Irish5.2%(111,748)
English3.8%(82,330)
Italian2.7%(58,309)
American2.3%(50,701)
French1.6%(33,543)
Scottish0.9%(18,634)
Polish0.8%(17,958)
Dutch0.8%(17,914)
Subsaharan African0.7%(15,756)
Norwegian0.7%(15,419)
Swedish0.7%(14,951)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish0.4%(9,042)
Russian0.3%(7,427)
British0.3%(7,011)
Portuguese0.3%(6,395)
Welsh0.3%(5,893)
French Canadian0.3%(5,889)
West Indian0.3%(5,475)
Hungarian0.2%(4,538)
Canadian0.2%(4,363)
Danish0.2%(4,343)
Egyptian0.2%(4,222)
Greek0.2%(4,141)
Arab0.1%(3,094)
Syrian0.1%(3,022)
Armenian0.1%(3,011)
Swiss0.1%(3,004)
Nigerian0.1%(2,902)
Lebanese0.1%(2,682)
Ukrainian0.1%(2,479)
Iranian0.1%(2,459)
Romanian0.1%(2,405)
Jamaican0.1%(2,254)
Czech0.1%(1,954)
Austrian0.1%(1,835)
Finnish0.1%(1,466)
Jordanian0.1%(1,391)
Palestinian0.1%(1,196)
Lithuanian0%(985)
Slovak0%(938)
Australian0%(861)
Brazilian0%(788)
Croatian0%(785)
Ghanaian0%(693)
Iraqi0%(644)
Haitian0%(621)
Ethiopian0%(592)
Slovene0%(562)
Belgian0%(558)
Turkish0%(474)
Moroccan0%(473)
Serbian0%(459)
Israeli0%(377)
Kenyan0%(371)
Guyanese0%(354)
Latvian0%(178)
Bulgarian0%(92)
Barbadian0%(56)
Somali0%(42)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
21.4%
+5.4 ptssince 2000
from 15.9% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
80.7%
+6.5 ptssince 2000
from 74.2% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
7.4%
+1.9 ptssince 2000
from 5.5% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
32.3 min
+41%since 2000
from 22.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
78.4%
+1.9 ptssince 2009
from 76.6% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
4.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 5.1% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
7.3%
−5.6 ptssince 2011
from 12.9% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
61.1%
−2.2 ptssince 2011
from 63.3% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
66.3%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
30.1%
+2.6 ptssince 2009
from 27.5% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.2% in 2009
Female
50.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.8% in 2009
Foreign born
20.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 21.1% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
8.3%
−11.9 ptssince 2013
from 20.2% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
94.7%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
87.8%
US average: 86.2%
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)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.3%
−11.9 ptssince 2013
from 20.2% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
48.2%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
9.2%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
13.0%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
32.4%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
1.7%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
56.6%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
42.5%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)21.9%(19,593)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)19.9%(17,760)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era35.8%(32,012)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War6.7%(6,013)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II2%(1,803)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 89,407 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 San Bernardino County, California?

San Bernardino County, California has about 2,181,654 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in San Bernardino County, California?

The typical household in San Bernardino County, California earns about $65,761 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is San Bernardino County, California expensive?

In San Bernardino County, California, the median home is worth about $348,500, and the typical rent is about $1,338 a month.

How educated are people in San Bernardino County, California?

About 21.4% of adults age 25 and over in San Bernardino County, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in San Bernardino County, California?

About 15.0% of people in San Bernardino County, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has San Bernardino County, California grown since 1990?

Yes, San Bernardino County, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 763,274 residents, a change of about 54 percent over that period.

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

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