San Bernardino, CA

Census Place

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2024 Population
222,724
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
32.2
0.94% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
18.6%
4.66% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$67,415
5.36% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$422,300
9.72% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
96,855
1.17% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in San Bernardino, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

86.3% of the residents in San Bernardino, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in San Bernardino, CA are California State University-San Bernardino (5,141 degrees awarded in 2023), San Bernardino Valley College (2,245 degrees), and Summit College (781 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in San Bernardino, CA was $422,300, and the homeownership rate was 50%.

Most people in San Bernardino, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.7 minutes. The average car ownership in San Bernardino, CA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

San Bernardino, CA is home to a population of 223k people, from which 86.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 23.3% of San Bernardino, CA residents were born outside of the country (51.8k people).

In 2024, there were 3.23 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (99.1k people) in San Bernardino, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 30.7k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 26.4k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

86.3%
2024 Citizenship
86.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 86.3% of San Bernardino, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in San Bernardino, CA was 86.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in San Bernardino, CA
  1. Other (Hispanic)
    99.1k ± 3.62k
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    30.7k ± 2.86k
  3. White (Non-Hispanic)
    26.4k ± 1.75k
70.2%
Hispanic Population
156k people

In 2024, there were 3.23 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (99.1k people) in San Bernardino, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 30.7k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 26.4k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

70.2% of the people in San Bernardino, CA are hispanic (156k people).

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for California.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    3,862,617 ± 45,816 people
  2. Philippines
    824,246 ± 22,054 people
  3. China
    687,951 ± 20,184 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of California was Mexico, the natal country of 3,862,617 California residents, followed by Philippines with 824,246 and China with 687,951.

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Foreign-Born Population

23.3%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
51.8k people
22.8%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
50.6k people

As of 2024, 23.3% of San Bernardino, CA residents (51.8k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in San Bernardino, CA was 22.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,814 ± 305
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,249 ± 279
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    795 ± 230

San Bernardino, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.45 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of San Bernardino, CA employs 96.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in San Bernardino, CA were Transportation & Warehousing (14,340 people), Retail Trade (13,280 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (11,741 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($70,089), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($62,988), and Public Administration ($57,711).

Employment

Occupations

96.9k
2024 Value
± 2,846
1.17%
1 Year growth
± 4.05%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in San Bernardino, CA grew at a rate of 1.17%, from 95.7k employees to 96.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in San Bernardino, CA, are Material Moving Occupations (12,316 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (11,534 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (7,346 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of San Bernardino, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

96.9k
2024 Value
± 2,846
1.17%
1 Year growth
± 4.05%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in San Bernardino, CA grew at a rate of 1.17%, from 95.7k employees to 96.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in San Bernardino, CA, are Transportation & Warehousing (14,340 people), Retail Trade (13,280 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (11,741 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of San Bernardino, CA, though some of these residents may live in San Bernardino, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$42,879
Median earning men ± $1,380
$34,169
Median earning women ± $1,282

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($72,725), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,030), and Manufacturing ($54,167).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($51,003), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($46,250), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($44,333).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.57%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for San Bernardino, CA. Showing the available data for California.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (58.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.
Adam Schiff
Senator from California1
Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in San Bernardino, CA awarded 8,830 degrees. The student population of San Bernardino, CA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 13,291 male students and 20,163 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in San Bernardino, CA are Hispanic or Latino (5,688 and 66%), White (1,127 and 13.1%), Black or African American (620 and 7.2%), and Unknown (449 and 5.21%).

The largest universities in San Bernardino, CA by number of degrees awarded are California State University-San Bernardino (5,141 and 58.2%), San Bernardino Valley College (2,245 and 25.4%), and Summit College (781 and 8.84%).

The most popular majors in San Bernardino, CA are General Business Administration & Management (1,014 and 11.5%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (971 and 11%), and General Psychology (673 and 7.62%).

The median tuition cost in San Bernardino, CA for a public four year colleges is $5,742 for in-state students and $17,622 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in San Bernardino, CA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 98.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 19%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 33,454 (39.7% men and 60.3% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 33,454 students enrolled in San Bernardino, CA, 39.7% men and 60.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 23,068 records, of which 62.2% were women and 37.8% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Psychology
    567 degrees awarded
  2. Sociology
    332 degrees awarded
  3. General Business Administration & Management
    776 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in San Bernardino, CA was General Psychology with 567 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. California State University-San Bernardino
    5,141 degrees awarded
  2. San Bernardino Valley College
    2,245 degrees awarded
  3. Summit College
    781 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was California State University-San Bernardino with 5,141 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 3,563 men were awarded degrees from institutions in San Bernardino, CA, which is 0.676 times less than the 5,267 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 5,688 degrees mean that there were 5.05 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 1,127 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($5,742) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,933) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,393) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in San Bernardino, CA was $422,300 in 2024, which is 1.27 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $384,900 to $422,300, a 9.72% increase. The homeownership rate in San Bernardino, CA is 50%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in San Bernardino, CA have an average commute time of 29.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in San Bernardino, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$422,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,011
$32,092
Median Property Taxes
±$1,300

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In San Bernardino, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

50%
Homeownership
2024
67.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 50% of the housing units in San Bernardino, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 48.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$67,415
Median Household Income
± $2,803
64.2k
Number of Households
± 2,052

In 2024, the median household income of the 64.2k households in San Bernardino, CA grew to $67,415 from the previous year's value of $63,988.

The following chart displays the households in San Bernardino, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for San Bernardino, CA is from California.
0.495
2023 Wage GINI in California
0.498
2022 Wage GINI in California

In 2023, the income inequality in California was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.573% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (76.5%)
  2. Carpooled (13.1%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.19%)

In 2024, 76.5% of workers in San Bernardino, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.1%) and those who worked at home (6.19%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

29.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in San Bernardino, CA have a longer commute time (29.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.35% of the workforce in San Bernardino, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in San Bernardino, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in San Bernardino, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in San Bernardino, CA (40.3k out of 216k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in San Bernardino, CA is Hispanic, followed by Other and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

89.7% of the population of San Bernardino, CA has health coverage, with 34.6% on employee plans, 41% on Medicaid, 6.24% on Medicare, 7.05% on non-group plans, and 0.772% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in California see 1,233 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,233 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1076 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.1% under 18 years, 26.1% between 18 and 34 years, 34.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

10.3%
Uninsured
34.6%
Employer Coverage
41%
Medicaid
6.24%
Medicare
7.05%
Non-Group
0.772%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in San Bernardino, CA declined by 4.62% from 10.8% to 10.3%.

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