Victorville, CA

Census Place

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2024 Population
137,627
US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
32.3
0.937% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
18.4%
7.98% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$74,410
5.3% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$385,600
12.6% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
51,295
2.87% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Victorville, 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.

90.1% of the residents in Victorville, CA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Victorville, CA are Victor Valley College (3,713 degrees awarded in 2023) and Bridges Beauty College (76 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Victorville, CA was $385,600, and the homeownership rate was 60.6%.

Most people in Victorville, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 40.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Victorville, CA was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Victorville, CA is home to a population of 138k people, from which 90.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 19.4% of Victorville, CA residents were born outside of the country (26.7k people).

In 2024, there were 1.3 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (34.5k people) in Victorville, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 26.5k Other (Hispanic) and 25.1k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

90.1%
2024 Citizenship
89.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.1% of Victorville, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Victorville, CA was 89.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Victorville, CA
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    34.5k ± 3.21k
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    26.5k ± 2.87k
  3. White (Non-Hispanic)
    25.1k ± 2.25k
58.7%
Hispanic Population
80.7k people

In 2024, there were 1.3 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (34.5k people) in Victorville, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 26.5k Other (Hispanic) and 25.1k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

58.7% of the people in Victorville, CA are hispanic (80.7k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Victorville, CA as a share of the total population.

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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

19.4%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
26.7k people
20.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
27.4k people

As of 2024, 19.4% of Victorville, CA residents (26.7k 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 Victorville, CA was 20.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,987 ± 398
  2. Vietnam
    1,479 ± 292
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    638 ± 198

Victorville, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.34 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Victorville, CA employs 51.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Victorville, CA were Health Care & Social Assistance (8,075 people), Retail Trade (7,423 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (6,178 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($107,137), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($83,438), and Finance & Insurance ($81,765).

Occupations

51.3k
2024 Value
± 2,315
2.87%
1 Year growth
± 6.31%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Victorville, CA grew at a rate of 2.87%, from 49.9k employees to 51.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Victorville, CA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,841 people), Sales & Related Occupations (5,268 people), and Material Moving Occupations (4,673 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Victorville, CA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

51.3k
2024 Value
± 2,315
2.87%
1 Year growth
± 6.31%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Victorville, CA grew at a rate of 2.87%, from 49.9k employees to 51.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Victorville, CA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (8,075 people), Retail Trade (7,423 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (6,178 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Victorville, CA, though some of these residents may live in Victorville, 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

$49,845
Median earning men ± $3,362
$32,656
Median earning women ± $2,660

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($84,778), Wholesale Trade ($71,862), and Manufacturing ($62,957).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,901), Manufacturing ($48,689), and Public Administration ($40,742).

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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.

US Senators from California

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.
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 Victorville, CA awarded 3,789 degrees. The student population of Victorville, CA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 6,232 male students and 9,220 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Victorville, CA are Hispanic or Latino (2,320 and 61.3%), White (899 and 23.7%), Black or African American (250 and 6.6%), and Two or More Races (195 and 5.15%).

The largest universities in Victorville, CA by number of degrees awarded are Victor Valley College (3,713 and 98%) and Bridges Beauty College (76 and 2.01%).

The most popular majors in Victorville, CA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (1,185 and 31.3%), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic) (496 and 13.1%), and Biological & Physical Sciences (383 and 10.1%).

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 15,452 students enrolled in Victorville, CA, 40.3% men and 59.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 9,898 records, of which 60.5% were women and 39.5% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 198 degrees awarded
  2. 119 degrees awarded
  3. 383 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Victorville, CA was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 198 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Victorville, CA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. 3,713 degrees awarded
  2. 76 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Victor Valley College with 3,713 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 1,532 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Victorville, CA, which is 0.679 times less than the 2,257 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 2,320 degrees mean that there were 2.58 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 899 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,402) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($23) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,460) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Victorville, CA was $385,600 in 2024, which is 1.16 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $342,500 to $385,600, a 12.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Victorville, CA is 60.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Victorville, CA have an average commute time of 40.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Victorville, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$385,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$8,992
$23,104
Median Property Taxes
±$1,477

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 Victorville, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Victorville, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

60.6%
Homeownership
2024
68.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 60.6% of the housing units in Victorville, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 58.5%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$74,410
Median Household Income
± $3,243
38.1k
Number of Households
± 1,924

In 2024, the median household income of the 38.1k households in Victorville, CA grew to $74,410 from the previous year's value of $70,663.

The following chart displays the households in Victorville, 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 Victorville, 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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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (76.1%)
  2. Carpooled (12.6%)
  3. Worked At Home (8.72%)

In 2024, 76.1% of workers in Victorville, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.6%) and those who worked at home (8.72%).

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

40.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Victorville, CA have a longer commute time (40.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 12.2% of the workforce in Victorville, 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 Victorville, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Victorville, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

18.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Victorville, CA (24.2k out of 132k 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 Males 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Victorville, CA is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and Black.

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

92.1% of the population of Victorville, CA has health coverage, with 32.6% on employee plans, 41.2% on Medicaid, 6.34% on Medicare, 10.8% on non-group plans, and 1.21% 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, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 32.6% under 18 years, 22% between 18 and 34 years, 34.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.88%
Uninsured
32.6%
Employer Coverage
41.2%
Medicaid
6.34%
Medicare
10.8%
Non-Group
1.21%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Victorville, CA declined by 14.3% from 9.19% to 7.88%.

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