San Bernardino County, California

52 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 2,187,816
Median household income: $82,184
Median home value: $475,000

San Bernardino County, California counts 2,187,816 residents. 52 cities and places have their primary county here. At $82,184, its median household income sits below California's $96,334.

Between 2019 and 2023, San Bernardino County's population grew 1.8% from 2,149,031 to 2,187,816, while its median household income rose 29.7% from $63,362 to $82,184.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.3% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 54.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,187,816
Median age: 34.4 yrs
Median household income: $82,184
Median home value: $475,000
Median gross rent: $1,706
Housing units: 738,535
Homeownership rate: 61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,149,0312,187,816

Median household income

$63,362$82,184

Median home value

$328,200$475,000

Median gross rent

$1,283$1,706

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,149,031	$63,362	$328,200	$1,283
2020	2,162,532	$65,761	$348,500	$1,338
2021	2,171,071	$70,287	$370,700	$1,427
2022	2,180,563	$77,423	$438,000	$1,584
2023	2,187,816	$82,184	$475,000	$1,706

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	142,401	6.5%
5 to 17	421,578	19.3%
18 to 24	216,598	9.9%
25 to 34	332,969	15.2%
35 to 44	294,867	13.5%
45 to 54	262,958	12.0%
55 to 64	247,444	11.3%
65 to 74	168,230	7.7%
75 and over	100,771	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	560,649	25.6%
Black or African American	166,813	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6,104	0.3%
Asian	172,091	7.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6,509	0.3%
Some other race	10,502	0.5%
Two or more races	71,457	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,193,691	54.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.9%

High school graduate27.8%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	251,976	17.9%
High school graduate	391,633	27.8%
Some college or associate's	441,352	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	207,111	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	115,167	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.9%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	716,044	75.2%
Carpooled	104,738	11.0%
Public transit	8,586	0.9%
Walked	13,826	1.5%
Bicycle	1,726	0.2%
Worked from home	94,713	10.0%
Other means	12,151	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	185,181	21.6%
15 to 29 min	285,234	33.3%
30 to 44 min	168,876	19.7%
45 to 59 min	72,691	8.5%
60+ min	145,089	16.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.21
Poverty rate: 13.6% (291,226 of 2,145,516)

	Count	Share
Family households	508,474	76.1%
Nonfamily households	159,530	23.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	668,004	90.4%
Vacant	70,531	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	411,081	61.5%
Renter-occupied	256,923	38.5%

1-unit, detached69.9%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units5.9%

20 or more units7.9%

Mobile home & other5.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	516,095	69.9%
1-unit, attached	33,431	4.5%
2 to 4 units	44,981	6.1%
5 to 19 units	43,814	5.9%
20 or more units	58,361	7.9%
Mobile home & other	41,853	5.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 06071
State: California
Land area: 20,068 sq mi
Water area: 37 sq mi
Center point: 34.8567, -116.1816