Adelanto vs Colton

A side-by-side comparison of Adelanto and Colton: population, income, housing, and more.

Adelanto and Colton are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Colton has the higher population (53,798 vs 38,010 in Adelanto). Colton has the higher median household income ($69,581 vs $68,419 in Adelanto). Colton has the higher median home value ($411,100 vs $318,300 in Adelanto).

Population, income & housing

	Adelanto	Colton
Population	38,010	53,798
Median age	28.8 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$68,419	$69,581
Median home value	$318,300	$411,100
Median gross rent	$1,389	$1,608
Housing units	9,756	18,131
Homeownership rate	60.6%	52.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.8%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	11.6%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adelanto	Colton
Population	33,660 → 38,010 (+12.9%)	54,580 → 53,798 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$45,380 → $68,419 (+50.8%)	$53,838 → $69,581 (+29.2%)
Median home value	$195,800 → $318,300 (+62.6%)	$257,500 → $411,100 (+59.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,169 → $1,389 (+18.8%)	$1,189 → $1,608 (+35.2%)

Adelanto

Population

33,66038,010

Median household income

$45,380$68,419

Median home value

$195,800$318,300

Median gross rent

$1,169$1,389

Colton

Population

54,58053,798

Median household income

$53,838$69,581

Median home value

$257,500$411,100

Median gross rent

$1,189$1,608

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adelanto	Colton
Under 5	7.2%	5.4%
5 to 17	26.4%	18.0%
18 to 24	10.1%	11.0%
25 to 34	15.6%	17.3%
35 to 44	14.3%	13.7%
45 to 54	10.5%	12.7%
55 to 64	8.3%	10.9%
65 to 74	5.1%	7.1%
75 and over	2.5%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adelanto	Colton
White (non-Hispanic)	9.2%	10.5%
Black or African American	15.2%	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.5%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.9%
Some other race	0.8%	0.8%
Two or more races	4.4%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	68.6%	74.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adelanto	Colton
No high school diploma	26.5%	24.7%
High school graduate	33.5%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adelanto	Colton
Drove alone	79.3%	76.5%
Carpooled	12.5%	10.8%
Public transit	0.6%	1.1%
Walked	0.4%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	5.5%	8.4%
Other means	1.6%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adelanto	Colton
1-unit, detached	81.2%	59.4%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	9.9%
20 or more units	2.6%	15.8%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Adelanto	Colton
Poverty rate	16.4%	15.3%
Average household size	3.89	3.11
Mean commute (minutes)	46	29
Median year structure built	1997	1979