Barstow vs Loma Linda

A side-by-side comparison of Barstow and Loma Linda: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Barstow has the higher population (25,198 vs 25,021 in Loma Linda). Loma Linda has the higher median household income ($82,824 vs $51,811 in Barstow). Loma Linda has the higher median home value ($557,800 vs $222,600 in Barstow).

Population, income & housing

	Barstow	Loma Linda
Population	25,198	25,021
Median age	32.9 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,811	$82,824
Median home value	$222,600	$557,800
Median gross rent	$1,065	$1,759
Housing units	10,094	10,233
Homeownership rate	45.7%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	51.9%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barstow	Loma Linda
Population	23,899 → 25,198 (+5.4%)	24,184 → 25,021 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$40,633 → $51,811 (+27.5%)	$55,607 → $82,824 (+48.9%)
Median home value	$117,100 → $222,600 (+90.1%)	$367,400 → $557,800 (+51.8%)
Median gross rent	$768 → $1,065 (+38.7%)	$1,338 → $1,759 (+31.5%)

Barstow

Population

23,89925,198

Median household income

$40,633$51,811

Median home value

$117,100$222,600

Median gross rent

$768$1,065

Loma Linda

Population

24,18425,021

Median household income

$55,607$82,824

Median home value

$367,400$557,800

Median gross rent

$1,338$1,759

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barstow	Loma Linda
Under 5	7.0%	5.3%
5 to 17	21.5%	13.4%
18 to 24	9.7%	7.5%
25 to 34	14.7%	20.8%
35 to 44	13.0%	11.7%
45 to 54	9.4%	10.4%
55 to 64	11.9%	13.4%
65 to 74	8.2%	9.1%
75 and over	4.5%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barstow	Loma Linda
White (non-Hispanic)	23.8%	33.3%
Black or African American	18.3%	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.1%
Asian	2.0%	27.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	1.5%
Two or more races	6.8%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	47.5%	27.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barstow	Loma Linda
No high school diploma	16.2%	9.5%
High school graduate	31.6%	17.3%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	27.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	24.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barstow	Loma Linda
Drove alone	77.3%	69.5%
Carpooled	10.8%	10.0%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	6.1%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.4%	1.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	11.9%
Other means	1.2%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barstow	Loma Linda
1-unit, detached	62.1%	48.7%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	15.5%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	8.4%	15.6%
20 or more units	3.1%	16.5%
Mobile home & other	8.7%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Barstow	Loma Linda
Poverty rate	23.2%	11.6%
Average household size	2.71	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	28	21
Median year structure built	1970	1983