Colton vs Montclair

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

Colton and Montclair 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 37,809 in Montclair). Montclair has the higher median household income ($76,338 vs $69,581 in Colton). Montclair has the higher median home value ($549,600 vs $411,100 in Colton).

Population, income & housing

	Colton	Montclair
Population	53,798	37,809
Median age	33.9 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$69,581	$76,338
Median home value	$411,100	$549,600
Median gross rent	$1,608	$1,759
Housing units	18,131	10,661
Homeownership rate	52.3%	53.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colton	Montclair
Population	54,580 → 53,798 (-1.4%)	39,155 → 37,809 (-3.4%)
Median household income	$53,838 → $69,581 (+29.2%)	$62,024 → $76,338 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$257,500 → $411,100 (+59.7%)	$354,500 → $549,600 (+55.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,189 → $1,608 (+35.2%)	$1,405 → $1,759 (+25.2%)

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

Montclair

Population

39,15537,809

Median household income

$62,024$76,338

Median home value

$354,500$549,600

Median gross rent

$1,405$1,759

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colton	Montclair
Under 5	5.4%	6.6%
5 to 17	18.0%	18.1%
18 to 24	11.0%	11.5%
25 to 34	17.3%	16.5%
35 to 44	13.7%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.7%
55 to 64	10.9%	10.1%
65 to 74	7.1%	6.7%
75 and over	3.8%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colton	Montclair
White (non-Hispanic)	10.5%	11.2%
Black or African American	8.1%	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	3.6%	9.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.1%
Some other race	0.8%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	74.3%	72.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colton	Montclair
No high school diploma	24.7%	26.7%
High school graduate	31.9%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colton	Montclair
Drove alone	76.5%	74.4%
Carpooled	10.8%	15.0%
Public transit	1.1%	1.1%
Walked	0.7%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.5%
Worked from home	8.4%	5.8%
Other means	2.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colton	Montclair
1-unit, detached	59.4%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	9.8%
20 or more units	15.8%	9.7%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	8.0%

Poverty & households

	Colton	Montclair
Poverty rate	15.3%	16.7%
Average household size	3.11	3.61
Mean commute (minutes)	29	30
Median year structure built	1979	1969