Colton vs Redlands

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

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

Redlands has the higher population (72,985 vs 53,798 in Colton). Redlands has the higher median household income ($99,158 vs $69,581 in Colton). Redlands has the higher median home value ($583,000 vs $411,100 in Colton).

Population, income & housing

	Colton	Redlands
Population	53,798	72,985
Median age	33.9 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$69,581	$99,158
Median home value	$411,100	$583,000
Median gross rent	$1,608	$1,883
Housing units	18,131	26,614
Homeownership rate	52.3%	57.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	43.7%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colton	Redlands
Population	54,580 → 53,798 (-1.4%)	71,198 → 72,985 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$53,838 → $69,581 (+29.2%)	$74,839 → $99,158 (+32.5%)
Median home value	$257,500 → $411,100 (+59.7%)	$390,700 → $583,000 (+49.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,189 → $1,608 (+35.2%)	$1,326 → $1,883 (+42.0%)

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

Redlands

Population

71,19872,985

Median household income

$74,839$99,158

Median home value

$390,700$583,000

Median gross rent

$1,326$1,883

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colton	Redlands
Under 5	5.4%	5.6%
5 to 17	18.0%	17.6%
18 to 24	11.0%	10.6%
25 to 34	17.3%	15.5%
35 to 44	13.7%	13.0%
45 to 54	12.7%	11.3%
55 to 64	10.9%	11.3%
65 to 74	7.1%	8.0%
75 and over	3.8%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colton	Redlands
White (non-Hispanic)	10.5%	44.1%
Black or African American	8.1%	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	3.6%	9.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.3%
Some other race	0.8%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.6%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	74.3%	35.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colton	Redlands
No high school diploma	24.7%	8.1%
High school graduate	31.9%	20.0%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	23.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colton	Redlands
Drove alone	76.5%	74.8%
Carpooled	10.8%	8.1%
Public transit	1.1%	0.8%
Walked	0.7%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	8.4%	13.3%
Other means	2.4%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colton	Redlands
1-unit, detached	59.4%	63.2%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	9.8%
20 or more units	15.8%	11.1%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Colton	Redlands
Poverty rate	15.3%	7.4%
Average household size	3.11	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1979	1975