Colton vs Yucaipa

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

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

Yucaipa has the higher population (54,348 vs 53,798 in Colton). Yucaipa has the higher median household income ($92,401 vs $69,581 in Colton). Yucaipa has the higher median home value ($466,000 vs $411,100 in Colton).

Population, income & housing

	Colton	Yucaipa
Population	53,798	54,348
Median age	33.9 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$69,581	$92,401
Median home value	$411,100	$466,000
Median gross rent	$1,608	$1,661
Housing units	18,131	18,933
Homeownership rate	52.3%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colton	Yucaipa
Population	54,580 → 53,798 (-1.4%)	53,416 → 54,348 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$53,838 → $69,581 (+29.2%)	$69,104 → $92,401 (+33.7%)
Median home value	$257,500 → $411,100 (+59.7%)	$327,400 → $466,000 (+42.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,189 → $1,608 (+35.2%)	$1,180 → $1,661 (+40.8%)

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

Yucaipa

Population

53,41654,348

Median household income

$69,104$92,401

Median home value

$327,400$466,000

Median gross rent

$1,180$1,661

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colton	Yucaipa
Under 5	5.4%	6.7%
5 to 17	18.0%	19.2%
18 to 24	11.0%	9.0%
25 to 34	17.3%	13.5%
35 to 44	13.7%	10.3%
45 to 54	12.7%	13.7%
55 to 64	10.9%	11.4%
65 to 74	7.1%	10.4%
75 and over	3.8%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colton	Yucaipa
White (non-Hispanic)	10.5%	54.6%
Black or African American	8.1%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	3.6%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.2%
Some other race	0.8%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.6%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	74.3%	36.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colton	Yucaipa
No high school diploma	24.7%	10.8%
High school graduate	31.9%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	26.8%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colton	Yucaipa
Drove alone	76.5%	76.5%
Carpooled	10.8%	11.6%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.4%	9.7%
Other means	2.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colton	Yucaipa
1-unit, detached	59.4%	68.7%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	2.0%
20 or more units	15.8%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	20.2%

Poverty & households

	Colton	Yucaipa
Poverty rate	15.3%	8.9%
Average household size	3.11	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	29	32
Median year structure built	1979	1978