Fontana vs San Bernardino

A side-by-side comparison of Fontana and San Bernardino: population, income, housing, and more.

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

San Bernardino has the higher population (221,774 vs 211,921 in Fontana). Fontana has the higher median household income ($98,187 vs $63,988 in San Bernardino). Fontana has the higher median home value ($558,500 vs $384,900 in San Bernardino).

Population, income & housing

	Fontana	San Bernardino
Population	211,921	221,774
Median age	33.3 yrs	31.9 yrs
Median household income	$98,187	$63,988
Median home value	$558,500	$384,900
Median gross rent	$1,733	$1,433
Housing units	58,265	66,147
Homeownership rate	67.2%	48.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fontana	San Bernardino
Population	210,759 → 211,921 (+0.6%)	216,089 → 221,774 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$72,918 → $98,187 (+34.7%)	$45,834 → $63,988 (+39.6%)
Median home value	$371,700 → $558,500 (+50.3%)	$249,400 → $384,900 (+54.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,345 → $1,733 (+28.8%)	$1,059 → $1,433 (+35.3%)

Fontana

Population

210,759211,921

Median household income

$72,918$98,187

Median home value

$371,700$558,500

Median gross rent

$1,345$1,733

San Bernardino

Population

216,089221,774

Median household income

$45,834$63,988

Median home value

$249,400$384,900

Median gross rent

$1,059$1,433

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fontana	San Bernardino
Under 5	6.4%	6.8%
5 to 17	21.2%	20.5%
18 to 24	10.1%	11.1%
25 to 34	14.8%	16.8%
35 to 44	14.9%	13.2%
45 to 54	13.1%	11.6%
55 to 64	10.1%	9.9%
65 to 74	6.3%	6.4%
75 and over	3.1%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fontana	San Bernardino
White (non-Hispanic)	12.5%	11.8%
Black or African American	8.2%	11.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	8.0%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.3%
Some other race	0.5%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	67.9%	69.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fontana	San Bernardino
No high school diploma	21.0%	26.2%
High school graduate	29.8%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fontana	San Bernardino
Drove alone	73.4%	76.6%
Carpooled	11.0%	12.9%
Public transit	1.3%	1.4%
Walked	1.2%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	12.3%	5.8%
Other means	0.7%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fontana	San Bernardino
1-unit, detached	76.9%	58.4%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	10.2%
20 or more units	10.1%	13.7%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Fontana	San Bernardino
Poverty rate	10.3%	19.5%
Average household size	3.70	3.39
Mean commute (minutes)	33	29
Median year structure built	1989	1973