Loma Linda vs Phelan

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

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

Loma Linda has the higher population (25,021 vs 18,059 in Phelan). Phelan has the higher median household income ($83,759 vs $82,824 in Loma Linda). Loma Linda has the higher median home value ($557,800 vs $357,200 in Phelan).

Population, income & housing

	Loma Linda	Phelan
Population	25,021	18,059
Median age	37.0 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$82,824	$83,759
Median home value	$557,800	$357,200
Median gross rent	$1,759	$1,623
Housing units	10,233	5,510
Homeownership rate	40.0%	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.9%	13.9%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	12.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Loma Linda	Phelan
Population	24,184 → 25,021 (+3.5%)	15,987 → 18,059 (+13.0%)
Median household income	$55,607 → $82,824 (+48.9%)	$59,375 → $83,759 (+41.1%)
Median home value	$367,400 → $557,800 (+51.8%)	$237,800 → $357,200 (+50.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,338 → $1,759 (+31.5%)	$1,109 → $1,623 (+46.3%)

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

Phelan

Population

15,98718,059

Median household income

$59,375$83,759

Median home value

$237,800$357,200

Median gross rent

$1,109$1,623

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Loma Linda	Phelan
Under 5	5.3%	9.3%
5 to 17	13.4%	18.3%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.0%
25 to 34	20.8%	17.0%
35 to 44	11.7%	11.3%
45 to 54	10.4%	11.6%
55 to 64	13.4%	14.9%
65 to 74	9.1%	6.7%
75 and over	8.3%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Loma Linda	Phelan
White (non-Hispanic)	33.3%	48.1%
Black or African American	6.8%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	27.3%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	27.4%	44.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Loma Linda	Phelan
No high school diploma	9.5%	10.3%
High school graduate	17.3%	40.1%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	27.1%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	24.8%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Loma Linda	Phelan
Drove alone	69.5%	75.0%
Carpooled	10.0%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.8%	1.4%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.9%	12.5%
Other means	0.8%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Loma Linda	Phelan
1-unit, detached	48.7%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	15.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	16.5%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	22.9%

Poverty & households

	Loma Linda	Phelan
Poverty rate	11.6%	14.5%
Average household size	2.59	3.45
Mean commute (minutes)	21	48
Median year structure built	1983	1991