San Bernardino vs Victorville

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

San Bernardino and Victorville 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 135,983 in Victorville). Victorville has the higher median household income ($70,663 vs $63,988 in San Bernardino). San Bernardino has the higher median home value ($384,900 vs $342,500 in Victorville).

Population, income & housing

	San Bernardino	Victorville
Population	221,774	135,983
Median age	31.9 yrs	32.0 yrs
Median household income	$63,988	$70,663
Median home value	$384,900	$342,500
Median gross rent	$1,433	$1,568
Housing units	66,147	39,249
Homeownership rate	48.5%	58.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	11.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Bernardino	Victorville
Population	216,089 → 221,774 (+2.6%)	121,902 → 135,983 (+11.6%)
Median household income	$45,834 → $63,988 (+39.6%)	$53,957 → $70,663 (+31.0%)
Median home value	$249,400 → $384,900 (+54.3%)	$221,200 → $342,500 (+54.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,059 → $1,433 (+35.3%)	$1,259 → $1,568 (+24.5%)

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

Victorville

Population

121,902135,983

Median household income

$53,957$70,663

Median home value

$221,200$342,500

Median gross rent

$1,259$1,568

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	San Bernardino	Victorville
Under 5	6.8%	7.2%
5 to 17	20.5%	23.0%
18 to 24	11.1%	10.1%
25 to 34	16.8%	13.9%
35 to 44	13.2%	14.8%
45 to 54	11.6%	10.9%
55 to 64	9.9%	9.7%
65 to 74	6.4%	6.2%
75 and over	3.8%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Bernardino	Victorville
White (non-Hispanic)	11.8%	19.8%
Black or African American	11.2%	16.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	3.9%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.3%
Some other race	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	69.6%	55.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Bernardino	Victorville
No high school diploma	26.2%	22.8%
High school graduate	34.7%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Bernardino	Victorville
Drove alone	76.6%	76.0%
Carpooled	12.9%	13.2%
Public transit	1.4%	1.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	8.2%
Other means	1.8%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Bernardino	Victorville
1-unit, detached	58.4%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	5.8%
20 or more units	13.7%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	San Bernardino	Victorville
Poverty rate	19.5%	19.9%
Average household size	3.39	3.51
Mean commute (minutes)	29	41
Median year structure built	1973	1994