Colton

Population & Demographics

Colton, CA

Colton is home to 53,772 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 25,139 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
53,772
people
Population

53,772 residents

Median age 33.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Colton population & demographics

Who lives in Colton — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
53,772
Median age
33.9yrs
Median household income
$71,208
Median home value
$443,800
Median gross rent
$1,661/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
16.6%
Poverty rate
13.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Colton

How Colton breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino75.2%
White9.6%
Black7.5%
Asian3.8%
Two or more races2.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.8%
Some other race0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Colton

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Colton.

Colton at a glance
Employed Residents
25,139
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
9.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
6.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
9.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
San Bernardino
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Colton proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Colton commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Colton

25,139 commutes, one dot at a time

Colton

Where 25,139 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Colton, by worker count.

1San Bernardino4.9 mi3,183
2Riverside9.4 mi1,859
3Colton0.0 mi1,605
4Ontario17.3 mi1,222
5Rialto4.7 mi1,130
6Los Angeles60.3 mi1,011
7Fontana8.0 mi947
8Redlands8.7 mi886

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Colton.

1San Bernardino4.9 mi2,465
2Colton0.0 mi1,605
3Fontana8.0 mi1,543
4Riverside9.4 mi1,463
5Rialto4.7 mi1,135
6Moreno Valley11.3 mi1,068
7Rancho Cucamonga14.8 mi796
8Redlands8.7 mi776

Top industries

The sectors that employ Colton’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance35.4%
TRTransportation and Warehousing18.9%
RTRetail Trade8.6%
EDEducational Services8.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.4%
MFManufacturing4.7%
COConstruction4.5%
WSWholesale Trade3.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services2.3%
Connectivity

Internet options for Colton

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps81%
5 Gbps81%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Colton

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