San Bernardino

Population & Demographics

San Bernardino, CA

San Bernardino is home to 222,724 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 91,732 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
222,724
people
Population

222,724 residents

Median age 32.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

San Bernardino population & demographics

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

Population
222,724
Median age
32.2yrs
Median household income
$67,415
Median home value
$422,300
Median gross rent
$1,508/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
13.1%
Poverty rate
18.6%

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 San Bernardino

How San Bernardino 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 Latino70.2%
White11.9%
Black10.6%
Asian3.6%
Two or more races2.6%
Some other race0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%

Race across San Bernardino

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 San Bernardino.

San Bernardino at a glance
Employed Residents
91,732
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
16.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
19.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
6.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Riverside
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino 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

44 / 100

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

San Bernardino

91,732 commutes, one dot at a time

San Bernardino

Where 91,732 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1San Bernardino0.0 mi18,300
2Riverside14.2 mi4,768
3Los Angeles62.0 mi4,457
4Ontario19.8 mi3,910
5Rialto5.2 mi3,884
6Redlands8.9 mi3,337
7Fontana9.5 mi3,307
8Rancho Cucamonga16.0 mi3,150

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into San Bernardino.

1San Bernardino0.0 mi18,300
2Fontana9.5 mi6,267
3Riverside14.2 mi5,147
4Highland5.9 mi4,739
5Rialto5.2 mi4,582
6Moreno Valley14.9 mi4,570
7Redlands8.9 mi4,322
8Colton4.9 mi3,183

Top industries

The sectors that employ San Bernardino’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%)
TRTransportation and Warehousing22.2%
PAPublic Administration17.3%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance15.2%
EDEducational Services10.8%
RTRetail Trade8.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services5.2%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.7%
MFManufacturing2.9%
COConstruction2.8%
Connectivity

Internet options for San Bernardino

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

5 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps99%
5 Gbps99%
8 Gbps0%
See all internet providers in San Bernardino

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