Demographics of Colton city, California

Colton city, California had 53,383 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −575 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Colton city, in four figures

53,383
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 53,772 ±47.; −1.1%
Change since July 2020: −575 people.; 33.9 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $71,208 ±$2,603
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Colton city, California's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Colton city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Colton city, California's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Colton city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	53,958	100.0	100.0
2021	54,058	100.2	100.2
2022	53,825	99.8	100.7
2023	53,684	99.5	101.6
2024	53,668	99.5	102.5
2025	53,383	98.9	103.1

Population of Colton city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	53,958	—
2021	54,058	+100
2022	53,825	−233
2023	53,684	−141
2024	53,668	−16
2025	53,383	−285

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.9 ±1.2: for men 33.0 ±1.5 and for women 35.3 ±1.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Colton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	2,852 ±442	5.3% ±0.8	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	9,721 ±819	18.1% ±1.5	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,319 ±593	9.9% ±1.1	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	17,064 ±1,112	31.7% ±2.1	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	12,736 ±971	23.7% ±1.8	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,080 ±574	11.3% ±1.1	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $71,208 ±$2,603, and income per person $27,391 ±$1,422, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Colton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,983 ±405	11.7% ±2.4	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,464 ±517	20.5% ±3.0	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,362 ±499	19.9% ±2.9	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,002 ±527	17.8% ±3.1	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,924 ±479	17.3% ±2.8	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,396 ±255	8.3% ±1.5	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	766 ±214	4.5% ±1.3	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Colton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	7,307 ±1,356	13.7% ±2.5	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,555 ±600	20.7% ±4.5	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,388 ±632	10.4% ±1.9	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,364 ±290	16.0% ±3.1	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Colton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Colton city	California	United States
Housing units	17,856 ±610	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.6% ±1.2	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.4% ±1.5	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	52.8% ±3.0	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	47.2% ±3.2	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$443,800 ±$8,259	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,661 ±$55	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Colton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	40,430 ±1,268	75.2% ±2.4	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,144 ±578	9.6% ±1.1	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,023 ±842	7.5% ±1.6	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,064 ±608	3.8% ±1.1	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	19 to 135	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	55 to 839	0.1% to 1.6%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	64 to 412	0.1% to 0.8%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,349 ±532	2.5% ±1.0	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Colton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	35,288 ±1,328	65.6% ±2.5	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,877 ±763	7.2% ±1.4	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	779 ±307	1.4% ±0.6	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	13,828 ±1,203	25.7% ±2.2	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	6,638 ±815	12.3% ±1.5	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	7,190 ±808	13.4% ±1.5	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Colton city among the places of California

172nd of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Colton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
San Jacinto city	55,180 ±59
Arcadia city	55,170 ±64
West Sacramento city	54,927 ±73
Yucaipa city	54,421 ±90
Hacienda Heights CDP	54,291 ±1,942
Colton city	53,772 ±47
Diamond Bar city	53,355 ±61
Huntington Park city	53,108 ±51
Lincoln city	52,956 ±89
Placentia city	52,826 ±59
Novato city	52,546 ±71

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Colton city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 153 Places by Hispanic or Latino share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026