Demographics of Rancho Cucamonga city, California

Rancho Cucamonga city, California had 177,856 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,201 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Rancho Cucamonga city, in four figures

177,856
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 175,411 ±81.; +1.8%
Change since July 2020: +3,201 people.; 38.6 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $111,895 ±$3,824
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.

Rancho Cucamonga city, California's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Rancho Cucamonga 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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Rancho Cucamonga city, California's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Rancho Cucamonga 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	174,655	100.0	100.0
2021	175,309	100.4	100.2
2022	175,148	100.3	100.7
2023	175,732	100.6	101.6
2024	177,002	101.3	102.5
2025	177,856	101.8	103.1

Population of Rancho Cucamonga city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	174,655	—
2021	175,309	+654
2022	175,148	−161
2023	175,732	+584
2024	177,002	+1,270
2025	177,856	+854

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.6 ±0.6: for men 36.8 ±1.0 and for women 40.7 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Rancho Cucamonga city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	11,222 ±916	6.4% ±0.5	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	28,285 ±1,313	16.1% ±0.7	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	13,739 ±941	7.8% ±0.5	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	49,577 ±1,774	28.3% ±1.0	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	47,095 ±1,710	26.8% ±1.0	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	25,493 ±1,268	14.5% ±0.7	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $111,895 ±$3,824, and income per person $47,475 ±$1,406, 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 Rancho Cucamonga city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	5,425 ±632	9.2% ±1.1	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,520 ±727	11.1% ±1.2	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	6,865 ±746	11.7% ±1.3	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	7,749 ±696	13.2% ±1.2	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	12,139 ±875	20.6% ±1.5	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	8,221 ±779	14.0% ±1.3	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	11,916 ±813	20.3% ±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 Rancho Cucamonga city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	13,815 ±1,475	8.0% ±0.9	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4,156 ±624	10.6% ±1.5	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,631 ±714	6.9% ±0.7	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,028 ±522	8.0% ±1.3	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Rancho Cucamonga city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rancho Cucamonga city	California	United States
Housing units	60,879 ±1,025	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.6% ±2.2	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.4% ±0.8	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.3% ±1.5	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.7% ±1.3	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$740,200 ±$12,841	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,357 ±$42	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±1	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 Rancho Cucamonga city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	66,809 ±2,086	38.1% ±1.2	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	58,516 ±2,132	33.4% ±1.2	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	14,634 ±1,317	8.3% ±0.8	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	26,332 ±1,705	15.0% ±1.0	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	255 ±123	0.1% ±0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	339 ±152	0.2% ±0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	762 to 2,348	0.4% to 1.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	6,971 ±1,028	4.0% ±0.6	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 Rancho Cucamonga city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	112,125 ±2,180	63.9% ±1.2	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	24,506 ±1,728	14.0% ±1.0	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,337 ±589	1.3% ±0.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	36,443 ±1,628	20.8% ±0.9	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	23,233 ±1,637	13.2% ±0.9	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	13,210 ±1,288	7.5% ±0.7	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Rancho Cucamonga city among the places of California

27th 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 Rancho Cucamonga city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Huntington Beach city	195,240 ±107
Glendale city	190,748 ±51
Ontario city	180,547 ±75
Elk Grove city	179,155 ±117
Santa Rosa city	177,090 ±70
Rancho Cucamonga city	175,411 ±81
Oceanside city	172,242 ±131
Garden Grove city	170,964 ±82
Lancaster city	169,169 ±59
Palmdale city	164,634 ±69
Salinas city	161,761 ±59

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Rancho Cucamonga city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 92 Places in California by median rent
No. 151 Places in California by median household income
No. 216 Places in California by median age
No. 218 Places by median rent
No. 219 Places in California by per capita income
No. 224 Places in California by median home value

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

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