Colton, California demographics

Colton, CA demographics: median age 33.9; 16.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Colton city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0614890. The survey estimates a population of 53,772 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Colton is 33.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.2 years. There are 16,897 households (±615). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	33.9 ±1.2	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 53,772
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	12,573 ±930	23.4% ±1.7 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	15,158 ±1,036	28.2% ±1.9 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	19,961 ±1,208	37.1% ±2.2 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	6,080 ±574	11.3% ±1.1 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 53,772
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	27,186 ±930	50.6% ±1.7 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	26,586 ±928	49.4% ±1.7 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 53,772
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	10,927 ±1,387	20.3% ±2.6 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	4,175 ±855	7.8% ±1.6 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	969 ±373	1.8% ±0.7 pp	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	2,209 ±605	4.1% ±1.1 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	455 ±394 · low precision	0.8% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	17,528 ±1,717	32.6% ±3.2 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	17,509 ±1,924	32.6% ±3.6 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 53,772
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,342 ±1,270	24.8% ±2.4 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	40,430 ±1,268	75.2% ±2.4 pp	40.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 16,897
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	7,450 ±568	44.1% ±3.0 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,752 ±469	10.4% ±2.7 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	3,559 ±459	21.1% ±2.6 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,016 ±522	17.8% ±3.0 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,120 ±241	6.6% ±1.4 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 16,897
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	6,608 ±490	39.1% ±2.5 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	10,289 ±770	60.9% ±4.0 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 16,897
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,016 ±522	17.8% ±3.0 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	4,484 ±514	26.5% ±2.9 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,403 ±481	20.1% ±2.8 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,776 ±449	16.4% ±2.6 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,690 ±298	10.0% ±1.7 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,131 ±260	6.7% ±1.5 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	397 ±129	2.3% ±0.8 pp	2.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 53,772
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	39,944 ±1,206	74.3% ±2.2 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	13,828 ±1,203	25.7% ±2.2 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 50,920
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	22,832 ±1,807	44.8% ±3.5 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	25,396 ±1,761	49.9% ±3.4 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	22 ±29 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	68 ±60 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	115 ±128 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	437 ±225 · low precision	0.9% ±0.4 pp · low precision	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	2 ±6 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	71 ±66 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	205 ±175 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	672 ±329	1.3% ±0.6 pp	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	391 ±263 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	630 ±429 · low precision	1.2% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	79 ±65 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 35,880
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	8,808 ±891	24.5% ±2.4 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	11,945 ±957	33.3% ±2.6 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	6,388 ±596	17.8% ±1.6 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,795 ±419	7.8% ±1.2 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,798 ±577	10.6% ±1.6 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,146 ±432	6.0% ±1.2 pp	14.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 53,301
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	49,265 ±851	92.4% ±1.6 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,767 ±674	5.2% ±1.3 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	877 ±319	1.6% ±0.6 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	129 ±93 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	263 ±171 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

9.1% of Colton residents (±1.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 90.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Colton	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	9.1% ±1.3 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.8% ±4.6 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.3% ±1.1 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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