San Bernardino, California demographics

San Bernardino, CA demographics: median age 32.2; 13.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · San Bernardino city, California · Incorporated city · GEOID 0665000. The survey estimates a population of 222,724 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in San Bernardino is 32.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.5 years. There are 64,199 households (±1,029). 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	32.2 ±0.5	37.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 222,724
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Under 18	59,513 ±2,072	26.7% ±0.9 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	62,183 ±2,164	27.9% ±1.0 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	77,054 ±2,176	34.6% ±1.0 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	23,974 ±1,298	10.8% ±0.6 pp	15.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 222,724
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Male	111,367 ±1,473	50.0% ±0.7 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	111,357 ±1,460	50.0% ±0.7 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: 222,724
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
White alone	45,243 ±2,447	20.3% ±1.1 pp	39.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	25,013 ±1,888	11.2% ±0.8 pp	5.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	2,847 ±697	1.3% ±0.3 pp	1.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	8,521 ±1,182	3.8% ±0.5 pp	15.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	1,334 ±623	0.6% ±0.3 pp	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	100,190 ±3,647	45.0% ±1.6 pp	18.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	39,576 ±2,785	17.8% ±1.3 pp	19.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 222,724
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	66,355 ±2,848	29.8% ±1.3 pp	59.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	156,369 ±2,843	70.2% ±1.3 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: 64,199
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Married-couple family	26,348 ±919	41.0% ±1.3 pp	48.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	6,885 ±690	10.7% ±1.1 pp	6.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	14,078 ±809	21.9% ±1.2 pp	13.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	12,175 ±890	19.0% ±1.4 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	4,713 ±509	7.3% ±0.8 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 64,199
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Households with people under 18	27,826 ±886	43.3% ±1.2 pp	32.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	36,373 ±1,494	56.7% ±2.1 pp	67.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 64,199
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	12,175 ±890	19.0% ±1.4 pp	24.3%	28.7%
Two-person households	15,072 ±906	23.5% ±1.4 pp	30.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	10,610 ±798	16.5% ±1.2 pp	16.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	11,355 ±863	17.7% ±1.3 pp	14.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	7,981 ±709	12.4% ±1.1 pp	7.7%	5.9%
Six-person households	3,895 ±500	6.1% ±0.8 pp	3.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	3,111 ±347	4.8% ±0.5 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: 222,724
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Native	170,828 ±2,241	76.7% ±1.0 pp	73.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	51,896 ±2,247	23.3% ±1.0 pp	27.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 207,809
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
English only	94,961 ±2,907	45.7% ±1.4 pp	55.6%	77.7%
Spanish	103,771 ±3,228	49.9% ±1.5 pp	28.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	195 ±124 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	288 ±141	0.1% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	59 ±61 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	916 ±265	0.4% ±0.1 pp	3.5%	2.0%
Korean	461 ±283 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	742 ±206	0.4% ±0.1 pp	3.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	1,068 ±381	0.5% ±0.2 pp	1.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	1,615 ±463	0.8% ±0.2 pp	2.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,781 ±590	0.9% ±0.3 pp	2.0%	1.1%
Arabic	1,328 ±658	0.6% ±0.3 pp	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	624 ±321 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 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: 138,635
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	35,787 ±1,586	25.8% ±1.1 pp	15.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	49,269 ±2,077	35.5% ±1.4 pp	20.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	26,112 ±1,407	18.8% ±1.0 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	9,256 ±873	6.7% ±0.6 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	12,884 ±952	9.3% ±0.7 pp	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5,327 ±623	3.8% ±0.4 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: 219,986
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	California	U.S.
Same house	201,191 ±2,419	91.5% ±1.1 pp	89.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	11,606 ±1,626	5.3% ±0.7 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	5,684 ±1,235	2.6% ±0.6 pp	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	793 ±351	0.4% ±0.2 pp	1.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	712 ±274	0.3% ±0.1 pp	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

10.3% of San Bernardino residents (±0.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.6% in California and 8.4% nationally. 89.0% 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	San Bernardino	California	U.S.	Compared with California
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	10.3% ±0.7 pp	6.6%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.0% ±0.8 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.2% ±0.3 pp	4.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for San Bernardino . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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