San Bernardino County, California Population 2024

2,196,314

San Bernardino County, California's estimated 2024 population is 2,196,314 with a growth rate of 0.03% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. San Bernardino County, California is the 5th largest county in California. The 2010 population was 2,040,803 and has seen a growth of 7.62% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
20292,199,8297030.03%
20282,199,1267030.03%
20272,198,4237030.03%
20262,197,7207030.03%
20252,197,0177030.03%
20242,196,3147030.03%
20232,195,6117030.03%
20222,194,9081,8210.08%
20212,193,0879,6960.44%
20202,183,3916,1120.28%
20192,177,27911,6520.54%
20182,165,62715,7800.73%
20172,149,84719,1210.9%
20162,130,72616,3740.77%
20152,114,35216,0060.76%
20142,098,34616,2450.78%
20132,082,1019,0130.43%
20122,073,08812,4920.61%
20112,060,59619,7930.97%
20102,040,80300%
19901,418,380523,36458.48%
1980895,016210,94430.84%
1970684,072180,48135.84%
1960503,591221,94978.81%
1950281,642120,53474.82%
1940161,10827,20820.32%
1930133,90060,49982.42%
192073,40116,69529.44%
191056,70628,777103.04%
190027,9292,4329.54%
189025,49717,711227.47%
18807,7863,79895.24%
18703,988-1,563-28.16%
18605,551-2,194,278-99.75%
2024 Growth Rate
0.03% (703)
County Website
San Bernardino County
County Seat
San Bernardino
2020 Population
2,183,391
Area
20068 mi²
Density
109 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
0.59% (12,923)

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White975,46144.73%
Other race484,02422.2%
Two or more races347,45315.93%
Black or African American171,7627.88%
Asian169,0637.75%
Native American25,4671.17%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander7,3330.34%

White

Other race

Two or more races

Black or African American

Asian

Native American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

San Bernardino County, California Population by Race

San Bernardino County, California Population Pyramid 2024

San Bernardino County, California Median Age

33.9

Total

33.1

Male

34.9

Female

San Bernardino County, California Adults

There are 1,615,826 adults, (259,927 of whom are seniors) in San Bernardino County, California.

San Bernardino County, California Age Dependency

60.8

Age Dependency Ratio

19.2

Old Age Dependency Ratio

41.7

Child Dependency Ratio

San Bernardino County, California Sex Ratio

Female1,085,73849.79%
Male1,094,82550.21%

San Bernardino County, California Population by Age

San Bernardino County, California Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All659,9283.2461.138.9
Married343,2713.8672.427.6
Non Family156,8711.3350.749.3
Female107,1463.8344.155.9
Male52,6403.6552.847.2

3.7

Average Family Size

3.24

Average Household Size

61.1%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

San Bernardino County, California Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade140,62310.13%
Associates Degree117,1248.43%
Bachelors Degree201,18314.49%
Graduate Degree110,1977.94%
High School Graduate378,03427.22%
Less Than 9th Grade117,7658.48%
Some College323,81623.32%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

San Bernardino County, California Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

San Bernardino County, California Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
Hispanic690,426490,54588,897
White423,706392,358121,239
Other Race290,970196,35130,631
2+ Races187,642147,73035,921
Asian119,918108,87863,276
Black112,00799,33425,722
Native American16,69213,2311,830
Islander4,6884,3001,025

The highest rate of high school graduation is among white people with a rate of 92.6%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 52.77%.

San Bernardino County, California Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$62,223$70,843$55,863
Graduate Degree$87,740$99,902$80,394
High School Graduate$38,525$45,048$31,389
Less Than 9th Grade$32,242$37,122$23,736
Overall$45,218$51,491$37,861
Some College$45,432$55,410$37,007

$45,218

Average Earnings

$51,491

Average Male

$37,861

Average Female

San Bernardino County, California Earnings by Educational Attainment

San Bernardino County, California Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

San Bernardino County, California Language

56.68% of San Bernardino County, California residents speak only English, while 43.32% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 35.52% of the population.

San Bernardino County, California Language

San Bernardino County, California Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
Hispanic1,180,767173,35514.68%
Other478,51971,90815.03%
White550,07457,72710.49%
Multiple340,96944,65613.1%
Black163,77534,55521.1%
Asian167,19417,82810.66%
Native24,8303,66814.77%
Islander7,2001,66223.08%

13.78%

Overall Poverty Rate

12.49%

Male Poverty Rate

15.06%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in San Bernardino County, California

The race most likely to be in poverty in San Bernardino County, California is Islander, with 23.08% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in San Bernardino County, California is White, with 10.49% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 2.87%. Among those working part-time, it was 13.45%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 22.48%.

San Bernardino County, California Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade20%
High School13.56%
Some College9.9%
Bachelors or Greater5.42%

San Bernardino County, California Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Female Unemployed24.12%
Male Unemployed23.92%
Female Employed6.22%
Male Employed5.04%

San Bernardino County, California Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

San Bernardino County, California Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$85,528$107,756
Households$77,423$100,078
Married Families$102,205$125,038
Non Families$44,996$63,995

mean

median

Income by Household Type

San Bernardino County, California Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

46.1%

Overall Marriage Rate

47.2%

Male Marriage Rate

44.9%

Female Marriage Rate

San Bernardino County, California Married by Age and Sex

male

female

San Bernardino County, California Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is 45-54, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.

San Bernardino County, California Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

San Bernardino County, California Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

82,100

Number of Veterans

74,924

Male Veterans

7,176

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam28,525
Second Gulf War20,426
First Gulf War18,364
Korea4,397
World War II963

San Bernardino County, California Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
35 to 5420,696
65 to 7420,368
75+17,298
55 to 6414,651
18 to 349,087

San Bernardino County, California Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White52,1127.03%
Hispanic23,2882.8%
Black9,4587.37%
2+ Races7,9383.54%
Other Race7,7792.21%
Asian3,3532.54%
Native American1,0085.21%
Islander4528.56%

San Bernardino County, California Veterans by Race

San Bernardino County, California Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

8.04%

Veteran Poverty Rate

30.43%

Veteran Disability Rate

San Bernardino County, California Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

62.1%

Labor Force Participation

56.8%

Employment Rate

7.2%

Unemployment Rate

San Bernardino County, California Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

San Bernardino County, California Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

San Bernardino County, California Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

65.57%

Born in San Bernardino County, California

78.87%

Native Born

21.13%

Foreign Born

10.12%

Non Citizen

11.01%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

78.87% of San Bernardino County, California residents were born in the United States, with 65.57% having been born in California. 10.12% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

San Bernardino County, California Place of Birth

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