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Metropolitan area | Inland Empire |
Established | April 26, 1853[1] |
Named for | City of San Bernardino,[2][3] which is named for Bernardino of Siena[4] |
County seat | San Bernardino |
Largest city | San Bernardino |
Area | |
o Total | 20,105 sq mi (52,070 km2) |
o Land | 20,057 sq mi (51,950 km2) |
o Water | 48 sq mi (120 km2) |
Highest elevation[5] | 11,503 ft (3,506 m) |
Population (April 1, 2010)[6] | |
o Total | 2,035,210 |
o Estimate (2016)[7] | 2,140,096 |
o Density | 100/sq mi (39/km2) |
Time zone | Pacific Time Zone (UTC-8) |
o Summer (DST) | Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7) |
Area codes | 442/760, 909 |
FIPS code | 06-071 |
GNIS feature ID | 277300 |
Website | www |
San Bernardino County, officially the County of San Bernardino, is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,035,210,[6] making it the fifth-most populous county in California, and the 12th-most populous in the United States. The county seat is San Bernardino.[8]
San Bernardino County is included in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as the Inland Empire, as well as the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area.
With an area of 20,105 square miles (52,070 km2), San Bernardino County is the largest county in the United States by area, although some of Alaska's boroughs and census areas are larger. It is larger than each of the nine smallest states, larger than the four smallest states combined, and larger than 70 sovereign nations.
Located in southeast California, this vast county stretches from where the bulk of the county population resides (in two Census County Divisions, holding 1,422,745 people as of the 2010 Census, covering the 450 square miles (1,166 km2)), across the thinly populated deserts and mountains. It spans an area from south of the San Bernardino Mountains in San Bernardino Valley, to the Nevada border and the Colorado River.
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Spanish Missionaries from Mission San Gabriel Arcángel established a church at the village of Politania in 1810. Father Francisco Dumetz named the church San Bernardino on May 20, 1810, after the feast day of St. Bernardino of Siena. The Franciscans also gave the name San Bernardino to the snowcapped peak in Southern California, in honor of the saint and it is from him that the county derives its name.[4] In 1819, they established the San Bernardino de Sena Estancia, a mission farm in what is now Redlands.
Following Mexican independence from Spain in 1821, Mexican citizens were granted land grants to establish ranchos in the area of the county. Rancho Jurupa in 1838, Rancho Cucamonga and El Rincon in 1839, Rancho Santa Ana del Chino in 1841, Rancho San Bernardino in 1842 and Rancho Muscupiabe in 1844.
Agua Mansa was the first town in what became San Bernardino County, settled by immigrants from New Mexico on land donated from the Rancho Jurupa in 1841.
Following the purchase of Rancho San Bernardino, and the establishment of the town of San Bernardino in 1851 by Mormon colonists, San Bernardino County was formed in 1853 from parts of Los Angeles County. Some of the southern parts of the county's territory were given to Riverside County in 1893.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 20,105 square miles (52,070 km2), of which 20,057 square miles (51,950 km2) is land and 48 square miles (120 km2) (0.2%) is water.[9] It is the largest county by area in California and the largest in the United States (excluding boroughs in Alaska).[10] It is slightly larger than the states of New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode Island combined. It borders both Nevada and Arizona.
The bulk of the population, roughly two million, live in the roughly 480 square miles south of the San Bernardino Mountains adjacent to Riverside and in the San Bernardino Valley. Over 300,000 others live just north of the San Bernardino Mountains, agglomerating around Victorville covering roughly 280 square miles in Victor Valley, adjacent to Los Angeles County. Roughly another 100,000 people live scattered across the rest of the sprawling county.
The Mojave National Preserve covers some of the eastern desert, especially between Interstate 15 and Interstate 40. The desert portion also includes the cities of Needles next to the Colorado River and Barstow at the junction in Interstate 15 and Interstate 40. Trona is at the northwestern part of the county west of Death Valley. This national park, mostly within Inyo County, also has a small portion of land within the San Bernardino County. The largest metropolitan area in the Mojave Desert part of the county is Victor Valley, with the incorporated localities of Adelanto, Apple Valley, Hesperia, and Victorville. Further south, a portion of Joshua Tree National Park overlaps the county near the High Desert area, in the vicinity of Twentynine Palms. The remaining towns make up the remainder of the High Desert: Pioneertown, Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree, Landers, and Morongo Valley.
The mountains are home to the San Bernardino National Forest, and include the communities of Crestline, Lake Arrowhead, Running Springs, Big Bear City, Forest Falls, and Big Bear Lake.
The San Bernardino Valley is at the eastern end of the San Gabriel Valley. The San Bernardino Valley includes the cities of Ontario, Chino, Chino Hills, Upland, Fontana, Rialto, Colton, Grand Terrace, Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino, Loma Linda, Highland, Redlands, and Yucaipa.
There are at least 35 official wilderness areas in the county that are part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. This is the largest number of any county in the United States (although not the largest in total area). The majority are managed by the Bureau of Land Management, but some are integral components of the above listed national protected areas. Most of these wilderness areas lie entirely within the county, but a few are shared with neighboring counties (and two of these are shared with the neighboring states of Arizona and Nevada).
Except as noted, these wilderness areas are managed solely by the Bureau of Land Management and lie entirely within San Bernardino County:
Population, race, and income | |||||
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Total population[11] | 2,023,452 | ||||
White[11] | 1,240,228 | 61.3% | |||
Black or African American[11] | 176,209 | 8.7% | |||
American Indian or Alaska Native[11] | 20,762 | 1.0% | |||
Asian[11] | 126,991 | 6.3% | |||
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander[11] | 5,984 | 0.3% | |||
Some other race[11] | 364,236 | 18.0% | |||
Two or more races[11] | 89,042 | 4.4% | |||
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)[12] | 984,022 | 48.6% | |||
Per capita income[13] | $21,932 | ||||
Median household income[14] | $55,853 | ||||
Median family income[15] | $61,525 |
Places by population and race | ||||||||
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Place | Type[16] | Population[11] | White[11] | Other[11] [note 1] |
Asian[11] | Black or African American[11] |
Native American[11] [note 2] |
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)[12] |
Adelanto | City | 30,670 | 55.5% | 19.4% | 2.4% | 21.1% | 1.5% | 51.8% |
Apple Valley | Town | 68,316 | 76.6% | 10.1% | 2.0% | 10.4% | 0.9% | 28.7% |
Baker | CDP | 713 | 37.0% | 52.5% | 0.0% | 8.7% | 1.8% | 69.6% |
Barstow | City | 22,913 | 58.8% | 18.0% | 1.7% | 16.4% | 5.0% | 39.6% |
Big Bear City | CDP | 11,504 | 82.3% | 13.7% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 23.7% |
Big Bear Lake | City | 5,109 | 74.9% | 20.9% | 0.0% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 24.0% |
Big River | CDP | 1,213 | 88.0% | 8.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 12.1% |
Bloomington | CDP | 25,234 | 60.9% | 33.2% | 0.8% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 83.5% |
Bluewater | CDP | 114 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.5% |
Chino | City | 78,050 | 60.8% | 22.2% | 9.8% | 6.4% | 0.9% | 54.3% |
Chino Hills | City | 74,765 | 55.6% | 11.8% | 28.3% | 3.8% | 0.5% | 30.2% |
Colton | City | 52,283 | 50.2% | 32.5% | 5.2% | 10.4% | 1.6% | 68.0% |
Crestline | CDP | 8,743 | 87.5% | 9.7% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.8% | 14.2% |
Fontana | City | 192,779 | 58.2% | 24.8% | 6.4% | 9.7% | 0.9% | 65.9% |
Fort Irwin | CDP | 9,781 | 69.4% | 10.1% | 7.1% | 10.2% | 3.2% | 25.5% |
Grand Terrace | City | 12,132 | 65.4% | 20.8% | 7.6% | 5.6% | 0.6% | 37.9% |
Hesperia | City | 88,247 | 74.9% | 15.0% | 2.1% | 6.3% | 1.7% | 47.9% |
Highland | City | 52,777 | 52.4% | 29.5% | 7.1% | 10.1% | 0.9% | 47.9% |
Homestead Valley | CDP | 3,072 | 94.7% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 3.8% |
Joshua Tree | CDP | 7,194 | 82.4% | 10.6% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 1.3% | 16.4% |
Lake Arrowhead | CDP | 9,434 | 81.0% | 16.4% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 0.6% | 23.7% |
Lenwood | CDP | 3,784 | 63.3% | 25.1% | 0.4% | 9.4% | 1.8% | 44.7% |
Loma Linda | City | 23,081 | 48.4% | 15.0% | 28.7% | 6.8% | 1.1% | 22.8% |
Lucerne Valley | CDP | 6,029 | 76.4% | 6.6% | 1.7% | 12.1% | 3.1% | 21.3% |
Lytle Creek | CDP | 735 | 86.8% | 2.3% | 8.2% | 0.0% | 2.7% | 27.3% |
Mentone | CDP | 8,670 | 75.5% | 12.0% | 4.2% | 7.7% | 0.7% | 29.7% |
Montclair | City | 36,802 | 43.1% | 39.8% | 10.2% | 4.6% | 2.3% | 67.1% |
Morongo Valley | CDP | 3,550 | 81.7% | 15.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 2.9% | 25.4% |
Mountain View Acres | CDP | 3,376 | 68.5% | 18.2% | 1.9% | 11.1% | 0.4% | 58.4% |
Muscoy | CDP | 11,573 | 52.2% | 41.8% | 3.2% | 1.7% | 1.0% | 82.8% |
Needles | City | 4,910 | 74.5% | 9.3% | 1.6% | 3.0% | 11.5% | 16.0% |
Oak Glen | CDP | 502 | 95.6% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 3.0% | 0.0% | 20.9% |
Oak Hills | CDP | 8,780 | 84.2% | 9.6% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 2.1% | 34.5% |
Ontario | City | 165,120 | 52.6% | 33.9% | 4.6% | 7.6% | 1.4% | 66.5% |
Phelan | CDP | 12,851 | 78.5% | 14.8% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 29.5% |
Piñon Hills | CDP | 6,130 | 93.4% | 5.1% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 18.0% |
Rancho Cucamonga | City | 163,151 | 63.2% | 16.4% | 10.5% | 8.4% | 1.5% | 34.8% |
Redlands | City | 68,995 | 69.6% | 15.9% | 7.9% | 5.3% | 1.3% | 29.5% |
Rialto | City | 99,501 | 59.2% | 22.5% | 2.4% | 14.9% | 0.9% | 67.2% |
Running Springs | CDP | 5,027 | 84.4% | 11.2% | 0.9% | 0.4% | 3.1% | 17.6% |
San Antonio Heights | CDP | 3,914 | 74.0% | 18.0% | 7.1% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 21.5% |
San Bernardino | City | 210,100 | 44.8% | 34.9% | 4.4% | 14.9% | 1.1% | 58.8% |
Searles Valley | CDP | 1,812 | 91.9% | 5.0% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 0.8% | 9.9% |
Silver Lakes | CDP | 4,508 | 88.1% | 4.3% | 3.7% | 3.2% | 0.7% | 14.2% |
Spring Valley Lake | CDP | 8,080 | 91.3% | 5.4% | 1.9% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 21.1% |
Twentynine Palms | City | 25,786 | 74.8% | 10.1% | 3.6% | 7.4% | 4.1% | 19.8% |
Upland | City | 74,021 | 61.0% | 22.5% | 9.3% | 5.5% | 1.8% | 37.8% |
Victorville | City | 111,704 | 62.0% | 17.1% | 4.5% | 15.4% | 1.1% | 47.5% |
Wrightwood | CDP | 4,556 | 96.6% | 2.5% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.1% |
Yucaipa | City | 50,862 | 81.0% | 13.6% | 2.5% | 1.9% | 1.0% | 26.3% |
Yucca Valley | Town | 20,508 | 82.7% | 11.0% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 1.4% | 14.1% |
Places by population and income | |||||
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Place | Type[16] | Population[17] | Per capita income[13] | Median household income[14] | Median family income[15] |
Adelanto | City | 30,670 | $11,771 | $42,208 | $45,187 |
Apple Valley | Town | 68,316 | $23,229 | $50,664 | $57,811 |
Baker | CDP | 713 | $11,235 | $33,000 | $43,047 |
Barstow | City | 22,913 | $20,571 | $45,417 | $55,403 |
Big Bear City | CDP | 11,504 | $21,008 | $41,509 | $54,881 |
Big Bear Lake | City | 5,109 | $22,207 | $31,541 | $36,750 |
Big River | CDP | 1,213 | $24,254 | $29,219 | $43,611 |
Bloomington | CDP | 25,234 | $13,492 | $44,673 | $44,855 |
Bluewater | CDP | 114 | $25,664 | $32,500 | $41,250 |
Chino | City | 78,050 | $22,918 | $73,400 | $80,411 |
Chino Hills | City | 74,765 | $35,157 | $101,905 | $108,140 |
Colton | City | 52,283 | $16,385 | $41,788 | $46,195 |
Crestline | CDP | 8,743 | $24,872 | $51,478 | $58,171 |
Fontana | City | 192,779 | $19,297 | $64,058 | $65,652 |
Fort Irwin | CDP | 9,781 | $18,214 | $52,798 | $53,774 |
Grand Terrace | City | 12,132 | $29,591 | $64,337 | $82,898 |
Hesperia | City | 88,247 | $17,589 | $48,624 | $52,894 |
Highland | City | 52,777 | $22,494 | $59,419 | $66,445 |
Homestead Valley | CDP | 3,072 | $19,107 | $26,356 | $38,838 |
Joshua Tree | CDP | 7,194 | $25,501 | $43,510 | $49,221 |
Lake Arrowhead | CDP | 9,434 | $35,810 | $63,117 | $68,462 |
Lenwood | CDP | 3,784 | $16,799 | $43,000 | $53,938 |
Loma Linda | City | 23,081 | $31,242 | $61,116 | $71,844 |
Lucerne Valley | CDP | 6,029 | $16,034 | $25,323 | $34,167 |
Lytle Creek | CDP | 735 | $21,703 | $65,982 | $74,050 |
Mentone | CDP | 8,670 | $25,747 | $56,075 | $57,198 |
Montclair | City | 36,802 | $17,173 | $50,959 | $51,434 |
Morongo Valley | CDP | 3,550 | $23,084 | $37,734 | $57,321 |
Mountain View Acres | CDP | 3,376 | $17,573 | $54,427 | $58,125 |
Muscoy | CDP | 11,573 | $11,294 | $44,853 | $50,236 |
Needles | City | 4,910 | $19,818 | $30,139 | $34,968 |
Oak Glen | CDP | 502 | $23,376 | $63,902 | $68,462 |
Oak Hills | CDP | 8,780 | $29,805 | $76,882 | $84,158 |
Ontario | City | 165,120 | $19,123 | $55,902 | $57,731 |
Phelan | CDP | 12,851 | $23,682 | $52,863 | $61,746 |
Piñon Hills | CDP | 6,130 | $26,576 | $38,140 | $58,542 |
Rancho Cucamonga | City | 163,151 | $32,738 | $78,782 | $88,362 |
Redlands | City | 68,995 | $32,586 | $68,015 | $82,420 |
Rialto | City | 99,501 | $15,967 | $50,452 | $54,271 |
Running Springs | CDP | 5,027 | $28,608 | $60,833 | $76,121 |
San Antonio Heights | CDP | 3,914 | $46,524 | $97,960 | $102,692 |
San Bernardino | City | 210,100 | $15,762 | $40,161 | $42,771 |
Searles Valley | CDP | 1,812 | $22,908 | $31,970 | $65,472 |
Silver Lakes | CDP | 4,508 | $30,517 | $64,058 | $73,405 |
Spring Valley Lake | CDP | 8,080 | $24,390 | $54,344 | $67,877 |
Twentynine Palms | City | 25,786 | $21,546 | $43,412 | $45,225 |
Upland | City | 74,021 | $29,614 | $67,449 | $75,304 |
Victorville | City | 111,704 | $17,249 | $52,357 | $53,667 |
Wrightwood | CDP | 4,556 | $36,747 | $80,793 | $89,583 |
Yucaipa | City | 50,862 | $26,985 | $59,596 | $73,302 |
Yucca Valley | Town | 20,508 | $21,990 | $45,502 | $52,942 |
The 2010 United States Census reported that San Bernardino County had a population of 2,035,210. The racial makeup of San Bernardino County was 1,153,161 (56.7%) White, 181,862 (8.9%) African American, 22,689 (1.1%) Native American, 128,603 (6.3%) Asian, 6,870 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 439,661 (21.6%) from other races, and 102,364 (5.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,001,145 persons (49.2%).[22]
Population reported at 2010 United States Census | |||||||||
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Population |
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American |
American |
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Islander |
races |
more races |
or Latino (of any race) |
San Bernardino County | 2,035,210 | 1,153,161 | 181,862 | 22,689 | 128,603 | 6,870 | 439,661 | 102,364 | 1,001,145 |
cities and towns |
Population |
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American |
American |
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Islander |
races |
more races |
or Latino (of any race) |
Adelanto | 31,765 | 13,909 | 6,511 | 411 | 617 | 194 | 8,337 | 1,786 | 18,513 |
Apple Valley | 69,135 | 47,762 | 6,321 | 779 | 2,020 | 294 | 8,345 | 3,614 | 20,156 |
Barstow | 22,639 | 11,840 | 3,313 | 477 | 723 | 278 | 4,242 | 1,766 | 9,700 |
Big Bear Lake | 5,019 | 4,204 | 22 | 48 | 78 | 10 | 491 | 166 | 1,076 |
Chino | 77,983 | 43,981 | 4,829 | 786 | 8,159 | 168 | 16,503 | 3,557 | 41,993 |
Chino Hills | 74,799 | 38,035 | 3,415 | 379 | 22,676 | 115 | 6,520 | 3,659 | 21,802 |
Colton | 52,154 | 22,613 | 5,055 | 661 | 2,590 | 176 | 18,413 | 2,646 | 37,039 |
Fontana | 196,069 | 92,978 | 19,574 | 1,957 | 12,948 | 547 | 58,449 | 9,616 | 130,957 |
Grand Terrace | 12,040 | 7,912 | 673 | 120 | 778 | 32 | 1,898 | 627 | 4,708 |
Hesperia | 90,173 | 55,129 | 5,226 | 1,118 | 1,884 | 270 | 22,115 | 4,431 | 44,091 |
Highland | 53,104 | 27,836 | 5,887 | 542 | 3,954 | 168 | 11,826 | 2,891 | 25,556 |
Loma Linda | 23,261 | 11,122 | 2,032 | 97 | 6,589 | 154 | 2,022 | 1,245 | 5,171 |
Montclair | 36,664 | 19,337 | 1,908 | 434 | 3,425 | 74 | 9,882 | 1,604 | 25,744 |
Needles | 4,844 | 3,669 | 95 | 399 | 35 | 9 | 323 | 314 | 1,083 |
Ontario | 163,924 | 83,683 | 10,561 | 1,686 | 8,453 | 514 | 51,373 | 7,654 | 113,085 |
Rancho Cucamonga | 165,269 | 102,401 | 15,246 | 1,134 | 17,208 | 443 | 19,878 | 8,959 | 57,688 |
Redlands | 68,747 | 47,452 | 3,564 | 625 | 5,216 | 235 | 8,266 | 3,389 | 20,810 |
Rialto | 99,171 | 43,592 | 16,236 | 1,062 | 2,258 | 361 | 30,993 | 4,669 | 67,038 |
San Bernardino | 209,924 | 95,734 | 31,582 | 2,822 | 8,454 | 839 | 59,827 | 10,666 | 125,994 |
Twentynine Palms | 25,048 | 17,938 | 2,063 | 329 | 979 | 345 | 1,678 | 1,716 | 5,212 |
Upland | 73,732 | 48,364 | 5,400 | 522 | 6,217 | 159 | 9,509 | 3,561 | 28,035 |
Victorville | 115,903 | 56,258 | 19,483 | 1,665 | 4,641 | 489 | 26,036 | 7,331 | 55,359 |
Yucaipa | 51,367 | 40,824 | 837 | 485 | 1,431 | 74 | 5,589 | 2,127 | 13,943 |
Yucca Valley | 20,700 | 17,280 | 666 | 232 | 469 | 44 | 1,185 | 824 | 3,679 |
places |
Population |
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American |
American |
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Islander |
races |
more races |
or Latino (of any race) |
Baker | 735 | 302 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 380 | 23 | 502 |
Big Bear City | 12,304 | 10,252 | 83 | 202 | 103 | 31 | 1,089 | 544 | 2,323 |
Big River | 1,327 | 1,137 | 14 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 70 | 160 |
Bloomington | 23,851 | 12,988 | 649 | 309 | 330 | 47 | 8,600 | 928 | 19,326 |
Bluewater | 172 | 156 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 11 |
Crestline | 10,770 | 9,289 | 107 | 135 | 96 | 20 | 526 | 597 | 1,775 |
Fort Irwin | 8,845 | 5,481 | 1,086 | 103 | 402 | 120 | 916 | 737 | 2,261 |
Homestead Valley | 3,032 | 2,594 | 34 | 58 | 30 | 9 | 196 | 111 | 517 |
Joshua Tree | 7,414 | 6,176 | 234 | 84 | 104 | 18 | 368 | 430 | 1,308 |
Lake Arrowhead | 12,424 | 10,729 | 95 | 93 | 152 | 33 | 847 | 475 | 2,709 |
Lenwood | 3,543 | 2,133 | 219 | 94 | 37 | 25 | 813 | 222 | 1,675 |
Lucerne Valley | 5,811 | 4,507 | 170 | 106 | 90 | 0 | 676 | 262 | 1,447 |
Lytle Creek | 701 | 606 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 25 | 34 | 98 |
Mentone | 8,720 | 6,114 | 438 | 122 | 352 | 32 | 1,234 | 428 | 3,085 |
Morongo Valley | 3,552 | 3,076 | 40 | 73 | 31 | 4 | 187 | 141 | 531 |
Mountain View Acres | 3,130 | 1,748 | 215 | 48 | 98 | 17 | 861 | 143 | 1,647 |
Muscoy | 10,644 | 4,459 | 454 | 125 | 101 | 16 | 4,992 | 497 | 8,824 |
Oak Glen | 638 | 545 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 123 |
Oak Hills | 8,879 | 6,796 | 266 | 100 | 226 | 28 | 1,166 | 297 | 2,719 |
Phelan | 14,304 | 10,807 | 276 | 139 | 446 | 20 | 1,993 | 623 | 4,128 |
Piñon Hills | 7,272 | 5,966 | 58 | 65 | 189 | 4 | 659 | 331 | 1,738 |
Running Springs | 4,862 | 4,325 | 23 | 47 | 50 | 6 | 146 | 265 | 695 |
San Antonio Heights | 3,371 | 2,765 | 67 | 24 | 284 | 15 | 115 | 101 | 612 |
Searles Valley | 1,739 | 1,405 | 69 | 56 | 16 | 6 | 83 | 104 | 293 |
Silver Lakes | 5,623 | 4,566 | 315 | 39 | 198 | 15 | 270 | 220 | 907 |
Spring Valley Lake | 8,220 | 6,450 | 403 | 55 | 381 | 23 | 481 | 427 | 1,528 |
Wrightwood | 4,525 | 4,126 | 38 | 28 | 51 | 7 | 112 | 163 | 538 |
communities |
Population |
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American |
American |
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Islander |
races |
more races |
or Latino (of any race) |
All others not CDPs (combined) | 115,368 | 69,810 | 5,951 | 1,738 | 2,997 | 366 | 29,149 | 5,357 | 61,233 |
As of the census[23] of 2000, there were 1,709,434 people, 528,594 households, and 404,374 families residing in the county. The population density was 85 people per square mile (33/km²). There were 601,369 housing units at an average density of 30 per square mile (12/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 58.9% White, 9.1% African American, 1.2% Native American, 4.7% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 20.8% from other races, and 5.0% from two or more races. 39.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 8.3% were of German, 5.5% English and 5.1% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000. 66.1% spoke English, 27.7% Spanish and 1.1% Tagalog as their first language.
There were 528,594 households, out of which 43.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone 65 years of age or older living alone. The average household size was 3.2 people, and the average family size was 3.6 people.
The number of homeless in San Bernardino County grew from 5,270 in 2002 to 7,331 in 2007, a 39% increase.[24]
In the county, the population was spread out--with 32.3% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $42,066, and the median income for a family was $46,574. Males had a median income of $37,025 versus $27,993 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,856. About 12.6% of families and 15.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.6% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.
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The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors has 5 members elected from their districts.
In the United States House of Representatives, San Bernardino County is split between 5 congressional districts:[25]
In the California State Assembly, San Bernardino County is split between 8 assembly districts:[26]
In the California State Senate, San Bernardino County is split between 6 districts:[27]
Population and registered voters | ||
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Total population[11] | 2,023,452 | |
Registered voters[28][note 3] | 869,637 | 43.0% |
Democratic[28] | 339,603 | 39.1% |
Republican[28] | 307,945 | 35.4% |
Democratic-Republican spread[28] | +31,658 | +3.7% |
Independent[28] | 31,121 | 3.6% |
Green[28] | 3,174 | 0.4% |
Libertarian[28] | 5,121 | 0.6% |
Peace and Freedom[28] | 3,204 | 0.4% |
Americans Elect[28] | 68 | 0.0% |
Other[28] | 1,941 | 0.2% |
No party preference[28] | 177,460 | 20.4% |
Cities by population and voter registration | |||||||
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City | Population[11] | Registered voters[28] [note 3] |
Democratic[28] | Republican[28] | D-R spread[28] | Other[28] | No party preference[28] |
Adelanto | 30,670 | 29.8% | 48.8% | 21.7% | +27.1% | 11.1% | 23.2% |
Apple Valley | 68,316 | 52.3% | 29.1% | 46.1% | -17.0% | 11.5% | 18.4% |
Barstow | 22,913 | 37.2% | 41.5% | 29.0% | +12.5% | 11.0% | 23.3% |
Big Bear Lake | 5,109 | 56.7% | 23.9% | 51.6% | -27.7% | 10.8% | 17.9% |
Chino | 78,050 | 42.0% | 39.2% | 36.9% | +2.3% | 7.1% | 19.8% |
Chino Hills | 74,765 | 52.6% | 31.8% | 40.6% | -8.8% | 6.9% | 23.4% |
Colton | 52,283 | 38.9% | 49.9% | 25.4% | +24.5% | 7.5% | 20.2% |
Fontana | 192,779 | 38.2% | 48.6% | 24.7% | +23.9% | 7.0% | 22.5% |
Grand Terrace | 12,132 | 54.9% | 37.0% | 39.3% | -2.3% | 8.1% | 18.9% |
Hesperia | 88,247 | 41.7% | 34.3% | 38.2% | -3.9% | 10.9% | 21.2% |
Highland | 52,777 | 45.5% | 38.4% | 37.4% | +1.0% | 8.0% | 19.5% |
Loma Linda | 23,081 | 46.2% | 32.9% | 36.3% | -3.4% | 8.5% | 25.8% |
Montclair | 36,802 | 35.8% | 50.2% | 23.5% | +26.7% | 7.1% | 21.8% |
Needles | 4,910 | 39.1% | 40.8% | 28.7% | +12.1% | 13.8% | 22.8% |
Ontario | 165,120 | 36.7% | 46.9% | 28.5% | +18.4% | 7.1% | 20.3% |
Rancho Cucamonga | 163,151 | 53.8% | 35.6% | 39.5% | -3.9% | 8.0% | 20.3% |
Redlands | 68,995 | 56.1% | 33.9% | 42.4% | -8.5% | 8.9% | 18.4% |
Rialto | 99,501 | 39.6% | 52.0% | 23.7% | +28.3% | 6.9% | 20.1% |
San Bernardino | 210,100 | 36.8% | 46.5% | 29.5% | +17.0% | 7.7% | 19.4% |
Twentynine Palms | 25,786 | 22.1% | 27.5% | 41.1% | -13.6% | 11.1% | 24.9% |
Upland | 74,021 | 52.0% | 35.4% | 40.7% | -5.3% | 7.6% | 19.3% |
Victorville | 111,704 | 38.4% | 43.5% | 29.6% | +13.9% | 10.0% | 21.1% |
Yucaipa | 50,862 | 54.1% | 27.5% | 48.9% | -21.4% | 10.4% | 17.5% |
Yucca Valley | 20,508 | 48.0% | 28.1% | 45.3% | -17.2% | 11.4% | 20.1% |
San Bernardino County is a county in which candidates from both major political parties have won in recent elections. Democrat Hillary Clinton carried the county by a majority and by double digits in 2016. The Democratic Party also carried the county in 2008 and 2012, when Barack Obama won majorities of the county's votes, and in 1992 and 1996, when Bill Clinton won pluralities. Republican George W. Bush took the county in 2000 by a plurality and in 2004 by a majority. The county is split between heavily Latino, middle-class, and Democratic areas and more wealthy conservative areas. The heavily Latino cities of Ontario and San Bernardino went for John Kerry in 2004, but with a relatively low voter turnout. In 2006, San Bernardino's population exceeded 201,000, and in 2004, only 42,520 votes were cast in the city; in 2006, strongly Republican Rancho Cucamonga had over 145,000 residents, of whom 53,054 voted.
According to the California Secretary of State, as of May 2009, there were 806,589 registered voters in San Bernardino County. Of those, 324,857 (40.28%) were registered Democrats, 306,203 (37.96%) were registered Republicans, with the remainder belonging to minor political parties or declining to state.[30]
On November 4, 2008 San Bernardino County voted 67% for Proposition 8, which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages.[31]
The county's primary law enforcement agency is the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. The department provides law enforcement services in the unincorporated areas of the county and in 14 contract cities, operates the county jail system, provides marshal services in the county superior courts, and has numerous other divisions to serve the residents of the county.
Sergeant Phil Brown of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said the gangs are growing more violent in the farthest reaches of the county, including the High Desert. Racial tensions among Chicano gangs and African-American gangs have increased dramatically in the Inland Empire, affecting even the most rural areas. "It's getting out in more remote areas," Brown said. "They go gang against gang. There's more gang violence to the general public and it's becoming more random..."[32]
The county operates the San Bernardino County Consolidated Fire District (commonly known as the San Bernardino County Fire Department). The department provides "all-risk" fire, rescue, and emergency medical services to all unincorporated areas in the county except for several areas served by independent fire protection districts, and several cities that chose to contract with the department.
The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense.
Population and crime rates | ||
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Population[11] | 2,023,452 | |
Violent crime[33] | 10,038 | 4.96 |
Homicide[33] | 121 | 0.06 |
Forcible rape[33] | 500 | 0.25 |
Robbery[33] | 3,017 | 1.49 |
Aggravated assault[33] | 6,400 | 3.16 |
Property crime[33] | 35,314 | 17.45 |
Burglary[33] | 15,178 | 7.50 |
Larceny-theft[33][note 4] | 31,697 | 15.66 |
Motor vehicle theft[33] | 9,730 | 4.81 |
Arson[33] | 512 | 0.25 |
Cities by population and crime rates | ||||||||
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City | Population[34] | Violent crimes[34] | Violent crime rate per 1,000 persons |
Property crimes[34] | Property crime rate per 1,000 persons |
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Adelanto | 32,520 | 199 | 6.12 | 924 | 28.41 | |||
Apple Valley | 70,823 | 221 | 3.12 | 1,874 | 26.46 | |||
Barstow | 23,188 | 207 | 8.93 | 843 | 36.36 | |||
Big Bear Lake | 5,141 | 42 | 8.17 | 313 | 60.88 | |||
Chino | 79,792 | 291 | 3.65 | 2,116 | 26.52 | |||
Chino Hills | 76,632 | 64 | 0.84 | 956 | 12.48 | |||
Colton | 53,431 | 189 | 3.54 | 1,907 | 35.69 | |||
Fontana | 200,874 | 850 | 4.23 | 4,494 | 22.37 | |||
Grand Terrace | 12,333 | 29 | 2.35 | 285 | 23.11 | |||
Hesperia | 92,383 | 402 | 4.35 | 2,502 | 27.08 | |||
Highland | 54,403 | 296 | 5.44 | 1,616 | 29.70 | |||
Loma Linda | 23,819 | 43 | 1.81 | 626 | 26.28 | |||
Montclair | 37,556 | 197 | 5.25 | 1,703 | 45.35 | |||
Needles | 4,963 | 23 | 4.63 | 213 | 42.92 | |||
Ontario | 167,933 | 534 | 3.18 | 5,056 | 30.11 | |||
Rancho Cucamonga | 169,276 | 321 | 1.90 | 4,362 | 25.77 | |||
Redlands | 70,399 | 221 | 3.14 | 2,992 | 42.50 | |||
Rialto | 101,595 | 509 | 5.01 | 3,571 | 35.15 | |||
San Bernardino | 214,987 | 2,022 | 9.41 | 10,510 | 48.89 | |||
Twentynine Palms | 25,612 | 81 | 3.16 | 463 | 18.08 | |||
Upland | 75,531 | 148 | 1.96 | 2,328 | 30.82 | |||
Victorville | 118,687 | 676 | 5.70 | 4,465 | 37.62 | |||
Yucaipa | 52,622 | 119 | 2.26 | 944 | 17.94 | |||
Yucca Valley | 21,204 | 90 | 4.24 | 560 | 26.41 |
The San Bernardino County Library System consists of 33 branches across the county. The library system also has inter-library loan partnerships with libraries in College of the Desert, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, and Victorville.[35] Library services offered vary from branch to branch, but include internet access, children's story times, adult literacy services, book clubs, classes, and special events. [36] The library system also offers e-books, digital music and movie downloads, free access to online learning through Lynda.com, and many other digital services. [37]
City-sponsored public libraries also exist in San Bernardino County, including A. K. Smiley Public Library in Redlands, California, which was built in 1898.[38] Other public libraries in the County include: The San Bernardino City Public Library System, Rancho Cucamonga Public Library, Upland Public Library, Colton City Library, and the Ontario City Library.[39] These libraries are separate from the county system and do not share circulation privileges.
California Attorney General Jerry Brown sued the county in April 2007 under the state's environmental quality act for failing to account for the impact of global warming in the county's 25-year growth plan, approved in March. The Center for Biological Diversity, the Sierra Club and the Audubon Society also sued in a separate case. According to Brendan Cummings, a senior attorney for the plaintiffs: "San Bernardino has never seen a project it didn't like. They rubber-stamp development. It's very much of a frontier mentality." The plaintiffs want the county to rewrite its growth plan's environmental impact statement to include methods to measure greenhouse gases and take steps to reduce them.[41]
According to county spokesman David Wert, only 15% of the county is actually controlled by the county; the rest is cities and federal and state land. However, the county says it will make sure employment centers and housing are near transportation corridors to reduce traffic and do more to promote compact development and mass transit. The county budgeted $325,000 to fight the lawsuit.[41]
The state and the county reached a settlement in August 2007.[42] The county agreed to amend its general plan to include a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan, including an emissions inventory and reduction targets.
San Bernardino County Cities |
Year Incorporated |
Population, 2014 |
Median Income, 2012[43] |
Land Area sq mi (km2) |
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Adelanto | 1970 | 32,511 | $34,925 | 56.009 (145.062) |
Apple Valley | 1988 | 70,755 | $40,313 | 73.193 (189.57) |
Barstow | 1947 | 23,292 | $41,556 | 41.385 (107.186) |
Big Bear Lake | 1981 | 5,121 | $32,869 | 6.346 (16.435) |
Chino | 1910 | 81,747 | $66,035 | 29.639 (76.766) |
Chino Hills | 1991 | 76,131 | $82,241 | 44.681 (115.723) |
Colton | 1887 | 53,057 | $38,329 | 15.324 (39.689) |
Fontana | 1952 | 204,312 | $61,085 | 42.432 (109.899) |
Grand Terrace | 1978 | 12,285 | $64,073 | 3.502 (9.07) |
Hesperia | 1988 | 91,506 | $38,058 | 73.096 (189.316) |
Highland | 1987 | 54,033 | $53,524 | 18.755 (48.575) |
Loma Linda | 1970 | 23,614 | $59,358 | 7.516 (19.467) |
Montclair | 1956 | 37,374 | $47,360 | 5.517 (14.289) |
Needles | 1913 | 4,908 | $29,613 | 30.808 (79.793) |
Ontario | 1891 | 167,382 | $52,014 | 49.941 (129.345) |
Rancho Cucamonga | 1977 | 172,299 | $74,118 | 39.851 (103.212) |
Redlands | 1888 | 69,882 | $61,681 | 36.126 (93.565) |
Rialto | 1911 | 101,429 | $48,197 | 22.351 (57.889) |
San Bernardino | 1854 | 212,721 | $37,244 | 59.201 (153.33) |
Twentynine Palms | 1987 | 26,576 | $40,975 | 59.143 (153.179) |
Upland | 1906 | 75,147 | $56,480 | 15.617 (40.448) |
Victorville | 1962 | 120,590 | $44,426 | 73.178 (189.529) |
Yucaipa | 1989 | 52,654 | $57,539 | 27.888 (72.231) |
Yucca Valley | 1991 | 21,053 | $40,057 | 40.015 (103.639) |
The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of San Bernardino County.[44]
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Rank | City/Town/etc. | Municipal type | Population (2010 Census) |
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1 | + San Bernardino | City | 209,924 |
2 | Fontana | City | 196,069 |
3 | Rancho Cucamonga | City | 165,269 |
4 | Ontario | City | 163,924 |
5 | Victorville | City | 115,903 |
6 | Rialto | City | 99,171 |
7 | Hesperia | City | 90,173 |
8 | Chino | City | 77,983 |
9 | Chino Hills | City | 74,799 |
10 | Upland | City | 73,732 |
11 | Apple Valley | Town | 69,134 |
12 | Redlands | City | 68,747 |
13 | Highland | City | 53,104 |
14 | Colton | City | 52,154 |
15 | Yucaipa | City | 51,367 |
16 | Montclair | City | 36,664 |
17 | Adelanto | City | 31,765 |
18 | Twentynine Palms | City | 25,048 |
19 | Bloomington | CDP | 23,851 |
20 | Loma Linda | City | 23,261 |
21 | Barstow | City | 22,639 |
22 | Yucca Valley | Town | 20,700 |
23 | Phelan | CDP | 14,304 |
24 | Lake Arrowhead | CDP | 12,424 |
25 | Big Bear City | CDP | 12,304 |
26 | Grand Terrace | City | 12,040 |
27 | Crestline | CDP | 10,770 |
28 | Muscoy | CDP | 10,644 |
29 | Oak Hills | CDP | 8,879 |
30 | Fort Irwin | CDP | 8,845 |
31 | Mentone | CDP | 8,720 |
32 | Spring Valley Lake | CDP | 8,220 |
33 | Joshua Tree | CDP | 7,414 |
34 | Piñon Hills | CDP | 7,272 |
35 | Lucerne Valley | CDP | 5,811 |
36 | Silver Lakes | CDP | 5,623 |
37 | Big Bear Lake | City | 5,019 |
38 | Running Springs | CDP | 4,862 |
39 | Needles | City | 4,844 |
40 | Wrightwood | CDP | 4,525 |
41 | Landers | Town | 3,910 |
42 | Morongo Valley | CDP | 3,552 |
43 | Lenwood | CDP | 3,543 |
44 | San Antonio Heights | CDP | 3,371 |
45 | Mountain View Acres | CDP | 3,130 |
46 | Homestead Valley | CDP | 3,032 |
47 | Searles Valley | CDP | 1,739 |
48 | Colorado River Indian Reservation[45] | AIAN | 1,687 |
49 | Big River | CDP | 1,327 |
50 | Baker | CDP | 735 |
51 | Lytle Creek | CDP | 701 |
52 | Oak Glen | CDP | 638 |
53 | Chemehuevi Reservation[46] | AIAN | 308 |
54 | Fort Mojave Indian Reservation[47] | AIAN | 250 |
55 | Bluewater | CDP | 172 |
56 | San Manuel Reservation[48] | AIAN | 112 |
57 | Twenty-Nine Palms Reservation[49] | AIAN | 12 |