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Population
53,383
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$443,800
Owner-occupied units
Colton, CA
California · 34.055° N, 117.325° W · 16 sq mi
Colton is a city in California, with a population of 53,383 and about 3,428 residents per square mile. The median household earns $71,208 a year, and the median home is worth $443,800.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
16 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
3,428
People per square mile
Rank by population
#828
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#732
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$71,208
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,661
Per month
Homeownership
52.8%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
27.5 min
One way
People
Median age
33.9
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
16.6%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
25.7%
Households
16,897
3.16 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 23.3%
Transport & utilities 13.8%
Retail trade 13.6%
Arts, food & hospitality 9.3%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of California
State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State
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Cities near Colton
- San Bernardino, CA6 mi · 222,044
- Rialto, CA6 mi · 106,554
- Riverside, CA9 mi · 323,057
- Fontana, CA9 mi · 221,223
- Jurupa Valley, CA9 mi · 107,311
- Redlands, CA9 mi · 74,128
- Highland, CA10 mi · 57,614
- Moreno Valley, CA11 mi · 214,263
Cities about the same size
- Lebanon, TN53,412
- Murray, UT53,297
- Aspen Hill, MD53,279
- Normal, IL53,275
- Palm Desert, CA53,259
- Everett, MA53,572
- West New York, NJ53,192
- Summerville, SC53,177
More in California
- Los Angeles3,869,089
- San Diego1,406,106
- San Jose989,814
- San Francisco826,079
- Fresno555,549
- Sacramento536,449
- Long Beach450,469
- Oakland440,838
Wealthiest person in California
Name
Mark Zuckerberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$189B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Palo Alto
Source of wealth
Meta
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in California · private sector
Employer
University of California
Sector
Education
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in California
Company
Apple
Revenue
$391.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Cupertino
Ticker
AAPL
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.