Demographics of San Bernardino

Population Facts*:

City of San Bernardino v. State of California

People QuickFacts

Population, 2003 estimate
San Bernardino - 195,357
California - 35,484,453

Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003
San Bernardino - 5.5%
California - 4.8%

Population, 2000
San Bernardino - 185,401
California - 33,871,648

Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000
San Bernardino - 8.3%
California - 13.6%

Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000
San Bernardino - 9.8%
California - 7.3%

Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000
San Bernardino - 35.2%
California - 27.3%

Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000
San Bernardino - 8.2%
California - 10.6%

Female persons, percent, 2000
San Bernardino - 50.8%
California - 50.2%

White persons, percent, 2000 (a)
San Bernardino - 45.2%
California - 59.5%

Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)
San Bernardino - 16.4%
California - 6.7%

American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)
San Bernardino - 1.4%
California - 1.0%

Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)
San Bernardino - 4.2%
California - 10.9%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)
San Bernardino0 - .4%
California0 - .3%

Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)
San Bernardino - 27.1%
California - 16.8%

Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000
San Bernardino - 5.3%
California - 4.7%

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000
San Bernardino - 47.5%
California - 32.4%

Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over
San Bernardino - 45.0%
California - 50.2%

Foreign born persons, percent, 2000
San Bernardino - 20.6%
California - 26.2%

Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000
San Bernardino - 40.4%
California - 39.5%

High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000
San Bernardino - 64.9%
California - 76.8%

Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000
San Bernardino - 11.6%
California - 26.6%

Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000
San Bernardino - 27.9
California - 27.7

Housing units, 2000
San Bernardino - 63,535
California - 12,214,549

Homeownership rate, 2000
San Bernardino - 52.4%
California - 56.9%

Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000
San Bernardino - $98,700
California - $211,500

Households, 2000
San Bernardino - 56,330
California - 11,502,870

Persons per household, 2000
San Bernardino - 3.19
California - 2.87

Median household income, 1999
San Bernardino - $31,140
California - $47,493

Per capita money income, 1999
San Bernardino - $12,925
California - $22,711

Persons below poverty, percent, 1999
San Bernardino - 27.6%
California - 14.2%

Business QuickFacts**

Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000)
San Bernardino - 1,050,246
California - 548,864,451

Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)
San Bernardino - 1,903,908
California - 263,118,346

Retail sales per capita, 1997
San Bernardino - $10,302
California - $8,167

Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000)
San Bernardino - 177,479
California - 42,312,641

Total number of firms, 1997
San Bernardino - 8,205
California - 2,565,734

Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997
San Bernardino - 34.5%
California - 28.8%

Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997
San Bernardino - 19.2%
California - 27.3%

Geography QuickFacts***

Land area, 2000 (square miles)
San Bernardino - 59
California - 155,959

Persons per square mile, 2000
San Bernardino - 3,152.4
California - 217.2

*This data was extracted from the Census Bureau Website. Specifically - San Bernardino City.
**Fairfield inn picture.

***Aerial picture of San Bernardino.