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Colton, California: commercial real estate data.
Colton is a Census city of 53,772 people across 15.63 square miles of land, in San Bernardino County. Median household income is $71,208, 52.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 60 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $51.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Colton
What Colton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area15.63 sq mi
- Water area0.51 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,441
- County holding the largest share of its areaSan Bernardino County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Colton
- Population53,772
- Median age33.9
- Population under 1812,573
- Share under 1823.4 percent
- Population 65 and over6,080
- Share 65 and over11.3 percent
- Households16,897
- Family households12,761
- Share of households that are families75.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Colton
- Median household income$71,208
- Per capita income$27,391
- Civilian labor force27,720
- Employed25,643
- Unemployed2,077
- Unemployment rate7.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over35,880
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher75.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Colton
- Housing units17,856
- Occupied units16,897
- Vacant units959 plus or minus 267
- Vacancy rate5.4 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Owner occupied8,920
- Renter occupied7,977
- Ownership rate52.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$443,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,661
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.0 percent
- Single family units11,031
- Share single family61.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6,175
- Share in buildings of two or more34.6 percent
- Mobile homes611 plus or minus 213
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Colton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute22,541
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,549
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more7,623
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.8 percent
- Drove alone74.5 percent
- Carpooled12.6 percent
- Public transport1.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home9.1 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Colton (7(a))
- Approvals60
- Gross approval$51,143,600
- Average approval$852,393
- Median approval$500,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,157,200
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported793
- Jobs per approval13.2
- Loans with a final outcome21
- Paid in full19
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more41.7 percent
- Share to franchises6.7 percent
- Distinct lenders32
- Distinct industries by NAICS52
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Colton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 21 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Colton (504)
- Approvals49
- Gross approval$51,183,000
- Average approval$1,044,551
- Median approval$662,000
- Largest approval$5,500,000
- Jobs supported621
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Colton, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Colton
Flood risk in Colton
- NFIP communityCity of Colton
- NFIP community number060273
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/08/24
The City of Colton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060273 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
San Bernardino County, not Colton
San Bernardino County context, not Colton figures
- Establishments in San Bernardino County42,571
- Covered employment, San Bernardino County845,908
- Average annual pay, San Bernardino County$62,368
- Housing units permitted, San Bernardino County6,226
Every figure in this section is published for San Bernardino County as a whole and is not a measurement of Colton.
All San Bernardino County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Colton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Colton, California?
53,772, in 16,897 households. Colton city covers 15.63 square miles of land, which is 3,441 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Colton in?
San Bernardino County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Colton?
$71,208. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $443,800. Median gross rent is $1,661 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Colton businesses?
60 7(a) approvals totaling $51.1 m since FY2020, across 32 lenders, median approval $500,000, plus 49 504 approvals worth $51.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Colton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Colton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Colton. Only 21 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Colton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Colton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Colton, city of, community 060273, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Colton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for San Bernardino County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Colton.
Is zoning published for Colton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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