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Place dossier plate
SheetCA-CHINO-HILLS-CA · Chino Hills, CA 78,024 pop · income 88th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Chino Hills
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Chino Hills on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Bloomington · lowest
75,449
Bloomington · lowest
75,449 median HH income
40.5% of the leader · rank #1
Jessup · near
122,574
Jessup · near
122,574 median HH income
65.8% of the leader · rank #2
Islip · near
122,596
Islip · near
122,596 median HH income
65.8% of the leader · rank #3
Chino Hills · this city
122,600
Chino Hills · this city
122,600 median HH income
65.8% of the leader · rank #4
Sergeant Bluff · near
122,610
Sergeant Bluff · near
122,610 median HH income
65.8% of the leader · rank #5
Mukilteo · near
122,612
Mukilteo · near
122,612 median HH income
65.8% of the leader · rank #6
Pleasanton · highest
186,206
Pleasanton · highest
186,206 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Chino Hills on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 78,024.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Chino Hills - the verdict
Nationally, Chino Hills sits in the 88th percentile for household income and the 59th percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
88th
percentile, household income
95th
percentile, home value
88th
percentile, median rent
59th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Chino Hills, CA
78,024 people live in Chino Hills, California - a small city by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Households in Chino Hills report a median income of $122,600 per year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 4.5%. Home values in Chino Hills run a median of $830,000, and the median resident age is 40.6 years. 48.4% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 61.5% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 37 residential building permits were authorized in Chino Hills (Construction Slowdown), down 51% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Chino Hills reports a comparatively low crime rate: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 1113.3 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, below the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
California carries a cost-of-living premium: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts California at 110.7 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Well Above Average). A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,053 per month statewide. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts California's average monthly utility costs around $275 (state average). FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 88.7 out of 100 (Very High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Chino Hills's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from population change to comparison shortlist to work and mobility to reported crime to schools and households to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Chino Hills, city-specific coverage includes FBI reported-crime rates, commute-mode shares, local building permits, matched public-school count, annual population history.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Is Chino Hills growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -922 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -1.2% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 37 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point downward. A falling count can reflect migration, household size, annexation boundaries, or estimation noise, so it is a prompt to inspect the full series rather than a claim about local economic health.
Which cities make useful reference points for Chino Hills?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within California, the closest population matches are Carmichael (78,070 residents, $84,376 income); Milpitas (78,216 residents, $176,822 income); Pleasanton (77,500 residents, $186,206 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Flower Mound, TX (77,886 residents); Pasco, WA (78,446 residents); Kendall, FL (78,527 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
What does the journey to work look like in Chino Hills?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 71.8%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Chino Hills?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1113.3 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 51% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for Chino Hills?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 17 public schools within the city match. 48.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Poverty estimate
4.5%
Bachelor's degree+
48.4%
Matched public schools
17
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
How far does income reach against housing in Chino Hills?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 6.8 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 4.5%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Value / income
6.8×
Home value
$830,000
Household income
$122,600
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
Highest-decile cost · BEA RPP 2024, California average
C+
City profile score · Chino Hills, CA
61/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Household income A
$122,600
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share A-
48.4%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate B-
4.5%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime C+
138 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living F
110.7 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Chino Hills profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 87/100 (A) · $122,600
Bachelor's+ share: 82/100 (A-) · 48.4%
Poverty rate: 69/100 (B-) · 4.5%
Violent crime: 61/100 (C+) · 138 /100k
Cost of living: 6/100 (F) · 110.7 index
Where Chino Hills sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Chino Hills's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Chino Hills highlighted among 10 peers.Read the chart values
Chino Hills, CA (this city): home $830,000, crime 1,113/100k
Flower Mound, TX : home $514,100, crime 640/100k
Pasco, WA : home $344,700, crime 2,543/100k
Cedar Park, TX : home $474,800, crime 1,294/100k
Loveland, CO : home $453,100, crime 2,333/100k
Milpitas, CA : home $1,180,000, crime 3,497/100k
Pleasanton, CA : home $1,432,300, crime 1,792/100k
Bellflower, CA : home $661,100, crime 2,783/100k
Napa, CA : home $824,500, crime 1,671/100k
Upland, CA : home $688,800, crime 2,163/100k
How does Chino Hills compare to other US cities?
Chino Hills measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income88% higher than other cities
Home value95% pricier than other cities
Median rent88% pricier than other cities
Safety59% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at California, Chino Hills ranks #79 of 441 California cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Chino Hills against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to California only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
California-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Chino Hills near the bottom of California's cities
Among the 1,458 California cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Chino Hills ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Chino Hills only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#307 of 1,338
77th percentile in California
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,458
0th percentile in California
Median Home Value
#336 of 1,343
75th percentile in California
Poverty Rate
#893 of 1,450
38th percentile in California
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#294 of 1,458
80th percentile in California
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within California only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
88th percentile nationally for median household income · 59th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Chino Hills's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Chino Hills's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Chino Hills's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$830,0005th percentilemore affordable than 5% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Chino Hills's home-value-to-income ratio: 6.8×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
pressured
> 5.0×
National rank
#14,574 of 15,516
More affordable than 6% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#636 of 750
Mid-size cities (50,000–199,999)
At 6.8×, Chino Hills sits in the pressured band:
national rank #14,574 of 15,516 and #636 of 750mid-size cities (50,000–199,999).
Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median, a comparison flag, not a verdict on any household.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$122,600Chino Hills, CA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Chino Hills, CA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Chino Hills, CA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)48.4%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)4.5%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)61.5%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
78,024
Median Income
$122,600
Median Home Value
$830,000
Median Age
40.6
Poverty Rate
4.5%
Labor force participation
61.5%
Bachelor's Degree+
48.4%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1113.3
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
138.0
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
975.2
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
17
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Chino Hills's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
78,441 residents
2021
78,357 residents
2022
77,937 residents
2023
77,705 residents
2024
77,738 residents
2025
77,519 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
37
housing units authorized
Single-Family
37
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
0.5
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
76
76
0
$20.7M
2020
44
44
0
$12.2M
2021
30
30
0
$8.2M
2022
46
7
39
$9.1M
2023
13
13
0
$5.8M
2024
37
37
0
$11.7M
Permit volume decreased 51% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
71.8%
Carpool
9.0%
Public Transit
0.9%
Walk
1.0%
Work from Home
16.0%
Other
1.3%
Based on 38,619 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
California statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $275
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across California at $275 (electricity about $150 , water and sewer about $70 ).
These are California statewide averages, not a meter reading for Chino Hills. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
California's BEA cost-of-living index is 110.7 (Well Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Chino Hills is $2,053/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to California statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 88.7 / 100 (Very High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a California statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Chino Hills sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Chino Hills compares to similar-size California cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.