City profile · California · Census ACS 2023

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Rancho Cucamonga - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

174,693
Residents
$109,511
Median income
$694,400
Median home
$3,236
Median rent (state)

Rancho Cucamonga - the verdict

Rancho Cucamonga ranks in the 83rd percentile for household income and the 29th percentile for safety nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

83rd
percentile, household income
93rd
percentile, home value
98th
percentile, median rent
29th
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: Rancho Cucamonga, CA

California's Rancho Cucamonga is a mid-sized U.S. city, with 174,693 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Median household income here is $109,511 per year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 6.7%. Typical homes in Rancho Cucamonga are valued around $694,400, and the median resident age is 37.9 years. 37.3% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 62.4% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 329 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Slowing), down 24% from five years earlier. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 2104.8 incidents per 100,000 residents, near the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).

California carries a cost-of-living premium: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, California scores 110.7 (Well Above Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $3,236 per month statewide. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in California run around $275, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Workers in Rancho Cucamonga report an average commute of 28.4 minutes, with 75.2% driving alone and 11.7% working from home. Natural-hazard exposure scores 99.8 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Very High).

Population

174,693 residents

Census ACS 2023 - California

Median Household Income

$109,511 /yr

Poverty 6.7%

Cost of Living Index (state)

110.7 (US=100)

Well Above Average - BEA RPP 2024, California average

How does Rancho Cucamonga compare to other US cities?

Where Rancho Cucamonga sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 83% higher than other cities
Home value 93% pricier than other cities
Median rent 98% pricier than other cities
Safety 29% 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, Rancho Cucamonga ranks #256 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 Rancho Cucamonga 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 Rancho Cucamonga toward the top of California's cities

Among the 1,458 California cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Rancho Cucamonga ranks #138 - the 82nd percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Rancho Cucamonga only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#411 of 1,338
69th percentile in California
Median Gross Rent
#138 of 1,458
82nd percentile in California
Median Home Value
#452 of 1,343
66th percentile in California
Poverty Rate
#711 of 1,450
51st percentile in California
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#484 of 1,458
67th percentile in California

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.

83rdIncome percentile
29thSafety percentile

83rd percentile nationally for median household income · 29th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Rancho Cucamonga's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Rancho Cucamonga'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. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 39 Avg. percentile National median
Rancho Cucamonga'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 Rancho Cucamonga's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$694,400 7th percentile more affordable than 7% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Below this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). This entry sits in this band. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Rancho Cucamonga $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

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

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Rancho Cucamonga, CA Rancho Cucamonga, CA's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Rancho Cucamonga, CA-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Rancho Cucamonga, CA median $109,511/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Rancho Cucamonga, CA's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 37.3%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 6.7%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 62.4%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
174,693
Median Income
$109,511
Median Home Value
$694,400
Median Age
37.9
Poverty Rate
6.7%
Labor force participation
62.4%
Bachelor's Degree+
37.3%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
2104.8
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
293.7
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1811.1
per 100,000 residents

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
13
Public schools in this city

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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174,000 residents175,000 residents176,000 residents177,000 residents178,000 residents179,000 residents 202020212022202320242025 174,655 residents 177,856 residents ▲ +1.8%
Rancho Cucamonga's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

🏗️ Slowing
Total Permits (2024)
329
housing units authorized
Single-Family
80
detached homes
Multifamily
249
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
1.9
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 434
2020 349
2021 973
2022 1,029
2023 351
2024 329

Permit volume decreased 24% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Average Commute Time
28.4 minutes
Drive Alone
75.2%
Carpool
9.9%
Public Transit
1.0%
Walk
0.5%
Work from Home
11.7%
Other
1.7%

Based on 83,995 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for California - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$150
avg/month
Natural Gas
$55
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$70
avg/month
Total Utilities
$275
estimated/month

Estimates reflect California state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a California state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Rancho Cucamonga sits in

Cost of Living Index
110.7
Well Above Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$3,236/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
99.8 / 100
Very High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in California

Oceanside
172,542 people
Santa Rosa
177,216 people
Elk Grove
177,221 people
Ontario
178,347 people
Garden Grove
170,603 people
Lancaster
170,013 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Rancho Cucamonga's 174,693 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Salem, OR
176,666 people
Cary, NC
176,686 people
Clarksville, TN
171,897 people
Eugene, OR
177,520 people
Pembroke Pines, FL
170,557 people
Fort Collins, CO
169,705 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Rancho Cucamonga's $109,511 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Oak Point, TX
$109,528 median income
Maryland, MD
$109,530 median income
East Farmingdale, NY
$109,531 median income
Seabrook, TX
$109,489 median income
Zena, NY
$109,479 median income
Pump Back, OK
$109,545 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Rancho Cucamonga, CA Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Rancho Cucamonga, CA - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 44.0% 8.3% 15.4% 14.1% 16.9% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 38.5% White 44.0% Black or African American 8.3% Asian 15.4% American Indian 1.1% Native Hawaiian 0.2% Some other race 14.1% Two or more races 16.9% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Rancho Cucamonga compares to nearby California cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Rancho Cucamonga (this city) 174,693 $109,511
Oceanside 172,542 $93,724
Santa Rosa 177,216 $97,410
Elk Grove 177,221 $122,229
Census ACS 5-year FIPS CA FBI UCR NCES CCD Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Rancho Cucamonga, CA?

What is the population of Rancho Cucamonga, CA? +

Rancho Cucamonga, CA has a population of 174,693 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Rancho Cucamonga, CA? +

Median annual household income in Rancho Cucamonga runs $109,511, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Rancho Cucamonga? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Rancho Cucamonga; the closest available measure is the California state average, a cost of living index of 110.7 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Well Above Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within California vary by metro area.

Is Rancho Cucamonga, CA safe? +

Rancho Cucamonga has a total crime rate of 2104.8 per 100,000 residents, which is near the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Rancho Cucamonga, CA? +

A typical home in Rancho Cucamonga is worth $694,400, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

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.

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