Colton is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 48,011 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Colton is the 164th largest community in California.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Colton is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Colton is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Colton who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.86%), sales jobs (9.08%), and healthcare (6.13%).

The city of Colton is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.

Colton Information and Demographics

The citizens of Colton are slightly less educated than the national average of 14.96% for the average city or town: 12.21% of adults in Colton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Colton in 2000 was $13,460, which is lower middle income relative to California, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $53,840 for a family of four.

Colton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Colton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Colton, accounting for 60.64% of the city's residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The most prevalent race in Colton is African-American, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Colton include German and English.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Colton's cultural character, accounting for 23.98% of the city's population.

The most common language spoken in Colton is English. Some people also speak Spanish.