Colton is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 53,357 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Colton is the 169th largest community in California.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Colton is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.03% of the Colton workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Colton is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Colton who work in office and administrative support (11.41%), sales jobs (8.64%), and food service (7.04%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.40% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The citizens of Colton are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.65% of adults in Colton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Colton in 2022 was $26,757, which is lower middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,028 for a family of four. However, Colton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Colton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Colton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Colton, accounting for 74.26% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Colton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Colton include Irish, German, English, Italian, and French. Colton also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 23.37%. The most common language spoken in Colton is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.
