Profile for Colton, California, CA

Wyatt Earp's brother Virgil served as sheriff

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 220. The number of murders and homicides was 4. The violent crime rate was 4.4 per 1,000 people.

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

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4% of Colton residents report German ancestry, and 3% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Colton ancestry & family history guide.

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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Colton was $13,460, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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12% of Colton residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Median rent in Colton, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $543.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,027.

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Libraries in Colton include Colton Public Library - Main Library, Luque Branch Library ... View libraries

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San Bernardino County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Colton political report.

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The average commute time for Colton workers is 27 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 20 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Colton between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 4.2 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was slightly higher than the national norm.

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