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34.91° N · 116.82° W · GEOID 0686720

Yermo

San Bernardino County, California · part of the Riverside, CA metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_home_value

CaliforniaYermo, CAYermoYermo

The short answer

Yermo is home to 958 people. Median household income is $59,167 a year and median rent is $681 a month, 13.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $505,000, about 8.5x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$681
50% below the median place
Median household income
$59,167
26% below the median place
Median home value
$505,000
58% above the median place
Unemployment
7.1%
45% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Yermo

  • Median rent is $681 a month, lower than in 97% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 655 California places.
  • The median home is worth 8.5 years of the median household's income, more than in 97% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built before 1956, older housing than in 87% of places its size.
  • Public schools here have 18.7 students per teacher, more than in 87% of places its size.
  • Households average 2.14 people, smaller than in 85% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 100 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Yermo

San Bernardino County loses about 2.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in85,417
Moved out88,848
Net−3,431

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Los Angeles County, CA34,87218,695+16,177
Riverside County, CA17,63520,775−3,140
Orange County, CA6,4985,104+1,394
San Diego County, CA2,3032,928−625
Clark County, NV1,9353,018−1,083
Maricopa County, AZ9921,865−873
Kern County, CA707986−279
Mohave County, AZ1,137

Within California, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within CaliforniaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$61K
Leavers$63K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of San Bernardino County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.1% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into San Bernardino County report $60,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $62,900.
Income you would need
$27,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $681 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,360 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $505,000.
Getting to work
33 minutes each way on average; 11.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
The Dalles, OR matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
1.1%
46% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
4.4%
24% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$60,585
14% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureYermoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.4%24% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.1%46% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-2.0233% below
Income of households moving in7County figure$60,58514% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$62,89511% below
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

Yermo13.8%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$27,240
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
13.8%
32% below the median place
Home price to income
8.5x
125% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
14%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$50,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Property tax rate1
0.3%
71% below the median place
Median year built1
1956
1% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureYermoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$68150% below
Rent to income113.8%32% below
Property tax rate10.3%71% below
Home price to income18.5x125% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure106.46% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,10330% above
HUD area median income4County figure$106,5001% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,31760% below
Median home value1County figure$505,00058% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure1.2%61% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure52.2%1% above
Homeownership1County figure62.1%7% below
Renters paying 30%+1County figure58.5%16% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,36027% below
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119561% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$59,167
26% below the median place
Poverty rate1
15.1%
41% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureYermoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$59,16726% below
Income per person1$37,0767% below
Unemployment1County figure7.1%45% above
Average annual pay6County figure$63,7493% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.2%41% below
Jobs6County figure848,961above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate115.1%41% above
Mean commute1County figure33 min31% above
Works from home1County figure11.0%12% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Household size is 2.1, 14% below the median place.

Household size1
2.1
14% below the median place
Median age1
38.7
1% below the median place
High school or higher1
82.5%
11% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureYermoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population19586646th largest
Median age138.71% below
Bachelor's or higher1County figure23.3%27% below
High school or higher1County figure82.5%11% below
Household size12.114% below
Born abroad1County figure21.6%145% above
No health insurance1County figure8.0%25% above
Homes with broadband1County figure93.3%1% above
05

Life in Yermo

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

  • Calico Mountains Archeological District listed 1973

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars18.0 −13%
Shops24.4 −19%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.6 −37%
Doctors' offices and clinics18.5 −8%
Child care centers1.2 −48%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public school students10
805
84% below the median place
Public schools10
3
67% below the median place
Students per teacher10
18.7
21% above the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureYermoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10367% below
Public school students1080584% below
Students per teacher1018.721% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure18.013% below
Shops per 10k8County figure24.419% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.637% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure18.58% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.248% below
National Register listings9192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 0.0, below the median place (median 70.7).

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Yermo. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk12
0.0
below the median place (median 70.7)
Annual precipitation11
6.6 in
85% below the median place
July average high11
101°F
16% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureYermoAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure101°F16% above
January average low11County figure39°F54% above
Average temperature11County figure67°F22% above
Annual precipitation11County figure6.6 in85% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure99.88% above
Hurricane risk12County figure0.0below (median 70.7)
Tornado risk12County figure78.83% below
Wildfire risk12County figure99.963% above
Heat wave risk12County figure98.49% above
Median air quality index13County figure7779% above
Good air days13County figure12.6%82% below
08

Yermo in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 14% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 14% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$681/mo (2024)$870/mo$720 to $1,070/mo+4.3%
Median household income$59,167 (2024)$74,500$63,000 to $88,500+4.0%

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Yermo

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
The Dalles, OR$993$62,614Compare
Sheridan, WY$936$62,867Compare
Sturgis, SD$780$54,404Compare
Swannanoa, NC$788$69,760Compare
Swannanoa, NCSturgis, SDSheridan, WYThe Dalles, ORYermo, CAYermoThe DallesSheridanSturgisSwannanoaYermoThe DallesSheridanSturgisSwannanoa

Common questions

Is Yermo a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Median rent is $681 a month, lower than in 97% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 655 California places. The median home is worth 8.5 years of the median household's income, more than in 97% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 15 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Yermo expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 13.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $505,000.

What salary do you need to live in Yermo?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $27,240 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Yermo?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are The Dalles, OR, Sheridan, WY, Sturgis, SD and Swannanoa, NC.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Yermo with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Yermo itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/yermo-california

Citytistics. “Yermo, California.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/yermo-california/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.