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Banning, California

Introduction to Banning, California

Banning, California, in Riverside County, is 13 miles NE of Hemet, California (center to center) and 29 miles E of Riverside, California. The city is considered part of the Riverside - San Bernardino metropolitan area. Banning has a population of 23,562.

Banning History

The Serano and Cahuilla tribes of Indians were among the first settlers in the area now known as Banning. The Mexican and Spanish expeditions reached the region around 1774. According to the Banning Daily Record of 1965, the discovery of a bone fossil of a Mastodon of the Pliocene Age led to the belief that a prehistoric lake used to exist in this area. In 1824, when the San Gabriel Mission Fathers established a Mission on the foothills of the city, the area was known as the Rancho San Gorgonio, named so after a Latin martyr, St. Gorgonio. The first white man, Dr. Isaac Smith reached this place in 1853 and gradually the advent of the railroad in 1876 led to the development of the area. The current name of the city was inspired by General Phineas T. Banning, who opened a shipping company here.

Banning and nearby Attractions

  • Banning Public Library
  • Pershing Siding
  • Sunnyslope Cemetery
  • Sun Lakes Country Club and Golf Course
  • Montgomery Creek
  • Sylvan Park

Things To Do In Banning

The city of Banning exudes the influence of its early settlers, the Irish, Scottish, German, Swiss, French and Italian. This influence is clearly visible in the various historic buildings around the city, like the Banning Public Library and the Sunnyslope Cemetery. The churches also have the same old-world feel. Banning has two beautiful and stunning creeks, the Montgomery Creek and the Potrero Creek. Visitors can go to the various amusement parks around the city that offer recreational facilities for both adults and children. Enthusiastic shoppers can also take a walk around the city’s shopping malls, the Beaumont Shopping Center and the Sun Lakes Village Shopping Center.

Banning Transportation

Air transportation is available from San Bernardino International Airport.

Banning Higher Education

Mount San Jacinto College serves the area.

High Points

Banning strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in California):

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Racial Diversity
(vs. Peers)
Top 6%Banning Racial Diversity

Comparative Profile of Banning, CA

Comparing Banning to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in California (State):

Ratings range from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).


The People

CharacteristicCompared
to Peers
Compared
to State
Senior Citizens1010
Racial Diversity108
Age of the Population99
Female Share of the Population79
Children Under 5 Years Old65
Male Share of the Population42
Well-Paid Single Men33

Families

CharacteristicCompared
to Peers
Compared
to State
Average Household Size74
Portion of People Married65

Wealth

CharacteristicCompared
to Peers
Compared
to State
Median Family Income33
College Educated Adults24
People in Middle Class or Better23
People Above Poverty23

Commute & Sprawl

CharacteristicCompared
to Peers
Compared
to State
Walking and Biking to Work85
Public Transportation Use75
Working at Home75
Short Commute Times46

Housing

CharacteristicCompared
to Peers
Compared
to State
Housing Recently Built98
Seasonal and Vacation Housing98
Affordability of Property Taxes78
Affordability of Rents58
People Living Alone58
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals53

Crime

CharacteristicCompared
to Peers
Compared
to State
Low Property Crime56
Low Violent Crime34
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