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    • Oct 1, 2023
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Rialto

updated 10/3/23

Prayer Podcasts: for the city | for the officials


Location: Rialto is home to four major regional distribution centers: Staples, Inc., which serves stores across the entire West Coast of the United States, Toys "R" Us, FedEx and Target in the northern region of the city, in the Las Colinas community. One of the United States' largest fireworks companies, Pyro Spectaculars, is also headquartered in Rialto.

Rialto features a somewhat cooler version of a Mediterranean climate which may be characterized as a Continental Mediterranean climate, which is known for wet, cool to chilly winters (frost is common during this time of the year) with hot, dry summers. Relative to other areas in Southern California, winters are colder with frost and with chilly morning temperatures common. Neighboring cities to the west is Fontana & Rancho Cucamonga; to the east San Bernardino & Highland; to the south is Bloomington & Colton and to the north Lytle Creek & Muscoy.


Demographics; estimated population [2022] 104,785; median age 31; median household income $61K; median house property $313K; 75% Hispanic; 13% Black; 11% 2 races; 9% White; 2% Asian; 28% born outside of US; 85% US citizens; 2,139 Veterans [71 WWII; 124 Korean; 1075 Vietnam; 869 Gulf Wars]; average commute time of 31.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rialto, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.



Location of Rialto in SBC


Incorporated in 1911 but can trace its roots to the 15th century when the Serrano Indians settled in the region. Over next 500 years, Rialto went through multiple iterations – as a Mexican land grant, a ranching and railroad center, a popular stop along Route 66, and, ultimately, a thriving population and economic center for Southern California’s Inland Empire. Only 1,500 called it home in the 1800s. One remnant of that period still stands – an adobe building from the early 19th century at what is now Bud Bender Park.


In 1887 that Rialto’s townsite was laid out by the Semi-Tropic Land and Water Company after the Santa Fe Railroad was extended between San Bernardino and Los Angeles. In 1888, the first school was built, and Brooke School District was formed, operating as such until 1920. The prominent Rialto Trapp family bought the first schoolhouse in 1921, remodeled the building, and members of the family resided in it until it was destroyed by fire. Rialto School District formed in 1891; staff consisted of two teachers, a principal with separate play areas for the boys and girls.


The Chamber of Commerce was established in 1907, and by 1911, Rialto was home to 40 businesses and a local newspaper. Foothill Boulevard was repaired in 1913 and became U.S. Route 66 a section of the U.S. highway system. In 1914, Los Angeles’ Pacific Electric Railway completed its San Bernardino Line through the City of Rialto, with a junction at Riverside Avenue for the Riverside Line. Today the Tracks above First Street are a part of the Union Pacific and the Pacific Electric depot on Riverside Avenue is Cuca’s Restaurant. A fire in the 1920s swept through and destroyed many of the buildings in the downtown area.


Beginning in 1950 the population was over 3K and by 1956 it soared to 15,359. By 1964, it was up to 23,290 and 33,500 in 1978 and continued to grow to over 100K today.

Motto: “Bridge to progress"

Specific Prayer Points

  • Environment: Recent earthquakes; current drought condition - moderate; current air quality; current fire outlook

  • Economy: employs 44.9k people. The largest industries in Rialto, CA are Transportation & Warehousing (6,469 people), Retail Trade (6,171 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (4,795 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($71K), Information ($51K), and Construction ($38K). The most common jobs held by residents of Rialto, CA, by number of employees, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (6,023 people), Material Moving Occupations (5,216 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (4,657 people); an unusually high number of residents working as Material Moving Occupations (3.13 times higher than expected), Transportation Occupations (1.84 times), and Healthcare Support Occupations (1.49 times);

  • Government: Current City Council | 5th District in County

  • Schools: Rialto Unified School district; Oak Valley College

  • Christian schools: Calvary Chapel Rialto Christian; The Refinery at Sunrise Church; St. Catherine of Sienna

  • Crime grade: A crime occurs every 1 hour 38 minutes (on average) in Rialto; overall crime grade is C; violent is C+; property C; other C; top issues are 12% drug crimes; 10% vandalism; 6% vehicle theft; 5% theft

  • Poverty 17.9%: [CA Avg 15%] One out of every 5.6 residents of Rialto lives in poverty.

  • Spiritual: Intercessors arise and claim this large suburb for the Lord & pray until they see change; prayer groups start and/or grow with a quest to see people saved and transformed by the gospel; Christian recovery groups for those dealing with addictions; laborers for the harvest; ways to reach the poor; unity among the churches; people have a passion to reach the gangs and see deliverance and such a change, like Saul to Pauls that would make more people turn to the Lord by the power of God changing their lives; reformation in the city and pockets of it where there is more crime and violence; revival and an awakening to those who believe to hunger and thirst after righteousness; that God's kingdom would be advanced.

Churches [not exhaustive]

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