upland 9/26/23
Prayer Podcasts: for the city | for the officials
Location: at an elevation of 1,242 feet; incorporated on May 15, 1906, after previously being named North Ontario. Upland originally was an irrigation colony established by George and William Chaffey. When founded, it was a small rural town based on agriculture, specifically citrus fruits and grapes. Present-day Upland maintains many of the same features, most specifically Euclid Avenue (the north-south, tree-lined street that runs through town) as well as many of the older, adobe and ranch-style houses. Nearby cities include Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Claremont.
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Demographics; estimated population [2022] 79,587; median age is 38; median household income $72K; average house value is $525K; population grew .28%; White (Non-Hispanic) (38.6%), White (Hispanic) (25.4%), Other (Hispanic) (13.7%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (8.99%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (5.53%). 0% of the households in Upland, CA speak a non-English language at home as their primary language. 92.3% of the residents in Upland, CA are U.S. citizen; 55% own homes; average commute time was 29.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Upland, CA was 2 cars per household. Veterans 2636 [131 WWII; 224 Korean; 1427 Vietnam; 854 Gulf Wars.]
History
Motto: “Live. Work. Play"
Location of Upland city in SBC
Specific Prayer Points
Environment: current air quality; current fire outlook; current drought condition - moderate; recent earthquakes
Economy: largest industries in Upland, CA are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,955 people), Retail Trade (4,573 people), and Educational Services (4,408 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($80,357), Public Administration ($70,938), and Wholesale Trade ($61,759). most common jobs held by residents of Upland, CA, by number of employees, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,906 people), Sales & Related Occupations (4,325 people), and Management Occupations (4,176 people); high number of residents working as Law Enforcement Workers Including Supervisors (1.51 times higher than expected), Healthcare Support Occupations (1.31 times), and Material Moving Occupations (1.2 times).
Government: Current city council ; County District 4
Schools: Upland Unified School District includes elementary schools of Cabrillo, Citrus, Magnolia, Pepper Tree, Sierra Vista, Sycamore, Upland & Valencia. Two Junior high schools are Pioneer & Upland. One Upland High school & Hillside continuation.
Christian schools: TBD
Crime grade [2022]: A crime occurs every 2 hours 57minutes (on average) in Upland. Overall grade is C-; violent C-; property crime C- and other is D+; top issues are drugs 13%; vandalism 13%; theft 7% & vehicle theft 6%; burglary & assault 4% [crime decreased between 2021/22]
Poverty 14%: One out of every 7.1 residents of Upland lives in poverty.
Spiritual: Churches unite in prayer for revival in their community. Crime to come down as a result of the transformation of lives through the Gospel of Jesus Christ preached. Boldness to share their faith in the workplace as well as at schools and doing business. For laborers to go into the harvest field not just in the church buildings. There are many ecumenical churches; pray for them to be filled with the Holy Spirit and preach the Gospel as many of their forefathers did. Community outreach that helps those struggling in their daily lives.
Churches & Ministries [not exhaustive]
Calvary Chapel Upland
Church of Christ
Church Of God Holiness Church
Church of the Nazarene
Church Of The Nazarene Latin American
City Mission Network International
Disciples of Christ
Eleventh St Baptist Church
Expanding Life Ministries
Faith and Victory Christian Center
First Baptist Church Of San Antonio Heights
First Church Of The Nazarene
First Presbyterian Church
First Spanish Assembly Of God
First United Pentecostal Church
Grace Lutheran Church Of Upland
He Lifted Me Church
Highlands Community Church
Iglesia Evangelica Fuente De Vida
La Cruz de Jesus de las Asambleas de Dios
Life Bible Fellowship Church
Mision El Redentor de las Asambleas de Dios
Mountain View Free Methodist Church
New life Christian Center
Reliance Community Church
Saint Joseph Catholic Church Ministries To The Sick
Saint Joseph Catholic Church Upland Rectory
Saint Mark's Episcopal Parish
Saint Spyridon Church
Sierra Vista Community Church
Solid Rock Community Church
Sunergeo Christian Fellowship
Upland Christian Church
Victory Community Church
Water of Life Community Church Upland Campus