California / AIANNHCE 2360 / Federally-recognized area

Morongo

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97.0%25/3 availability

72.7%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

9Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of Morongo within California, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

Morongo Reservation is a reservation in California associated with this federally recognized tribe, and it spans about 54 square miles. The latest FCC BDC filing shows 9 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 2 service locations, with current availability of 97.0% at 25/3 Mbps, 72.7% at 100/20, and 71.1% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

Morongo is a federally recognized tribe in California with tribal lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: morongonation.org

Morongo is dedicated to the wellbeing of Tribal Members by promoting economic vitality, preserving reservation and culture, and protecting sovereignty—working across governments in pursuit of self-determination. The Morongo Band of Mission Indians is a sovereign tribal government serving the Morongo Indian Reservation beneath the San Gorgonio Mountains—building a strong future through self-determination while honoring and preserving our traditions. Tribal Members elect a seven-member Tribal Council, and the Tribe is organized across 17 government departments supporting the community and reservation services. Morongo provides essential services through an independent tribal government. Located within traditional Cahuilla territory, Morongo’s reservation history dates to its establishment in 1865. Through Community Outreach, Morongo has provided more than $5 million over the past five years to nonprofits serving the region and Southern California. Resilient and resourceful, the Morongo tribe has had to overcome many adversities.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	1,016	859	894	840	746	787
Households	378	295	280	264	258	247
Median age	47.7	41.4	33.2	30.8	37.2	31.7
Male / Female	44.7% / 55.3%	44.5% / 55.5%	47.8% / 52.2%	46.5% / 53.5%	49.1% / 50.9%	49.0% / 51.0%
Avg. household size	2.69	2.91	3.19	3.18	2.89	3.19
Pop. density (per sq mi)	18.9	16.0	16.7	15.7	13.9	14.7
HH density (per sq mi)	7.0	5.5	5.2	4.9	4.8	4.6

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$61,198	$68,750	$97,000	$102,500	$96,667	$78,438
Per capita income	$41,026	$36,492	$38,489	$39,464	$45,834	$40,097
Poverty rate	27.5%	28.4%	24.6%	19.8%	21.2%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	5.0%	7.1%	5.1%	6.5%	9.0%
HS diploma or higher	57.1%	50.5%	50.9%	51.2%	56.8%	59.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.0%	4.1%	6.9%	9.1%	9.1%	13.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Queried by AIANNHCE code. Population and household density are calculated from Census population or households divided by land area in square miles.

Table 3. Download/Upload Speeds (Mbps)

Period	Download	Upload
2019Q1	58.6 Mbps	51.4 Mbps
2019Q2	65.5 Mbps	70.5 Mbps
2019Q3	73.3 Mbps	74.1 Mbps
2019Q4	63.0 Mbps	65.9 Mbps
2020Q1	95.2 Mbps	92.0 Mbps
2020Q2	167.3 Mbps	168.1 Mbps
2020Q3	145.0 Mbps	127.3 Mbps
2020Q4	109.8 Mbps	102.2 Mbps
2021Q1	90.1 Mbps	94.1 Mbps
2021Q2	89.6 Mbps	79.6 Mbps
2021Q3	103.6 Mbps	99.9 Mbps
2021Q4	145.6 Mbps	126.0 Mbps
2022Q1	102.7 Mbps	79.6 Mbps
2022Q2	86.6 Mbps	124.9 Mbps
2022Q3	125.2 Mbps	71.1 Mbps
2022Q4	99.5 Mbps	81.9 Mbps
2023Q1	138.8 Mbps	104.8 Mbps
2023Q2	169.7 Mbps	112.0 Mbps
2023Q3	127.6 Mbps	90.5 Mbps
2023Q4	171.0 Mbps	161.8 Mbps
2024Q1	162.9 Mbps	131.3 Mbps
2024Q2	151.7 Mbps	156.9 Mbps
2024Q3	199.3 Mbps	159.2 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	15.3%	15.3%	0.0%
2016	16.3%	15.0%	0.0%
2017	16.3%	16.3%	0.0%
2018	98.8%	75.0%	0.0%
2019	76.6%	75.0%	0.0%
2020	86.9%	75.0%	0.0%
2021	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
2022	70.8%	70.4%	69.4%
2023	77.5%	72.8%	71.6%
2024	97.0%	72.7%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	59.0%	70.1%
2018	66.0%	78.7%
2019	61.4%	73.2%
2020	58.0%	76.2%
2021	57.1%	70.3%
2022	59.1%	69.8%
2023	56.6%	57.4%
2024	66.4%	60.0%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	97.0%
100/20 Mbps	72.7%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	97.0%	92%
100/20 Mbps	72.7%	85%
Adoption	66.4%	78%

Sources: FCC Broadband Data Collection, Ookla Open Data Initiative, and U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. National benchmarks are carried over from the report comparison section.

Figure 2. Speed Trends (2019–2024)

Figure 3. Availability (2015–2025)

Figure 4. Adoption (2017–2024)

Figure 5. Current Status (2024)

Figure 6. Comparison with National Averages

Figure 7. Fixed Coverage by Technology (25/3 Mbps)

Figure 8. Mobile Area Coverage

Notes: speed trends reflect quarterly mean throughput. Availability shows the share of population with access. Tooltips on the charts expose the underlying values for each series.

Table 8. Broadband Provider Summary

Metric	Value
Fixed broadband providers	9
Mobile broadband providers	4
Broadband serviceable locations	2

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
Frontier Communications Corporation	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	Dish Network Corporation
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
California Internet	—
Southern California Telephone Company Inc.	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—

Table 10. Fixed Coverage by Technology (% of locations)

Technology	25/3	100/20	250/25	1 Gbps
Any Technology	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	50.0%
Fiber	50.0%	50.0%	50.0%	50.0%
Cable	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	100.0%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	100.0%
Total area (sq mi)	2.001

Table 8. Coverage by Tier and Technology (% of locations)

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	91.9	20.7	20.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	68.0	68.0	67.8	67.8	67.8	67.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	95.9	68.3	68.3	67.8	67.8	67.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	67.8	67.8	67.0
Any Terrestrial	95.9	68.3	68.3	67.8	67.8	67.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	67.8	67.8	67.8	67.8	67.8	67.0
Copper	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	67.8	67.8	67.8	67.8	67.8	67.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	91.9	20.7	20.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	9.8	9.4	9.4	7.6	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	70.3	70.3	70.1	70.1	70.1	70.1
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	71.2	71.2	70.9	70.7	70.1	70.1
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	70.1	70.1
Any Terrestrial	71.2	71.2	70.9	70.7	70.1	70.1
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	70.1	70.1	70.1	70.1	70.1	70.1
Copper	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	70.1	70.1	70.1	70.1	70.1	70.1
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	9.8	9.4	9.4	7.6	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	58.0	39.8	39.8	21.8	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	71.3	71.3	71.0	71.0	71.0	71.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	74.1	73.2	73.2	71.9	71.0	71.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	71.0	71.0
Any Terrestrial	74.1	73.2	73.2	71.9	71.0	71.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	71.0	71.0	71.0	71.0	71.0	71.0
Copper	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	71.0	71.0	71.0	71.0	71.0	71.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	58.0	39.8	39.8	21.8	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	57.3	29.4	29.4	14.5	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	72.0	72.0	71.8	71.8	71.8	71.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	73.5	72.8	72.8	72.6	71.8	71.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	71.8	71.8
Any Terrestrial	73.5	72.8	72.8	72.6	71.8	71.8
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	71.8	71.8	71.8	71.8	71.8	71.8
Copper	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	71.8	71.8	71.8	71.8	71.8	71.8
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	57.3	29.4	29.4	14.5	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	98.8	98.8	98.8	5.8	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	70.7	70.7	70.7	70.7	70.7	70.7
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	71.3	71.1	71.1	71.1	70.7	70.7
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	70.7	70.7
Any Terrestrial	98.8	98.8	98.8	71.1	70.7	70.7
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	70.7	70.7	70.7	70.7	70.7	70.7
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	70.7	70.7	70.7	70.7	70.7	70.7
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	33.1	9.9	9.9	5.8	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	98.7	98.7	98.7	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	99.8	99.7	99.7	11.7	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	72.0	72.0	72.0	72.0	72.0	72.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	75.5	74.7	74.7	72.8	72.0	72.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	72.0
Any Terrestrial	99.8	99.7	99.7	72.8	72.0	72.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	72.0	72.0	72.0	72.0	72.0	72.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	72.0	72.0	72.0	72.0	72.0	72.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	61.8	49.6	49.6	11.7	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	99.1	99.1	99.1	0.0	0.0	0.0

FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 filing vintage. Coverage values show the share of residential broadband serviceable locations by technology and speed tier across D22, J23, D23, J24, D24, and J25 filings.

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 Filing (J25). Fixed coverage shows the share of residential broadband serviceable locations, and mobile coverage shows the share of tribal land area.