California / AIANNHCE 4090 / Federally-recognized area

Sycuan

The full tribal profile includes the report map, demographic tables, broadband tables, FCC provider sections, and interactive charts.

83.2%25/3 availability

74.2%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

9Fixed providers

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

About the Tribal Area

Federally recognized tribe in California, centered on Sycuan Reservation, spans about 1.0 square miles. FCC BDC records show 9 fixed providers and 4 mobile providers across roughly 54 service locations, with current availability of 83.2% at 25/3 Mbps, 74.2% at 100/20, and 4.1% at 1000/100.

Tribal Area Description

In California, Sycuan has reservation lands managed by a federally recognized tribe. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: sycuantribe.com

Tribal Departments Fire Department & Golden Eagles Hotshots To protect Sycuan’s sovereignty and preserve the well-being of our people through self-sufficiency and responsible governance, while having a positive impact on our community. The website includes sections on Tribal Government, Media/News/Community Outreach, Powwow, Fashion Show, Tribal Departments, and Police Department.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	201	155	114	126	110	135
Households	60	47	41	34	31	32
Median age	28.9	28.4	33.2	32.4	35.0	22.1
Male / Female	48.8% / 51.2%	46.5% / 53.5%	45.6% / 54.4%	57.1% / 42.9%	50.9% / 49.1%	50.4% / 49.6%
Avg. household size	3.35	3.30	2.78	3.71	3.55	4.22
Pop. density (per sq mi)	201.8	155.6	114.4	126.5	110.4	135.5
HH density (per sq mi)	60.2	47.2	41.1	34.1	31.1	32.1

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	$120,000	$111,875	$133,750	—	$105,625	$170,000
Per capita income	$49,699	$43,538	$52,316	$40,917	$40,716	$36,980
Poverty rate	22.5%	35.7%	29.8%	21.4%	25.5%	20.0%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	10.4%	12.1%	5.0%	4.8%	16.7%
HS diploma or higher	47.8%	46.6%	51.4%	54.5%	51.5%	41.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	14.8%	15.3%	14.3%	8.8%	4.8%

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	98.7 Mbps	15.0 Mbps
2019Q2	55.9 Mbps	9.6 Mbps
2019Q3	86.9 Mbps	12.4 Mbps
2019Q4	108.5 Mbps	16.1 Mbps
2020Q1	89.1 Mbps	10.7 Mbps
2020Q2	136.9 Mbps	11.9 Mbps
2020Q3	103.9 Mbps	9.3 Mbps
2020Q4	171.5 Mbps	18.3 Mbps
2021Q1	164.5 Mbps	10.2 Mbps
2021Q2	126.6 Mbps	10.1 Mbps
2021Q3	156.0 Mbps	12.3 Mbps
2021Q4	170.8 Mbps	39.8 Mbps
2022Q1	183.0 Mbps	13.6 Mbps
2022Q2	157.8 Mbps	11.9 Mbps
2022Q3	216.6 Mbps	11.2 Mbps
2022Q4	196.2 Mbps	10.8 Mbps
2023Q1	227.9 Mbps	22.2 Mbps
2023Q2	186.2 Mbps	17.6 Mbps
2023Q3	132.3 Mbps	9.8 Mbps
2023Q4	277.7 Mbps	19.1 Mbps
2024Q1	316.6 Mbps	66.1 Mbps
2024Q2	291.1 Mbps	138.9 Mbps
2024Q3	211.5 Mbps	61.8 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	99.2%	99.2%	0.0%
2016	99.2%	99.2%	0.0%
2017	99.7%	99.7%	0.0%
2018	99.7%	99.7%	0.0%
2019	99.7%	99.7%	0.0%
2020	100.0%	99.7%	0.0%
2021	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
2022	98.8%	97.8%	0.0%
2023	97.9%	96.9%	9.0%
2024	83.2%	74.2%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	76.2%	83.3%
2018	81.1%	100.0%
2019	78.3%	100.0%
2020	80.9%	100.0%
2021	73.2%	100.0%
2022	73.5%	100.0%
2023	80.6%	100.0%
2024	84.4%	100.0%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	83.2%
100/20 Mbps	74.2%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	83.2%	92%
100/20 Mbps	74.2%	85%
Adoption	84.4%	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	54

Table 9. Broadband Providers

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

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%	18.5%
Fiber	3.7%	3.7%	3.7%	3.7%
Cable	50.0%	50.0%	50.0%	14.8%
Fixed Wireless	50.0%	31.5%	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)	98.3%
Total area (sq mi)	6.32

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

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	48.6	36.4	36.4	22.1	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	99.3	99.3	99.3	97.8	97.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.8	97.8
Any Terrestrial	99.3	99.3	99.3	97.8	97.8
Cable	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8
Cable/Fiber	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8
Copper	27.1	15.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	45.7	33.6	33.6	22.1	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	2.9	2.9	2.9	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	11.1	8.6	8.6	3.4	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	74.4	69.2	67.5	67.5	67.5	15.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	76.1	70.9	69.2	67.5	67.5	15.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	67.5	15.4
Any Terrestrial	77.8	72.7	70.9	67.5	67.5	15.4
Cable	67.5	67.5	67.5	67.5	67.5	15.4
Cable/Fiber	67.5	67.5	67.5	67.5	67.5	15.4
Copper	27.4	13.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	9.4	6.8	6.8	3.4	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	1.7	1.7	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	32.8	32.8	32.8	25.0	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	95.7	95.7	94.8	94.8	94.8	17.2
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	98.3	98.3	97.4	95.7	94.8	17.2
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.8	17.2
Any Terrestrial	99.1	99.1	98.3	95.7	94.8	17.2
Cable	94.8	94.8	94.8	94.8	94.8	17.2
Cable/Fiber	94.8	94.8	94.8	94.8	94.8	17.2
Copper	27.6	12.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	30.2	30.2	30.2	25.0	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	2.6	2.6	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	36.1	36.1	36.1	27.9	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	87.7	85.3	83.6	83.6	83.6	16.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	91.0	91.0	90.2	86.1	83.6	16.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	83.6	16.4
Any Terrestrial	91.0	91.0	90.2	86.1	83.6	16.4
Cable	83.6	83.6	83.6	83.6	83.6	16.4
Cable/Fiber	83.6	83.6	83.6	83.6	83.6	16.4
Copper	27.9	11.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	34.4	34.4	34.4	27.1	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	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.8	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	43.7	43.7	43.7	31.9	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired	68.1	64.7	57.1	57.1	57.1	3.4
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	79.0	79.0	74.8	67.2	57.1	3.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	57.1	3.4
Any Terrestrial	79.0	79.0	74.8	67.2	57.1	3.4
Cable	57.1	57.1	57.1	57.1	57.1	3.4
Cable/Fiber	57.1	57.1	57.1	57.1	57.1	3.4
Copper	29.4	11.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	42.0	42.0	42.0	31.1	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	1.7	1.7	1.7	0.8	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25	1000/100
All Fixed Wireless	45.5	44.6	44.6	35.5	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
All Wired	71.9	68.6	61.2	61.2	61.2	8.3
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	81.8	80.2	78.5	71.9	61.2	8.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	8.3
Any Terrestrial	81.8	80.2	78.5	71.9	61.2	8.3
Cable	59.5	59.5	59.5	59.5	59.5	6.6
Cable/Fiber	61.2	61.2	61.2	61.2	61.2	8.3
Copper	30.6	13.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	43.8	43.0	43.0	34.7	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	2.5	2.5	2.5	1.6	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.