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Riverside County, CA

2,492,442 Population
7,209.3 square miles 345.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.1 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in California: 38.2 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,969 ±$579 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $48,013 ±$250
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$90,527 ±$1,630 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in California: $95,521 ±$611
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

11.3% ±0.8% (277,276  ±18,807) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in California: 12% 4,588,687 (±0.2% / ±71,646)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

34.1 minutes ±0.5 (33,681,000  ±725,484) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 29.2 465,548,030 (±0.1 / ±2,732,201)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

791,757 ±5,191 Number of households
  • California: 13,699,816 ±20,966
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
3.1 ±0 (2,458,391  ±851) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,073,200
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.2% ±0.6% (31,080  ±3,289) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.8% 450,412 (±0.1% / ±12,915)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

877,776 ±296 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,762,527 ±428
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$576,000 ±$5,406 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in California: $725,800 ±$2,850
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

9.4% ±0.7% (231,193  ±17,048.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 10.5% 4,056,831 (±0.2% / ±59,611.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

83.5% ±1.3% (1,390,940  ±20,961.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in California: 84.8% 22,875,415 (±0.3% / ±78,978.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
26.5% ±0.7% (441,862  ±10,957.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 37.5% 10,110,325 (±0.2% / ±48,413.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

44.3% ±0.9% (1,040,872  ±20,925.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about the same as the rate in California: 45% 16,604,364 (±0.2% / ±70,281.5)
  • about double the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

22.1% (550,518  ±13,401) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 27.3% 10,640,017
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

5.5% ±0.3% (103,123  ±5,655) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in California: 4.1% 1,242,882 (±0.1% / ±19,495)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
103,123 Total veterans ±5,655 93,242 Male ±5,192 9,881 Female ±1,651

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