Moreno Valley is home to 211,666 people in California. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. The population is up 49% since 2000. This skews young, with a median age of 32.5. That puts it in the top 9% of US cities for household income. There are 4,125 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $93,222, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 135%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Moreno Valley
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share22.2% → 61.9%(+39.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share57.6% → 13.4%(−44.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.3% → 17.8%(+3.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Moreno Valley's population equals 8.5% of Riverside County's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 5.4% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 5.6% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)28.6%(2,141)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.9%(1,711)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.9%(2,084)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(291)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(4)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 7,481 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Moreno Valley, decade by decade
Moreno Valley population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
118,779
$101,249
$336,730
14.3%
74.7
2000
142,381
$86,323
$214,591
14.0%
88.3
2010
193,365
$81,289
$426,392
14.9%
79.3
2020
208,634
$85,309
$406,881
17.1%
72.2
2024
211,666
$93,222
$503,700
17.8%
71.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
