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Riverside

California · 323,057 residents (2025 est.) · 81.1 sq mi
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The short version

Riverside is home to 319,069 people in California. That puts it in the top 10% of US cities for household income. This skews young, with a median age of 33.6. The typical home is worth $584,800, having more than tripled since 2000. There are 3,932 people per square mile. About 26% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $91,045, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 136%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Riverside

What changed most since 1990

  • Hispanic share25.5% → 55.6% (+30.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
  • White share61.5% → 26.1% (−35.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Adults with a bachelor's degree19.3% → 25.7% (+6.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts

Among the 127 cities and towns in the Riverside metro

  • 40th in household income$91,045
  • 44th in share with a bachelor's degree25.7%
  • 32nd in home value$584,800
  • 36th in diversity score76.3

Its weight in Riverside County

Riverside's population equals 13% of Riverside County's. Its number of veterans equals 9.0% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
319,069
+25%since 2000
from 255,166 in 2000
323,057 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
3,932 / sq mi
+25%since 2000
from 3,144 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
33.6
+13%since 2000
from 29.8 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
81.1 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
217K246K276K306K336K19902000201020202024Riverside
2024319K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.5%(17,501)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.2%(19,929)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.9%(22,134)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 198.6%(27,478)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 249%(28,637)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.8%(50,478)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414%(44,817)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.6%(37,033)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410.3%(32,917)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.4%(23,761)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.3%(10,488)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.2%(3,896)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$91,045
+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $41,646 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$34,896
+95%since 2000
from $17,882 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
59.0%
+23.3 ptssince 2009
from 35.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.2%
−3.6 ptssince 2000
from 15.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.420
−2%since 2010
from 0.428 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade9%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade9%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance8.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical8%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration2.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.7%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.6%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$584,800
+136%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $136,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,914
+57%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $670 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
56.8%
+0.1 ptssince 2000
from 56.6% in 2000
43.2% rent
Vacancy rate
4.7%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 7.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
3.21 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 3.21 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
30.4%
−12.7 ptssince 2009
from 43.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
56.0%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 54.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
6.4
−1%since 2009
from 6.5 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
54
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic45.6%(116,254)
Black7.1%(18,051)
Hispanic / Latino38.1%(97,315)
Asian5.6%(14,233)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic26.1%(83,286)
Black5.9%(18,872)
Hispanic / Latino55.6%(177,534)
Asian8%(25,564)
Other4.3%(13,813)
Diversity Score
76
−3%since 2009
from 79 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican47.2%(150,529)
Guatemalan1.9%(6,031)
Salvadoran1.4%(4,537)
South American1.4%(4,490)
Puerto Rican0.7%(2,234)
Spaniard0.5%(1,662)
Colombian0.5%(1,575)
Cuban0.4%(1,187)
Peruvian0.4%(1,174)
Honduran0.3%(946)
Venezuelan0.2%(618)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.2%(600)
Costa Rican0.2%(483)
Dominican0.1%(446)
Argentine0.1%(418)
Chilean0.1%(358)
Ecuadorian0.1%(195)
Bolivian0%(128)
Panamanian0%(121)
Asian origin
Filipino2%(6,362)
Chinese1.6%(5,017)
Vietnamese1.2%(3,820)
Asian Indian0.8%(2,708)
Pakistani0.5%(1,719)
Korean0.5%(1,698)
Japanese0.2%(774)
Taiwanese0.2%(492)
Nepalese0.1%(334)
Thai0.1%(315)
Kazakh0.1%(295)
Cambodian0.1%(244)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Bangladeshi0.1%(230)
Sri Lankan0.1%(223)
Laotian0.1%(198)
Burmese0%(137)
Hmong0%(36)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.3%(1,026)
Samoan0.2%(672)
Guamanian0.1%(187)
Chamorro0%(75)
Tongan0%(53)
Fijian0%(18)
Ancestry
German5.6%(17,821)
English5.4%(17,103)
Irish4.9%(15,764)
Italian3%(9,427)
American2.9%(9,218)
French1.1%(3,507)
Scottish0.9%(2,880)
Arab0.9%(2,755)
Polish0.7%(2,075)
Norwegian0.6%(1,801)
Swedish0.5%(1,735)
+ 46 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.5%(1,473)
British0.4%(1,289)
Romanian0.4%(1,143)
Danish0.3%(1,091)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(1,010)
Nigerian0.3%(969)
Russian0.3%(867)
Egyptian0.3%(824)
Welsh0.3%(799)
West Indian0.2%(727)
Greek0.2%(647)
Portuguese0.2%(629)
Turkish0.2%(610)
Lebanese0.2%(551)
Hungarian0.2%(514)
Iranian0.2%(484)
Jamaican0.1%(448)
Czech0.1%(404)
Ukrainian0.1%(389)
Brazilian0.1%(384)
Canadian0.1%(364)
Palestinian0.1%(356)
Croatian0.1%(321)
Finnish0.1%(296)
Austrian0.1%(267)
Swiss0.1%(247)
Lithuanian0.1%(241)
Ethiopian0.1%(230)
Syrian0.1%(228)
Armenian0.1%(223)
Belgian0.1%(196)
Serbian0.1%(177)
Slovak0.1%(168)
Jordanian0.1%(160)
Haitian0%(119)
Israeli0%(88)
Iraqi0%(85)
Slovene0%(73)
Moroccan0%(57)
Bulgarian0%(30)
Ghanaian0%(27)
Barbadian0%(21)
Latvian0%(20)
Guyanese0%(12)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
25.7%
+6.6 ptssince 2000
from 19.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
83.2%
+8.3 ptssince 2000
from 74.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
10.4%
+2.5 ptssince 2000
from 7.9% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
31.3 min
+50%since 2000
from 21.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
73.1%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 74.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.6%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 15.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.4%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
10.6%
+6.8 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.7%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.5%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 5.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.3%
−5.6 ptssince 2011
from 12.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.8%
+1.3 ptssince 2011
from 63.5% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.4%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 69.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
15.6%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 15.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
32.9%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 30.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.6%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 50.2% in 2009
Female
50.4%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 49.8% in 2009
Foreign born
22.4%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 24.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.0%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 7.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.1%
+1.8 ptssince 2012
from 9.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
8.9%
−12.0 ptssince 2013
from 20.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.3%
+9.8 ptssince 2017
from 84.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.3%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 95.1% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.7%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 87.4% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
54.1%
−4.3 ptssince 2016
from 58.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
37.0%
+2.8 ptssince 2016
from 34.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married45.8%(58,215)
Married46%(58,554)
Widowed1.8%(2,336)
Divorced6.4%(8,082)
Women 15+
Never married39.6%(52,332)
Married42.9%(56,792)
Widowed7%(9,277)
Divorced10.5%(13,917)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
8.9%
−12.0 ptssince 2013
from 20.9% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
51.7%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 51.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
10.2%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 9.7% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
12.6%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 11.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
28.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 28.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
59.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 59.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
38.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 38.0% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)29.1%(2,857)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.7%(2,325)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.4%(3,076)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.4%(432)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(81)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 9,809 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

Riverside, decade by decade

Riverside population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990226,505$83,525$322,56919.3%68.7
2000255,166$75,865$247,74519.1%79.7
2010303,871$81,986$496,88222.0%79.2
2020314,998$88,161$472,08924.1%76.7
2024319,069$91,045$584,80025.7%76.3

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Riverside, California?

Riverside, California has about 319,069 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Riverside, California?

The typical household in Riverside, California earns about $91,045 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Riverside, California expensive?

In Riverside, California, the median home is worth about $584,800, and the typical rent is about $1,914 a month.

How educated are people in Riverside, California?

About 25.7% of adults age 25 and over in Riverside, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Riverside, California?

About 12.2% of people in Riverside, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Riverside, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Riverside, California has grown since 1990. The population has added about 92,564 residents, a change of about 41 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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