COMPARING TWO PLACES
Riverside vs Atlanta
PLACE A
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
VS
PLACE B
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Riverside is 26% smaller than Atlanta. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Atlanta has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs 9%).
RIVERSIDEATLANTADIFFERENCE
Total population4,769,0076,482,182−26% vs Atlanta
Population density175738−563
Population growth8.9%15.2%−6.3 pts
Median age35.937.3−1.3
Male50.1%48.5%+1.6 pts
Female49.9%51.5%−1.6 pts
Foreign-born21.8%15.2%+6.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic28.0%42.8%−14.8 pts
Black6.7%33.3%−26.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino53.1%12.4%+40.7 pts
Asian7.5%6.6%+0.9 pts
Other4.7%5.0%−0.2 pts
Median household income$89,505$91,036−$1,532
Per capita income$36,450$46,309−$9,859
Poverty rate11.9%11.0%+0.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4380.450−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher24.5%42.0%−17.5 pts
Graduate degree8.8%16.3%−7.5 pts
Unemployment rate6.8%5.0%+1.7 pts
Labor force participation61.7%67.5%−5.8 pts
Median home value$532,724$376,129+$156,596
Median gross rent$1,854$1,660+$194
Owner-occupied65.8%66.6%−0.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.1%7.1%+2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households55.8%51.3%+4.6 pts
Average commute33.231.0+2.2
Worked from home11.7%20.3%−8.6 pts
Public transit to work0.8%1.5%−0.7 pts
Uninsured7.8%12.0%−4.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025