COMPARING TWO PLACES
Riverside County vs Orange County
PLACE A
Riverside County, California
VS
PLACE B
Orange County, California
Riverside County is 19% smaller than Orange County. Orange County earns more, with a median household income $23,215 higher.
RIVERSIDE COUNTYORANGE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population2,544,9163,149,507−19% vs Orange County
Population density3533,972−3,619
Population growth10.4%5.9%+4.6 pts
Median age37.039.4−2.4
Male50.2%49.5%+0.6 pts
Female49.8%50.5%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born21.9%30.4%−8.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic31.0%36.9%−5.9 pts
Black6.0%1.5%+4.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino51.3%34.2%+17.1 pts
Asian6.9%22.2%−15.3 pts
Other4.8%5.2%−0.4 pts
Median household income$93,074$116,289−$23,215
Per capita income$38,317$54,557−$16,240
Poverty rate10.6%9.5%+1.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4380.466−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.6%44.1%−18.5 pts
Graduate degree9.2%16.3%−7.1 pts
Unemployment rate6.5%5.4%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation61.2%65.6%−4.4 pts
Median home value$557,300$962,600−$405,300
Median gross rent$1,901$2,434−$533
Owner-occupied69.1%56.4%+12.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.8%5.5%+5.3 pts
Rent-burdened households56.2%54.0%+2.2 pts
Average commute33.826.7+7.1
Worked from home12.3%18.5%−6.3 pts
Public transit to work0.7%1.2%−0.4 pts
Uninsured7.7%6.4%+1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025