COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Riverside County

California · 1,170,413 residents · 7,209 sq mi

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With 1,170,413 people, Riverside County is a county in California. Median home value sits at $138,800. There are 374,974 fewer people here than in 2000. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median rent is $572 a month. Median household income is $33,081, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 35%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,170,413

−24%vs 2000

vs 1,545,387 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.7

−4%vs 2000

vs 33.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7,209 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242.5M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.9%(103,584)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(98,821)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(85,473)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(76,664)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(81,166)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.2%(213,386)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(166,267)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(102,246)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.6%(88,916)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(92,599)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(49,008)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(12,283)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$33,081

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,887 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,510

−22%vs 2000

vs $18,689 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.5%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$138,800

+35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $135,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$572

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $660 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.4%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.9% in 2000

32.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic51%(788,831)

Black6%(92,403)

Hispanic / Latino36.2%(559,575)

Asian3.6%(55,199)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic76.5%(895,938)

Black5.4%(63,396)

Hispanic / Latino25.8%(302,286)

Asian3.6%(41,556)

Other14.5%(169,523)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican44%(1,090,978)

Central American3.1%(77,501)

Salvadoran1.3%(33,069)

Guatemalan1.1%(27,543)

South American1%(24,881)

Puerto Rican0.7%(17,705)

Spaniard0.5%(12,611)

Colombian0.4%(9,008)

Cuban0.3%(8,043)

Nicaraguan0.3%(6,357)

Peruvian0.2%(5,483)

Honduran0.2%(4,876)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Dominican0.1%(3,328)

Argentine0.1%(2,910)

Ecuadorian0.1%(2,834)

Panamanian0.1%(2,709)

Costa Rican0.1%(2,463)

Venezuelan0.1%(1,822)

Chilean0%(1,190)

Bolivian0%(1,174)

Paraguayan0%(115)

Uruguayan0%(102)

Asian origin

Filipino2.5%(61,708)

Chinese1.1%(27,530)

Asian Indian0.8%(19,898)

Vietnamese0.8%(18,709)

Korean0.4%(10,506)

Japanese0.2%(5,258)

Pakistani0.2%(4,940)

Taiwanese0.1%(3,095)

Cambodian0.1%(2,750)

Laotian0.1%(2,271)

Thai0.1%(2,030)

Indonesian0.1%(1,890)

+ 11 more asian origin groups with data

Kazakh0.1%(1,861)

Hmong0%(716)

Nepalese0%(597)

Sri Lankan0%(485)

Bangladeshi0%(410)

Burmese0%(370)

Malaysian0%(131)

Uzbek0%(129)

Mien0%(13)

Mongolian0%(11)

Singaporean0%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(5,133)

Samoan0.2%(4,436)

Chamorro0.1%(2,710)

Tongan0.1%(1,769)

Guamanian0%(946)

Fijian0%(893)

Chuukese0%(40)

Ancestry

German6.6%(163,726)

English6.1%(152,281)

Irish5.3%(131,317)

Italian3%(74,701)

American2.7%(66,131)

French1.2%(28,554)

Scottish1.1%(27,986)

Polish1%(23,603)

Arab0.9%(21,208)

Norwegian0.8%(19,766)

Swedish0.7%(16,699)

Subsaharan African0.7%(16,575)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.7%(16,335)

Russian0.4%(10,097)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(9,434)

Portuguese0.3%(7,590)

Welsh0.3%(7,383)

British0.3%(7,310)

Danish0.3%(7,238)

French Canadian0.2%(5,750)

Hungarian0.2%(5,572)

West Indian0.2%(5,289)

Greek0.2%(5,173)

Canadian0.2%(5,036)

Egyptian0.2%(5,012)

Nigerian0.2%(4,787)

Lebanese0.2%(4,718)

Iranian0.2%(4,533)

Romanian0.2%(4,229)

Czech0.2%(4,083)

Ukrainian0.1%(2,995)

Swiss0.1%(2,971)

Austrian0.1%(2,798)

Armenian0.1%(2,633)

Croatian0.1%(2,390)

Jamaican0.1%(2,269)

Syrian0.1%(2,041)

Lithuanian0.1%(1,953)

Finnish0.1%(1,879)

Palestinian0.1%(1,647)

Brazilian0.1%(1,593)

Iraqi0.1%(1,437)

Jordanian0.1%(1,396)

Slovak0.1%(1,386)

Turkish0.1%(1,278)

Haitian0%(1,201)

Bulgarian0%(1,112)

Belgian0%(1,044)

Serbian0%(1,016)

Ghanaian0%(978)

Kenyan0%(867)

Australian0%(763)

Ethiopian0%(524)

Israeli0%(455)

Slovene0%(400)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(356)

Macedonian0%(331)

Moroccan0%(224)

Latvian0%(208)

Somali0%(207)

Guyanese0%(74)

Barbadian0%(65)

Cape Verdean0%(18)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Central American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.6%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.1%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.9%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.4 min

+13%vs 2000

vs 23.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married39%(387,450)

Married51.5%(512,541)

Widowed2.1%(20,970)

Divorced7.4%(73,727)

Women 15+

Never married32.8%(327,286)

Married49%(489,338)

Widowed7.5%(74,851)

Divorced10.7%(106,343)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.7%

−12.5 ptssince 2013

from 20.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.8%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 48.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.6%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 10.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.3%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.0%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 28.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 59.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.7%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 41.5% 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)28.7%(31,345)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.8%(27,129)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.5%(34,427)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.5%(5,956)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(819)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 109,216 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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