Riverside County, California

Interactive maps and statistics for Riverside County, California: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside California and the United States.

Riverside County, California is among the highest in the country for total population (10th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median home value (98th of 3,217 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Riverside County, California	California	United States	Rank
Total Population	2,478,600	39,287,376	334,922,499	10th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$93,074	$99,122	$80,734	251st of 3,221
Median Age	37.0	37.9	38.9	2743rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	25.6%	37.1%	35.7%	1157th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$557,300	$734,700	$332,700	98th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,901	$2,036	$1,413	71st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.6%	12.0%	12.5%	2285th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.5%	6.6%	5.2%	543rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	343.8	252.1	n/a	450th of 3,222
Foreign Born	21.9%	27.0%	14.1%	99th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.5	n/a	n/a	612th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	69.1%	55.9%	65.2%	2389th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	33.8	28.7	26.4	183rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.3%	17.2%	15.1%	737th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.2%	n/a	n/a	1836th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.2%	48.4%	46.9%	666th of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.7%	n/a	n/a	187th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Riverside County, California

Statistic	Riverside County, California	California	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	31.0%	33.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	51.3%	40.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	6.0%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	6.9%	15.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	63.2	69.7	61.4

Age in Riverside County, California

Statistic	Riverside County, California	California	United States
Median Age	37.0	37.9	38.9
Under 18 %	24.1%	22.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.3%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.8%	14.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.5%	13.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.8%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.4%	15.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Riverside County, California

Statistic	Riverside County, California	California	United States
Households	775,335	13,548,091	129,227,496
Average Household Size	3.2	2.8	2.5
Family Households	74.8%	67.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	37.5%	32.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.6%	19.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	19.6%	24.3%	28.7%
Never Married	35.9%	38.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Riverside County, California

Statistic	Riverside County, California	California	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,317	$49,513	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.6%	12.5%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.3%	13.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.7%	17.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	14.8%	20.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.6%	12.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.7%	27.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.5%	12.4%	n/a

Housing in Riverside County, California

Statistic	Riverside County, California	California	United States
Housing Units	869,414	14,644,735	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	68.5%	57.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	11.7%	24.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.8%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,990.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	30.9%	44.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	34.4%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,348	$5,124	n/a

Education in Riverside County, California

Statistic	Riverside County, California	California	United States
Less than High School	16.5%	15.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	26.6%	20.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.3%	27.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.3%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.2%	14.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Riverside County, California

Statistic	Riverside County, California	California	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.2%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.3%	65.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.7%	2.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	2.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	19.6%	22.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	18.4%	11.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.3%	7.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Riverside County, California

Statistic	Riverside County, California	California	United States
Born in State of Residence	61.8%	56.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	12.3%	14.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	9.6%	12.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	57.6%	55.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	35.0%	28.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	29.7%	32.1%	16.7%

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