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Riverside County, California

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At a glance

Market profile

Population
2,478,600
Households
775,335
Average household size
3.15
Median age
37 years
Median household income
$93,074
Housing units
869,414
Population comparison
2020 Census2,418,185
2024 estimate2,478,600
Change+2.5%

People

Who lives here

Population
2,478,600
Median age
37 years
Male
1,243,386
Female
1,235,214
Median age by sex
Male median age
36.3 years
Female median age
37.8 years
Age by sexPopulation distribution
73,908Under 570,458
231,5505–17221,453
117,81118–24113,585
174,43025–34166,675
171,37835–44164,404
151,63145–54149,816
145,27455–64143,339
177,40465+205,484
Age by sex values
CategoryMaleFemale
Under 573,90870,458
5–17231,550221,453
18–24117,811113,585
25–34174,430166,675
35–44171,378164,404
45–54151,631149,816
55–64145,274143,339
65+177,404205,484
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5–17
Male
5–9
84,056
10–14
90,734
15–17
56,760
Female
5–9
76,644
10–14
90,294
15–17
54,515
18–24
Male
18–19
35,172
20
17,970
21
18,181
22–24
46,488
Female
18–19
33,772
20
17,777
21
16,370
22–24
45,666
25–34
Male
25–29
85,379
30–34
89,051
Female
25–29
81,286
30–34
85,389
35–44
Male
35–39
86,942
40–44
84,436
Female
35–39
82,167
40–44
82,237
45–54
Male
45–49
75,515
50–54
76,116
Female
45–49
75,261
50–54
74,555
55–64
Male
55–59
75,023
60–61
29,408
62–64
40,843
Female
55–59
71,867
60–61
30,233
62–64
41,239
65+
Male
65–66
25,024
67–69
34,331
70–74
46,248
75–79
33,861
80–84
21,267
85+
16,673
Female
65–66
26,135
67–69
37,290
70–74
51,646
75–79
39,677
80–84
25,393
85+
25,343
Detailed source values for Age by sex
RaceMutually exclusive counts
White alone
932,29837.6%
Some other race
624,59825.2%
Two or more races
546,80522.1%
Asian alone
175,6447.1%
Black alone
157,7246.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
33,5041.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
8,0270.3%
Residents: 2,478,600.

Derived from published counts

Race values
CategoryValue
White alone932,298
Some other race624,598
Two or more races546,805
Asian alone175,644
Black alone157,724
American Indian / Alaska Native33,504
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander8,027

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino
1,270,563
White, not Hispanic
767,384

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Households

Household structure

Family households
579,985
Married-couple share
72.5%
Derived from published counts
With children
50.1%
Derived from published counts
Household sizeShare of households
151,97119.6%
1 person
226,04529.2%
2 people
125,17316.1%
3 people
124,21316.0%
4 people
147,93319.1%
5+ people
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5+ people
5 People
79,350
6 People
37,508
7 Plus People
31,075
Detailed source values for Household size
Household size values
CategoryValue
1 person151,971
2 people226,045
3 people125,173
4 people124,213
5+ people147,933
Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent
All family households579,985
Married-couple families420,55072.5% of family households
With children
177,79742.3%
Without children
242,75357.7%
Other families159,43527.5% of family households
Male householder
51,51032.3%
Female householder
107,92567.7%
Family households values
GroupValueShare of parent
All family households579,985Not applicable
Married-couple families420,55072.5%
With children177,79742.3%
Without children242,75357.7%
Other families159,43527.5%
Male householder51,51032.3%
Female householder107,92567.7%

Income

Income distribution

Median household
$93,074
Median family
$103,984
Per capita
$38,317
Household incomeShare of households
89,93411.6%
Under $25k
112,24314.5%
$25–49k
110,84314.3%
$50–74k
99,67212.9%
$75–99k
153,00419.7%
$100–149k
94,62212.2%
$150–199k
115,01714.8%
$200k+
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Under $25k
Under $10,000
30,827
$10,000–$14,999
18,772
$15,000–$19,999
19,210
$20,000–$24,999
21,125
$25–49k
$25,000–$29,999
21,491
$30,000–$34,999
23,121
$35,000–$39,999
21,458
$40,000–$44,999
23,719
$45,000–$49,999
22,454
$50–74k
$50,000–$59,999
44,162
$60,000–$74,999
66,681
$100–149k
$100,000–$124,999
87,607
$125,000–$149,999
65,397
Detailed source values for Household income
Household income values
CategoryValue
Under $25k89,934
$25–49k112,243
$50–74k110,843
$75–99k99,672
$100–149k153,004
$150–199k94,622
$200k+115,017

Education

Attainment and marital status

Education universe
1,649,835
High school or higher
83.5%
Derived from published counts
Bachelor’s or higher
25.6%
Derived from published counts
Educational attainmentAttainment distribution
144,8358.8%
Less than 9th grade
127,4647.7%
Grades 9–12, no diploma
438,50826.6%
High school or equivalent
377,09922.9%
Some college, no degree
140,1018.5%
Associate degree
269,59316.3%
Bachelor’s degree
152,2359.2%
Graduate or professional
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Less than 9th grade
No Schooling
54,184
Nursery School
982
Kindergarten
956
First Grade
2,098
Second Grade
5,057
Third Grade
9,305
Fourth Grade
4,467
Fifth Grade
11,588
Sixth Grade
37,163
Seventh Grade
5,572
Eighth Grade
13,463
Grades 9–12, no diploma
Ninth Grade
29,382
Tenth Grade
17,715
Eleventh Grade
26,055
Twelfth No Diploma
54,312
High school or equivalent
Regular High School Diploma
389,328
Ged Or Alternative Credential
49,180
Some college, no degree
Some College Under 1 Year
122,039
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree
255,060
Graduate or professional
Masters Degree
110,679
Professional School Degree
25,333
Doctorate Degree
16,223
Detailed source values for Educational attainment
Educational attainment values
CategoryValue
Less than 9th grade144,835
Grades 9–12, no diploma127,464
High school or equivalent438,508
Some college, no degree377,099
Associate degree140,101
Bachelor’s degree269,593
Graduate or professional152,235
Marital status by sexMale and Female
20,97074,851
Widowed
73,727106,343
Divorced
15,59822,512
Separated
512,541489,338
Now Married
387,450327,286
Never Married
54,33659,689
Married Spouse Absent
458,205429,649
Married Spouse Present
Marital status by sex values
CategoryMaleFemale
Widowed20,97074,851
Divorced73,727106,343
Separated15,59822,512
Now Married512,541489,338
Never Married387,450327,286
Married Spouse Absent54,33659,689
Married Spouse Present458,205429,649

Housing

Tenure, occupancy, and housing stock

Median home value
$557,300
Median gross rent
$1,901
Housing tenure
Owner
535,98669.1%
Renter
239,34930.9%
Occupied homes: 775,335.
Housing tenure values
CategoryValue
Owner535,986
Renter239,349
Housing occupancy
Occupied
775,33589.2%
Vacant
94,07910.8%
Housing units: 869,414.

Derived from published counts

Housing occupancy values
CategoryValue
Occupied775,335
Vacant94,079

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage
367,725
Owners without mortgage
168,261
Vacancy reason
For rent12,739
For sale5,537
Rented, not occupied2,080
Sold, not occupied3,416
Seasonal56,925
Migrant workers321
Other13,061
Vacancy reason values
CategoryValue
For rent12,739
For sale5,537
Rented, not occupied2,080
Sold, not occupied3,416
Seasonal56,925
Migrant workers321
Other13,061
Structure type
Detached595,953
Attached54,131
2–4 units40,077
5–19 units55,973
20+ units46,058
Mobile or other77,222
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2–4 units
Structure 2 Units
10,365
Structure 3–4 Units
29,712
5–19 units
Structure 5–9 Units
31,883
Structure 10–19 Units
24,090
20+ units
Structure 20–49 Units
16,431
Structure 50 Plus Units
29,627
Mobile or other
Structure Mobile Home
75,526
Structure Boat Rv Van Other
1,696
Detailed source values for Structure type
Structure type values
CategoryValue
Detached595,953
Attached54,131
2–4 units40,077
5–19 units55,973
20+ units46,058
Mobile or other77,222
Year builtHousing units by period
81,6039.4%
Before 1960
181,48620.9%
1960–79
297,69134.2%
1980–99
291,19233.5%
2000–19
17,4422.0%
2020+
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Before 1960
1939 Earlier
17,793
1940–1949
13,919
1950–1959
49,891
1960–79
1960–1969
61,570
1970–1979
119,916
1980–99
1980–1989
175,091
1990–1999
122,600
2000–19
2000–2009
209,396
2010–2019
81,796
Detailed source values for Year built
Year built values
CategoryValue
Before 196081,603
1960–79181,486
1980–99297,691
2000–19291,192
2020+17,442
Move-in periodOwner and Renter
Before 1990
35,029
1,903
1990s
54,406
4,327
2000s
127,576
20,880
2010s
227,812
129,414
2020–22
79,768
64,964
2023+
11,395
17,861
Move-in period values
CategoryOwnerRenter
Before 199035,0291,903
1990s54,4064,327
2000s127,57620,880
2010s227,812129,414
2020–2279,76864,964
2023+11,39517,861
Home valueOwner-occupied homes
34,8486.5%
Under $100k
32,2056.0%
$100–249k
155,58329.0%
$250–499k
198,06537.0%
$500–749k
79,68214.9%
$750–999k
22,8424.3%
$1–1.49m
12,7612.4%
$1.5m+
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Under $100k
Under 10000
5,731
10000–14999
1,615
15000–19999
1,129
20000–24999
2,248
25000–29999
1,235
30000–34999
1,786
35000–39999
1,421
40000–49999
4,357
50000–59999
4,219
60000–69999
3,598
70000–79999
2,346
80000–89999
3,135
90000–99999
2,028
$100–249k
100000–124999
5,717
125000–149999
3,681
150000–174999
5,012
175000–199999
3,708
200000–249999
14,087
$250–499k
250000–299999
13,249
300000–399999
53,738
400000–499999
88,596
$1.5m+
1500000–1999999
5,349
2000000+
7,412
Detailed source values for Home value
Home value values
CategoryValue
Under $100k34,848
$100–249k32,205
$250–499k155,583
$500–749k198,065
$750–999k79,682
$1–1.49m22,842
$1.5m+12,761
Gross rentRenter-occupied homes
Under $5006,627
$500–99920,184
$1,000–1,49946,123
$1,500–1,99952,697
$2,000–2,49949,288
$2,500–2,99929,011
$3,000+26,511
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Under $500
Under 100
76
100–149
45
150–199
164
200–249
383
250–299
815
300–349
1,288
350–399
1,441
400–449
1,430
450–499
985
$500–999
500–549
1,409
550–599
1,262
600–649
1,591
650–699
1,394
700–749
1,839
750–799
1,857
800–899
4,817
900–999
6,015
$1,000–1,499
1000–1249
20,582
1250–1499
25,541
$3,000+
3000–3499
13,810
3500+
12,701
Detailed source values for Gross rent
Gross rent values
CategoryValue
Under $5006,627
$500–99920,184
$1,000–1,49946,123
$1,500–1,99952,697
$2,000–2,49949,288
$2,500–2,99929,011
$3,000+26,511
Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter
No vehicle
13,889
19,456
1 vehicle
115,579
87,205
2 vehicles
199,116
82,729
3 vehicles
116,758
31,146
4 vehicles
57,796
12,325
5+ vehicles
32,848
6,488
Vehicle availability values
CategoryOwnerRenter
No vehicle13,88919,456
1 vehicle115,57987,205
2 vehicles199,11682,729
3 vehicles116,75831,146
4 vehicles57,79612,325
5+ vehicles32,8486,488

Transportation

How residents get to work

Workers age 16+
1,087,103
Average commute
33.8 min
Travel mode
Drive alone
797,10473.3%Derived from published counts
Carpool
120,00611.0%Derived from published counts
Public transit
7,8070.7%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle
15,4261.4%Derived from published counts
Work from home
133,33112.3%Derived from published counts
Other
13,4291.2%Derived from published counts
Workers: 1,087,103.

Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle
Walked
12,762
Bicycle
2,664
Other
Other Transportation
10,407
Motorcycle
1,931
Taxi Or Ride Hailing
1,091
Detailed source values for Travel mode
Travel mode values
CategoryValue
Drive alone797,104
Carpool120,006
Public transit7,807
Walk or bicycle15,426
Work from home133,331
Other13,429
Commute timeWorkers by travel time
187,20819.6%
Under 15 min
302,17631.7%
15–29 min
199,26120.9%
30–44 min
89,7799.4%
45–59 min
175,34818.4%
60+ min
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Under 15 min
Under 5
16,967
5–9
65,071
10–14
105,170
15–29 min
15–19
131,052
20–24
118,587
25–29
52,537
30–44 min
30–34
133,201
35–39
25,992
40–44
40,068
60+ min
60–89
106,843
90+
68,505
Detailed source values for Commute time
Commute time values
CategoryValue
Under 15 min187,208
15–29 min302,176
30–44 min199,261
45–59 min89,779
60+ min175,348

Workforce

Labor force and job flows

Population age 16+
1,956,326
Civilian labor force
1,191,323
Employed
1,113,874
Unemployed
77,449
Unemployment rate
6.5%
Poverty universe
2,443,638
Persons below poverty
259,442
Gini index
0.44
White-collar workers
605,968
Blue-collar workers
288,455
Occupation by sexMale and Female
Service Occupations
102,585
116,866
Sales Office Occupations
89,501
142,114
Management Business Science Arts
182,618
191,735
Production Transportation Material Moving
121,984
43,299
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance
115,700
7,472
Occupation by sex values
CategoryMaleFemale
Service Occupations102,585116,866
Sales Office Occupations89,501142,114
Management Business Science Arts182,618191,735
Production Transportation Material Moving121,98443,299
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance115,7007,472

Employment and commuting

Resident workers
956,682
Workplace jobs
732,154
Internal commuters
448,815
Inbound commuters
283,339
Outbound commuters
507,867
Net worker inflow
Unavailable

Health insurance

Insurance coverage

Coverage status
Insured
2,265,78392.3%Derived from published counts
Uninsured
189,8887.7%
Residents: 2,455,671.
Coverage status values
CategoryValue
Insured2,265,783
Uninsured189,888
Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage
24,93313.1%
Under 19
65,49234.5%
Age 19–34
95,15950.1%
Age 35–64
4,3042.3%
Age 65+
Uninsured by age values
CategoryValue
Under 1924,933
Age 19–3465,492
Age 35–6495,159
Age 65+4,304

Community

Nativity, citizenship, and mobility

Nativity
Native born
1,934,73578.1%
Foreign born
543,86521.9%
Residents: 2,478,600.
Nativity values
CategoryValue
Native born1,934,735
Foreign born543,865

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen
304,905
Not a citizen
238,960

Residential mobility

Same house
2,223,079
Within same county
115,943
From another county
83,614
From another state
20,944
From abroad
9,981

Sources and method

Vintages, quality, and methodology

Source vintages

Demographics
2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline
2020 Census
Employment
2023 LODES

Report quality

Status
complete
kind
published geography
estimated
false
Historical housing baseline
2020 housing units
848,549

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

County demographics

About Riverside County, California

Riverside County, California has 2,478,600 residents and a median age of 37 years. It ranks No. 10 by population within this indexed county cohort. Population has grown 2.5% since the 2020 Census. Median household income is $12,340 above United States.

Market context

Compare the numbers.

Published values on the same 2024 ACS basis.
Comparison of selected demographic measures
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeMedian ageOwner occupied
Riverside County, California2,478,600$93,07437 years69.1%
United States334,922,500$80,73438.9 years65.2%
California39,287,377$99,12237.9 years55.9%

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