RightDataUSA

Riverside County, CA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Designated Market Area: Palm Springs, CA
USDA County Type (2015): Recreation/Tourism, Low Education, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Hispanic Centers

Places in Riverside County, CA     [Sort places by population]

 

Tracts in Riverside County, CA

   



Click here to view election data for Riverside County, CA

2022 population: 2,473,902   ( 284,261 from 2010 , 55,725 from 2020)
Land area: 7209.2 square miles
Population density: 343.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:774,620 31.31% 10.9%
Black:155,7306.29% 19.0%
Indian:11,3220.46% 3.6%
Asian:183,6917.43% 39.4%
2+ races:61,3312.48% 27.5%
Hispanic:1,287,20852.03% 29.3%
Total non-White:1,699,28268.69% 28.7%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:60,681 12.5
Deaths:50,23710.4
Net Migration: 41,5128.6
Net Immigration: 3,0640.6
Change in White population:-94,448 -4.3
Change in Non-White pop.:378,709 17.3




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
2,189,641
869,06839.69%
130,8235.97%
10,9310.50%
131,7706.02%
48,1102.20%
995,25745.45%
1,320,57360.31%

2000
1,545,387
788,83151.04%
92,4035.98%
10,1350.66%
58,4833.78%
33,5352.17%
559,57536.21%
756,55648.96%

1990
1,170,413
757,70964.74%
60,0635.13%
8,9650.77%
41,3903.54%
n/a
302,28625.83%
412,70435.26%

1980
663,166
491,80874.16%
30,3714.58%
5,8830.89%
9,9351.50%
n/a
123,96618.69%
171,35825.84%

1970
459,074
352,75776.84%
17,5133.81%
2,4110.53%
2,9720.65%
n/a
79,62117.34%
106,317 23.16%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
279,418 18.1
125,7578.1
384,06924.9
48,6133.1
80,237 5.2
564,017 36.5
1990's
NumberRate
243,406 20.8
108,8339.3
190,09816.2
65,0525.6
31,122 2.7
343,852 29.4
1980's
NumberRate
160,009 24.1
77,692 11.7
433,088 65.3
n/a
265,901 40.1
241,346 36.4
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
166,527 36.3
n/a
139,051 30.3
65,041 14.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Riverside County, CA
[Display all years]

Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
36.3
597,531 24.2%
1,876,371 75.8%
359,162 14.5%
749,976
3.19
558,130 74.4%
410,751 73.6%
47,559 8.5%
191,846 25.6%

2010
NumberPercent
33.7
620,108 28.3%
1,569,533 71.7%
258,586 11.8%
686,260
3.14
510,241 74.4%
376,381 73.8%
49,824 9.8%
176,019 25.6%

2000
NumberPercent
33.1
467,079 30.2%
1,078,308 69.8%
194,833 12.6%
506,781
2.98
375,207 74.0%
291,390 77.7%
35,868 9.6%
131,574 26.0%

1990
NumberPercent
31.5
333,468 28.5%
836,945 71.5%
153,890 13.1%
402,426
2.85
298,517 74.2%
244,910 82.0%
22,753 7.6%
103,909 25.8%

1980
NumberPercent
31.9
184,390 27.8%
478,776 72.2%
98,456 14.8%
243,161
2.68
180,026 74.0%
153,778 85.4%
13,284 7.4%
63,135 26.0%

2022 Housing Data for Riverside County, CA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units851,646 
Median Value$462,900 
Occupied749,97688.1%
Vacant101,67011.9%
Owned513,82168.5%
Rented236,15531.5%
Median Rent$1,711 
Single-Family Units632,35774.3%
    Detached585,50668.7%
    Attached46,8515.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units102,14312.0%
Mobile Homes73,7338.7%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Riverside County, CA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00031,7034.2%
$10,000 to $14,99920,9092.8%
$15,000 to $19,99921,5732.9%
$20,000 to $24,99924,0943.2%
$25,000 to $29,99924,9143.3%
$30,000 to $34,99924,5973.3%
$35,000 to $39,99923,7773.2%
$40,000 to $44,99923,2793.1%
$45,000 to $49,99924,7683.3%
$50,000 to $59,99947,8266.4%
$60,000 to $74,99966,3388.8%
$75,000 to $99,99999,96513.3%
$100,000 to $124,99983,20611.1%
$125,000 to $149,99962,3808.3%
$150,000 to $199,99978,40710.5%
$200,000 or more92,24012.3%
Median Household Income84,505 
Per Capita Income35,356 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state88 
Compared to U.S.109 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI43,0705.7%
Public Assistance28,1543.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps90,20712.0%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed477,43865.5%
Unemployed33,4904.6%
In Armed Forces4,1360.6%
Total Labor Force515,06470.7%
Not in Labor Force213,54429.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 33.9%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector430,318308,57658.2%
Non-Profit23,58636,34239.4%
Self-Employed70,43438,78664.5%
Local Government40,74360,73340.2%
State Government17,09224,36741.2%
Federal Government12,2817,80461.1%
Total Private + Self500,752347,36259.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.93,702129,24642.0%
Total594,454476,60855.5%
Pct. Govt.15.2%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts143,86913.4%
Sales and Office Occupations236,72222.1%
Professional, Technical199,24418.6%
Service Occupations213,13419.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing9,5510.9%
All others280,37326.1%
White Collar 54.0%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance134,61412.5%
Retail trade132,38012.3%
Construction101,4529.5%
Educational services88,1448.2%
Manufacturing87,9498.2%
Accommodation and food services86,5438.1%
Transportation and warehousing71,2966.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.55,6375.2%
Public administration55,5495.2%
Professional, scientific, technical53,3985.0%
Other services52,5514.9%
Finance and insurance31,9453.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation31,1772.9%
Wholesale trade29,1222.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing21,2622.0%
Information16,5701.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting13,0351.2%
Utilities9,1730.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction7850.1%
Management7600.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Riverside County, CA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,074,12544.21%
Puerto Rican16,4380.68%
Cuban9,0090.37%
Dominican2,3580.10%
Total Central American66,9402.76%
Costa Rican1,8700.08%
Guatemalan23,8930.98%
Honduran4,1030.17%
Nicaraguan5,6500.23%
Panamanian2,3530.10%
Salvadoran28,7781.18%
Other Central American2930.01%
Total South American22,3960.92%
Argentinean2,4750.10%
Bolivian1,0200.04%
Chilean9940.04%
Colombian8,4960.35%
Ecuadorian1,9280.08%
Paraguayan340.00%
Peruvian5,2550.22%
Uruguayan2590.01%
Venezuelan1,5840.07%
Other South American3510.01%
Other Hispanic42,0111.73%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino62,8302.59%
Chinese26,0421.07%
Vietnamese18,2710.75%
Indian15,7860.65%
Korean10,1180.42%
Japanese4,9980.21%
Cambodian3,1990.13%
Taiwanese2,5440.10%
Thai1,7910.07%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English1,335,06958.5%
Spanish788,92334.6%
Tagalog36,0441.6%
Other Indo-European28,8671.3%
Chinese21,6040.9%
Other Asian16,1280.7%
Vietnamese15,0760.7%
Arabic11,8260.5%
Korean8,0850.4%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German164,2426.8%
English143,7105.9%
Irish132,5365.5%
Italian76,1053.1%
American66,2472.7%
European40,9021.7%
French30,7511.3%
Scottish26,5161.1%
Polish22,5000.9%
Norwegian21,1600.9%
Swedish17,6880.7%
Dutch16,9850.7%
Scotch-Irish10,5650.4%
Russian10,5150.4%
British10,2240.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen2,195,70490.4%
Not a citizen233,7839.6%
Native1,903,51378.4%
Foreign-born525,97421.6%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Riverside County, CA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
142,806 9.0%126,225 7.9%426,917 26.8%514,606 32.3%244,893 15.4%138,553 8.7%
  Average years of education: 12.7
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 142,806 9.0%
9-12 Years 126,225 7.9%
H.S. Grad or GED 426,917 26.8%
Some College 514,606 32.3%
Bach. Degree 244,893 15.4%
Grad Degree 138,553 8.7%
Average years of education: 12.7

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Riverside County, CA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 536,428 498,080 38,348 7.1% 5.8%
1991 551,422 495,159 56,263 10.2% 7.8%
1992 576,055 507,395 68,660 11.9% 9.4%
1993 582,050 511,391 70,659 12.1% 9.5%
1994 597,407 533,406 64,001 10.7% 8.7%
1995 607,553 550,198 57,355 9.4% 7.9%
1996 612,312 560,729 51,583 8.4% 7.3%
1997 638,299 589,754 48,545 7.6% 6.4%
1998 660,337 616,284 44,053 6.7% 5.9%
1999 692,556 654,371 38,185 5.5% 5.3%
2000 680,221 644,150 36,071 5.3% 4.9%
2001 709,270 670,047 39,223 5.5% 5.5%
2002 746,220 697,630 48,590 6.5% 6.8%
2003 775,987 724,882 51,105 6.6% 6.9%
2004 817,506 768,504 49,002 6.0% 6.2%
2005 852,711 807,102 45,609 5.3% 5.4%
2006 882,641 838,261 44,380 5.0% 4.9%
2007 903,169 849,266 53,903 6.0% 5.3%
2008 912,039 833,559 78,480 8.6% 7.3%
2009 921,434 795,712 125,722 13.6% 11.5%
2010 977,784 839,147 138,637 14.2% 12.5%
2011 977,288 846,288 131,000 13.4% 11.9%
2012 985,244 868,757 116,487 11.8% 10.5%
2013 993,023 893,454 99,569 10.0% 9.0%
2014 1,009,162 925,465 83,697 8.3% 7.6%
2015 1,033,458 963,825 69,633 6.7% 6.3%
2016 1,051,610 987,187 64,423 6.1% 5.5%
2017 1,071,594 1,014,926 56,668 5.3% 4.8%
2018 1,090,129 1,041,495 48,634 4.5% 4.3%
2019 1,105,704 1,058,717 46,987 4.2% 4.2%
2020 1,107,723 997,725 109,998 9.9% 10.1%
2021 1,133,045 1,050,042 83,003 7.3% 7.3%
2022 1,152,096 1,104,077 48,019 4.2% 4.2%
2023 1,157,871 1,102,297 55,574 4.8% 4.8%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com