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Riverside County, CA

Demographic and economic profile of Riverside County, CA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Riverside County holds a population of 2,529,933 and grew 2.8% over five years, reflecting sustained residential expansion in the Inland Empire region. The workforce of roughly 60.9% labor force participation skews toward lower educational attainment, with only 25.1% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings sit at $42,131 against a median household income of $93,074. Housing remains relatively accessible compared to coastal California markets, with a median home value of $510,300 and a 69.1% homeownership rate, though a 6.6% unemployment rate and 11.1% poverty rate signal ongoing labor market softness.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

2,529,933

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$93,074

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.8% since 2018

Riverside County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone932,298 (37.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone624,598 (25.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race424,603 (17.1%)
  • Asian Alone175,644 (7.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone157,724 (6.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races122,202 (4.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish796,129
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)36,081
  3. 3.Other Indo-European30,700
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)23,257
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island17,304

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

21.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

109,216

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$39,204

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$37,162

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance236,085
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)135,741
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services120,346
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services118,965
  5. 5.Construction (Group)102,084

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations374,353
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations231,615
  3. 3.Service Occupations219,451
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations165,283
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations123,172

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.35×)101,675
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.31×)83,545
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.22×)116,642
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.16×)29,042
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.11×)131,243

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$510,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,814/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,999198,065 (37.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99988,596 (16.5%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99979,682 (14.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99953,738 (10.0%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,99922,842 (4.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99914,087 (2.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,131

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

33.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone797,104 (73.3%)
  • Worked At Home133,331 (12.3%)
  • Carpooled120,006 (11.0%)
  • Walked12,762 (1.2%)
  • Other10,407 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit7,807 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.