Riverside County, California

75 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 2,449,909
Median household income: $89,672
Median home value: $510,300

Riverside County, California counts 2,449,909 residents. 75 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $89,672 runs below the California figure of $96,334.

From 2019 to 2023, Riverside County's population grew 1.6% from 2,411,439 to 2,449,909, while its median household income rose 33.8% from $67,005 to $89,672.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.5% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 50.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,449,909
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $89,672
Median home value: $510,300
Median gross rent: $1,814
Housing units: 860,042
Homeownership rate: 68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,411,4392,449,909

Median household income

$67,005$89,672

Median home value

$350,100$510,300

Median gross rent

$1,375$1,814

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,411,439	$67,005	$350,100	$1,375
2020	2,437,864	$70,732	$368,100	$1,447
2021	2,409,331	$76,066	$390,400	$1,552
2022	2,429,487	$84,505	$462,900	$1,711
2023	2,449,909	$89,672	$510,300	$1,814

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	145,266	5.9%
5 to 17	453,405	18.5%
18 to 24	228,663	9.3%
25 to 34	337,670	13.8%
35 to 44	328,098	13.4%
45 to 54	299,101	12.2%
55 to 64	286,660	11.7%
65 to 74	214,490	8.8%
75 and over	156,556	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	784,572	32.0%
Black or African American	149,836	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6,809	0.3%
Asian	167,441	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7,211	0.3%
Some other race	12,233	0.5%
Two or more races	82,105	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,239,702	50.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.7%

High school graduate26.3%

Some college or associate's31.9%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	270,971	16.7%
High school graduate	427,314	26.3%
Some college or associate's	517,283	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	259,990	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	147,017	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone74.6%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit0.7%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	793,517	74.6%
Carpooled	118,043	11.1%
Public transit	7,816	0.7%
Walked	12,544	1.2%
Bicycle	2,491	0.2%
Worked from home	116,499	10.9%
Other means	13,361	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	185,351	19.6%
15 to 29 min	299,751	31.6%
30 to 44 min	201,299	21.2%
45 to 59 min	87,811	9.3%
60+ min	173,560	18.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.17
Poverty rate: 11.1% (266,955 of 2,413,439)

	Count	Share
Family households	569,980	74.8%
Nonfamily households	192,254	25.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	762,234	88.6%
Vacant	97,808	11.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	524,872	68.9%
Renter-occupied	237,362	31.1%

1-unit, detached68.8%

1-unit, attached5.8%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units5.1%

Mobile home & other8.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	591,648	68.8%
1-unit, attached	50,300	5.8%
2 to 4 units	39,652	4.6%
5 to 19 units	57,767	6.7%
20 or more units	43,980	5.1%
Mobile home & other	76,695	8.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 06065
State: California
Land area: 7,209 sq mi
Water area: 94 sq mi
Center point: 33.7298, -116.0022