Riverside

Population: 316,241
Median household income: $88,575
Median home value: $542,100

Riverside, a community in Riverside County, California, has 316,241 residents. The median household income of $88,575 is in line with the Riverside County median ($89,672).

Between 2019 and 2023, Riverside's population declined 3.1% from 326,414 to 316,241, while its median home value rose 48.4% from $365,300 to $542,100.

The typical home was built around 1976. 12.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 316,241
Median age: 33.1 yrs
Median household income: $88,575
Median home value: $542,100
Median gross rent: $1,812
Housing units: 97,105
Homeownership rate: 56.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

326,414316,241

Median household income

$69,045$88,575

Median home value

$365,300$542,100

Median gross rent

$1,378$1,812

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	326,414	$69,045	$365,300	$1,378
2020	327,569	$72,738	$389,500	$1,466
2021	314,858	$76,755	$418,000	$1,568
2022	316,076	$83,448	$485,500	$1,711
2023	316,241	$88,575	$542,100	$1,812

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 2413.8%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17,835	5.6%
5 to 17	56,004	17.7%
18 to 24	43,516	13.8%
25 to 34	49,296	15.6%
35 to 44	43,403	13.7%
45 to 54	36,736	11.6%
55 to 64	32,425	10.3%
65 to 74	23,205	7.3%
75 and over	13,821	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	86,806	27.4%
Black or African American	18,079	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	651	0.2%
Asian	25,529	8.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,024	0.3%
Some other race	1,101	0.3%
Two or more races	10,364	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	172,687	54.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.9%

High school graduate28.2%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree10.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33,592	16.9%
High school graduate	56,129	28.2%
Some college or associate's	58,018	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	30,325	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	20,822	10.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone74.7%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit1.5%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home9.3%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	110,710	74.7%
Carpooled	15,290	10.3%
Public transit	2,287	1.5%
Walked	3,521	2.4%
Bicycle	1,047	0.7%
Worked from home	13,795	9.3%
Other means	1,471	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	25,445	18.9%
15 to 29 min	46,166	34.4%
30 to 44 min	30,432	22.7%
45 to 59 min	10,756	8.0%
60+ min	21,527	16.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.27
Poverty rate: 12.5% (37,884 of 302,610)

	Count	Share
Family households	68,506	74.2%
Nonfamily households	23,862	25.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	92,368	95.1%
Vacant	4,737	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	51,977	56.3%
Renter-occupied	40,391	43.7%

1-unit, detached64.2%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units11.3%

20 or more units11.6%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	62,328	64.2%
1-unit, attached	4,563	4.7%
2 to 4 units	5,402	5.6%
5 to 19 units	10,976	11.3%
20 or more units	11,228	11.6%
Mobile home & other	2,608	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0662000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 81 sq mi
Water area: 0.31 sq mi
Center point: 33.9381, -117.3932