Whitewater

Population: 1,254
Median household income: $76,974
Median home value: $273,600

Whitewater is a community in Riverside County, California, home to 1,254 residents. Its median household income of $76,974 runs below the Riverside County figure of $89,672.

From 2019 to 2023, Whitewater's population grew 40.9% from 890 to 1,254, while its median home value rose 42.2% from $192,400 to $273,600.

The median resident is 41.1 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 16.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,254
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $76,974
Median home value: $273,600
Median gross rent: $1,201
Housing units: 402
Homeownership rate: 83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
Unemployment rate: 16.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8901,254

Median household income

$39,653$76,974

Median home value

$192,400$273,600

Median gross rent

$1,229$1,201

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	890	$39,653	$192,400	$1,229
2020	1,166	$46,875	$174,800	$1,413
2021	1,082	—	$234,200	$1,298
2022	1,194	$74,602	$267,000	$1,216
2023	1,254	$76,974	$273,600	$1,201

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 2413.5%

25 to 349.0%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6416.4%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over2.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	41	3.3%
5 to 17	197	15.7%
18 to 24	169	13.5%
25 to 34	113	9.0%
35 to 44	197	15.7%
45 to 54	181	14.4%
55 to 64	206	16.4%
65 to 74	116	9.3%
75 and over	34	2.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	389	31.0%
Black or African American	66	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	2.6%
Asian	31	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	23	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	712	56.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.4%

High school graduate27.4%

Some college or associate's40.4%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	139	16.4%
High school graduate	232	27.4%
Some college or associate's	342	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	74	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	60	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone72.1%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	397	72.1%
Carpooled	61	11.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	89	16.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	41	8.9%
15 to 29 min	175	37.9%
30 to 44 min	148	32.0%
45 to 59 min	58	12.6%
60+ min	40	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.23
Poverty rate: 22.5% (282 of 1,252)

	Count	Share
Family households	290	75.1%
Nonfamily households	96	24.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	386	96.0%
Vacant	16	4.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	323	83.7%
Renter-occupied	63	16.3%

1-unit, detached73.4%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other24.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	295	73.4%
1-unit, attached	8	2.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	99	24.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0685208
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 9.88 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.9356, -116.6872