Los Angeles County vs Riverside County

A side-by-side comparison of Los Angeles County and Riverside County: population, income, housing, and more.

Los Angeles County and Riverside County are counties in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Los Angeles County has the higher population (9,848,406 vs 2,449,909 in Riverside County). Riverside County has the higher median household income ($89,672 vs $87,760 in Los Angeles County). Los Angeles County has the higher median home value ($783,300 vs $510,300 in Riverside County).

Population, income & housing

	Los Angeles County	Riverside County
Population	9,848,406	2,449,909
Median age	37.9 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$87,760	$89,672
Median home value	$783,300	$510,300
Median gross rent	$1,893	$1,814
Housing units	3,624,084	860,042
Homeownership rate	46.1%	68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.5%	25.1%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Los Angeles County	Riverside County
Population	10,081,570 → 9,848,406 (-2.3%)	2,411,439 → 2,449,909 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$68,044 → $87,760 (+29.0%)	$67,005 → $89,672 (+33.8%)
Median home value	$583,200 → $783,300 (+34.3%)	$350,100 → $510,300 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,460 → $1,893 (+29.7%)	$1,375 → $1,814 (+31.9%)

Los Angeles County

Population

10,081,5709,848,406

Median household income

$68,044$87,760

Median home value

$583,200$783,300

Median gross rent

$1,460$1,893

Riverside County

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

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Los Angeles County	Riverside County
Under 5	5.3%	5.9%
5 to 17	15.6%	18.5%
18 to 24	8.9%	9.3%
25 to 34	15.9%	13.8%
35 to 44	14.0%	13.4%
45 to 54	13.2%	12.2%
55 to 64	12.4%	11.7%
65 to 74	8.6%	8.8%
75 and over	6.1%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Los Angeles County	Riverside County
White (non-Hispanic)	25.2%	32.0%
Black or African American	7.5%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	14.8%	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.3%
Some other race	0.6%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	48.3%	50.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Los Angeles County	Riverside County
No high school diploma	19.3%	16.7%
High school graduate	20.3%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.8%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Los Angeles County	Riverside County
Drove alone	66.4%	74.6%
Carpooled	9.3%	11.1%
Public transit	4.2%	0.7%
Walked	2.4%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.2%
Worked from home	15.2%	10.9%
Other means	1.9%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Los Angeles County	Riverside County
1-unit, detached	47.6%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	15.5%	6.7%
20 or more units	20.3%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	8.9%

Poverty & households

	Los Angeles County	Riverside County
Poverty rate	13.6%	11.1%
Average household size	2.85	3.17
Mean commute (minutes)	31	34
Median year structure built	1965	1990