Demographics of Riverside city, California

Riverside city, California had 323,057 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +7,587 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Riverside city, in four figures

323,057
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 319,069 ±87.; +2.4%
Change since July 2020: +7,587 people.; 33.6 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $91,045 ±$1,764
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Riverside city, California's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Riverside city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Riverside city, California's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Riverside city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	315,470	100.0	100.0
2021	313,966	99.5	100.2
2022	320,328	101.5	100.7
2023	321,596	101.9	101.6
2024	323,379	102.5	102.5
2025	323,057	102.4	103.1

Population of Riverside city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	315,470	—
2021	313,966	−1,504
2022	320,328	+6,362
2023	321,596	+1,268
2024	323,379	+1,783
2025	323,057	−322

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.6 ±0.5: for men 32.6 ±0.6 and for women 34.7 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Riverside city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	17,501 ±1,178	5.5% ±0.4	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	56,056 ±1,977	17.6% ±0.6	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	42,122 ±1,619	13.2% ±0.5	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	95,295 ±2,452	29.9% ±0.8	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	69,950 ±1,915	21.9% ±0.6	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	38,145 ±1,439	12.0% ±0.5	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $91,045 ±$1,764, and income per person $34,896 ±$689, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Riverside city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	10,908 ±860	11.5% ±0.9	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	13,254 ±1,035	13.9% ±1.1	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	14,858 ±929	15.6% ±1.0	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	13,201 ±858	13.9% ±0.9	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	19,090 ±1,034	20.1% ±1.1	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	11,967 ±816	12.6% ±0.8	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	11,898 ±812	12.5% ±0.8	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Riverside city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	37,319 ±2,705	12.2% ±0.9	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	10,643 ±1,102	14.8% ±1.4	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	20,162 ±1,580	11.1% ±0.9	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	6,514 ±683	12.4% ±1.2	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Riverside city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Riverside city	California	United States
Housing units	99,910 ±1,105	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.3% ±0.3	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.7% ±0.6	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.8% ±1.1	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.2% ±1.1	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$584,800 ±$5,570	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,914 ±$33	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Riverside city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	177,534 ±3,183	55.6% ±1.0	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	83,286 ±2,825	26.1% ±0.9	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	18,872 ±1,708	5.9% ±0.5	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	25,564 ±1,844	8.0% ±0.6	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	508 ±160	0.2% ±0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	894 ±426	0.3% ±0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,368 ±431	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	11,043 ±1,704	3.5% ±0.5	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Riverside city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	211,460 ±2,792	66.3% ±0.9	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	31,892 ±1,388	10.0% ±0.4	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	4,396 ±554	1.4% ±0.2	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	71,321 ±2,383	22.4% ±0.7	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	39,103 ±2,190	12.3% ±0.7	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	32,218 ±1,955	10.1% ±0.6	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Riverside city among the places of California

11th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Riverside city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Long Beach city	455,548 ±128
Oakland city	439,418 ±102
Bakersfield city	411,986 ±100
Anaheim city	344,521 ±90
Stockton city	322,326 ±89
Riverside city	319,069 ±87
Santa Ana city	312,534 ±138
Irvine city	311,690 ±103
Chula Vista city	276,375 ±86
Santa Clarita city	230,221 ±96
Fremont city	228,295 ±110

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Riverside city, California

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026