Riverside County, CA

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US Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic Party
US Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
37
0.817% 1-year increase
2024 Median Property Value
$557,300
9.21% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Riverside County, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

90.4% of the residents in Riverside County, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Riverside County, CA was $557,300, and the homeownership rate was 69.1%.

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Population & Diversity

Riverside County, CA is home to a population of N/A people, from which 90.4% are citizens. As of N/A, NaNM% of Riverside County, CA residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.4%
2024 Citizenship
90.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.4% of Riverside County, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Riverside County, CA was 90.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    33,121 ± 1,372
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    31,345 ± 1,583
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    16,868 ± 1,164

Riverside County, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.06 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

Industries

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.57%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 51 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Riverside County, CA. Showing the available data for California.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (58.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla
Senator from California3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.
Adam Schiff
Senator from California1
Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Riverside County, CA was $557,300 in 2024, which is 1.68 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $510,300 to $557,300, a 9.21% increase. The homeownership rate in Riverside County, CA is 69.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

In 2025, 24.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Riverside County, CA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.89%.

Housing

Property

$557,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$2,765
$535,986
Median Property Taxes
±$5,671

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Riverside County, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Riverside County, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

69.1%
Homeownership
2024
67.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 69.1% of the housing units in Riverside County, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.9%.

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Transportation

Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Riverside County, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Riverside County, CA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 24.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Riverside County, CA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.89%.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 14.1% of the children was living in poverty in Riverside County, CA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 10.7%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 291 in Riverside County, CA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 23.3 per 100,000 population.

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Health

N/A% of the population of Riverside County, CA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Health Indicators

Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 8.34% in Riverside County, CA.

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