California · Census place 62000
Riverside city, CA
Quick answer
Riverside city has 316,241 residents, ranking #12 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $88,575, the median home is worth $542,100 and median gross rent runs $1,812 a month.
- Population
- 316,241Riverside city residents
- Median household income
- $88,575Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $542,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,812Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 56.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Riverside city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Riverside city median would spend about 24.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 6.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.5% of residents and 56.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in California.
- Bakersfield city 408,366
- Anaheim city 344,553
- Stockton city 320,470
- Santa Ana city 311,639
- Irvine city 308,160
- Chula Vista city 275,030
- Santa Clarita city 229,021
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