Riverside County · California
Riverside, CA demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration.
Quick answer
Riverside, CA has a population of 314,998 and a median household income of $84,386 — about $7,032 a month before tax. That ranks 21 of 94 covered metros by income and 58 of 94 by population.
Population
314,998
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$84,386
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
8.75%
California + local
Income rank
#21
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A Riverside household at the median income of $84,386 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,846 a year in sales tax at 8.75%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and California exempts or discounts several categories. Riverside's Measure Z is a one-cent general tax renewed by voters; without it the city would sit at the county's 7.75%.
Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a Riverside-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: California Department of Tax and Fee Administration rate tables · rates as published for 2026