Humidity & wind
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Population
323,057
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$584,800
Owner-occupied units
Riverside, CA
California · 33.938° N, 117.393° W · 81 sq mi
Riverside is a city in California, with a population of 323,057 and about 3,981 residents per square mile. The median household earns $91,045 a year, and the median home is worth $584,800.
Conditions
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Sunrise & sunset
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
81 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
3,981
People per square mile
Rank by population
#62
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#118
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$91,045
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,914
Per month
Homeownership
56.8%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
31.3 min
One way
People
Median age
33.6
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
25.7%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
22.4%
Households
95,176
3.21 people each
Climate · 2021–2025 average
Clear days 118/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 60/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 2/yr
Days above 90° 96/yr
Below freezing 0/yr
Annual rainfall 16.3in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
August
Average high 96°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 45°F
What people here do for work
Education & health care 23.4%
Retail trade 12.1%
Professional & business services 9.7%
Construction 9%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of California
State bird
California Quail
State flower
California Poppy
State capital
Sacramento
Nickname
The Golden State
Compare Riverside with
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Cities near Riverside
- Jurupa Valley, CA6 mi · 107,311
- Colton, CA9 mi · 53,383
- Moreno Valley, CA11 mi · 214,263
- Corona, CA11 mi · 161,734
- Eastvale, CA11 mi · 70,594
- Rialto, CA12 mi · 106,554
- Fontana, CA13 mi · 221,223
- Ontario, CA14 mi · 187,013
Cities about the same size
- Newark, NJ323,808
- Stockton, CA324,597
- Irvine, CA318,764
- Corpus Christi, TX317,247
- Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY329,751
- Santa Ana, CA315,586
- Cincinnati, OH314,367
- Orlando, FL333,888
More in California
- Los Angeles3,869,089
- San Diego1,406,106
- San Jose989,814
- San Francisco826,079
- Fresno555,549
- Sacramento536,449
- Long Beach450,469
- Oakland440,838
Wealthiest person in California
Name
Mark Zuckerberg
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$189B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Palo Alto
Source of wealth
Meta
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in California · private sector
Employer
University of California
Sector
Education
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in California
Company
Apple
Revenue
$391.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Cupertino
Ticker
AAPL
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.