Riverside: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents (PMSA)

1980: 1,558,000

1990: 2,588,793

2000: 3,254,821

Percent change, 1990–2000: 25.7%

U.S. rank in 1980: 2nd (CMSA)

U.S. rank in 1990: 2nd (CMSA)

U.S. rank in 2000: 2nd (CMSA)

City Residents

1980: 170,591

1990: 226,546

2000: 255,166

2003 estimate: 281,514

Percent change, 1990–2000: 12.6%

U.S. rank in 1980: 83rd

U.S. rank in 1990: 68th

U.S. rank in 2000: 78th

Density: 3,104 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 151,377

Black or African American: 18,906

American Indian and Alaska Native: 2,779

Asian: 14,501

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 991

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 97,315

Other: 53,591

Percent of residents born in state: 56.5% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 20,435

Population 5 to 9 years old: 22,559

Population 10 to 14 years old: 21,379

Population 15 to 19 years old: 23,145

Population 20 to 24 years old: 22,216

Population 25 to 34 years old: 37,324

Population 35 to 34 years old: 39,140

Population 45 to 54 years old: 29,565

Population 55 to 59 years old: 9,293

Population 60 to 64 years old: 7,056

Population 65 to 74 years old: 11,811

Population 75 to 84 years old: 8,420

Population 85 years and older: 2,823

Median age: 29.8 years

Births (2002, Riverside County)

Total number: 26,691

Deaths (2002, Riverside County)

Total number: 12,830 (of which, 170 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $17,882

Median household income: $41,646

Total households: 86,044

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 8,334

$10,000 to $14,999: 4,927

$15,000 to $24,999: 10,133

$25,000 to $34,999: 10,865

$35,000 to $49,999: 13,565

$50,000 to $74,999: 16,058

$75,000 to $99,999: 8,638

$100,000 to $149,999: 6,678

$150,000 to $199,999: 1,375

$200,000 or more: 1,555

Percent of families below poverty level: 11.7% (48.2% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 15,161