Development Department - Economic Development
:: City Facts at a Glance

Year of Incorporation - 1883

POPULATION

   
  Population, 2011 306,779 *1
  Population Growth, 2001-2010 51,793 *1
  Population Growth Percent (annual) 1.3% *1
  Population per mile 3,763 *1
  Median Age 30.6 *2

INCOME

   
  Average Household Income $66,923 *2

HIGH-END RETAIL POTENTIAL

   
  Riverside Zone of Influence Population, 2008 344,356 *2
  80,610 Households (266,760 People) Ave. HH Income $88,993 *2
  60,464 Households (186,229 People) Ave. HH Income $111,351 *2

EDUCATION

   
  Enrollment, K-12: 63,393  
  Higher Education Student Population 46,118  
  Institutions of Higher Living:
University California-Riverside, California Baptist University, La Sierra University, and Riverside Community College
   

EMPLOYMENT

   
City of Riverside    
  Total Jobs (2010) 136,900 *4
  Total Workforce (2010) 160,700 *4
Riverside-San Bernardino MSA    
  Total Jobs (2010) 1,513,300 *4
  Total Workforce (2010) 1,769,500 *4
  Unemployment Rate (2010) 14.5% *4

MEDIAN HOME PRICES

   
  Median Home Price, Single Family Res. (05/10) $185,000 *5

RETAIL SALES

   
  Taxable sales, 2009 (billions) 3.5 *3
  Taxable sales growth, 2003-2007 126% *3
  Taxable sales per capita, 2009 $11,652 *3

CLIMATE

   
  Winter-Average High 66 degrees  
  Summer-Average High 94 degrees  

TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS AND FACILITIES

   
 
  • I-215, 91 and 60 Freeways
  • Riverside Municipal Airport
  • BNSF and UPSP railroads
  • Federal Express Ground (Rialto)
  • Ontario International Airport-Southern California’s second largest air cargo & second busiest air passenger facility
  • March Inland Cargo Port (Riverside)
* Source References    
  1 - California Department of Finance
2 - ESRI 2010
3 - California Board of Equalization
4 - State of California Employment Development Dept.
5 - DQ News - LA Times Chart
 
 
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