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Riverside County, California

Riverside County had 2,529,933 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 7,209.3 square miles of land. It ranks 4th of 58 in California by population and 4th by land area.

Population
2,529,933
#4 of 58 in California · #10 in US
Area
7,209.3 sq mi
#4 of 58 in California · #42 in US
Density
351 / sq mi
#16 of 58 in California · #384 in US
Median household income
$90,251
#18 of 58 in California · #241 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Riverside County within California. Pin: Sacramento.

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Riverside County population, land area and income

Riverside County had 2,529,933 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 7,209.3 square miles of land. It ranks 4th of 58 in California by population and 4th by land area. That works out to 350.9 people per square mile, 3.6 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in California has 187,274 residents, so Riverside County is 13.5 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $90,251 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

2,529,933

3144th1st

10th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

7,209 sq mi

3144th1st

42nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

350.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

384th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$90,251

3143rd1st

241st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within California (58)

Population

2,529,933

58th1st

4th of 58 (CA)

Land area

7,209 sq mi

58th1st

4th of 58 (CA)

Density

350.9 / sq mi

58th1st

16th of 58 (CA)

Median household income

$90,251

58th1st

18th of 58 (CA)

How Riverside County's population changed since 2020

Riverside County gained 105,270 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.3%. That ranks 7th of 58 in California for growth. The median California county changed by -0.6%, and the state as a whole by -0.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Riverside County recorded 116,337 births and 90,441 deaths, a natural change of +25,896. Net international migration added +26,500 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +57,069. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 57,069 people.

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Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
116,337
Deaths
90,441
Net international migration
+26,500
Net domestic migration
+57,069
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+26,384

Where Riverside County is

The Census internal point of Riverside County is at 33.729800, -116.002200. It sits in UTM zone 11N. The map shades California's 58 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Riverside County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Los Angeles County: -2.4%Kings County: +1.4%Sierra County: -3.6%Riverside County: +4.3%Santa Barbara County: -0.8%San Bernardino County: +1.4%Nevada County: -0.1%Santa Clara County: +0.1%Yuba County: +6.7%Fresno County: +1.4%Plumas County: -4.7%Monterey County: -1.0%Amador County: +3.6%Alameda County: -1.9%Tulare County: +2.0%San Joaquin County: +4.5%Alpine County: -6.8%Siskiyou County: -3.4%Butte County: -0.9%Kern County: +1.8%San Diego County: -0.1%Sacramento County: +1.5%Ventura County: -1.0%Yolo County: +3.4%Lake County: -0.6%Napa County: -3.4%Tehama County: -1.9%San Francisco County: -5.4%El Dorado County: +0.8%Calaveras County: +2.5%Inyo County: -2.7%Shasta County: -0.6%Lassen County: -12.3%San Luis Obispo County: -0.0%Mariposa County: -0.5%Trinity County: -2.8%Contra Costa County: +0.6%Mendocino County: -2.4%Imperial County: +1.1%Santa Cruz County: -3.4%Placer County: +6.9%Orange County: -0.5%San Benito County: +7.2%Marin County: -1.9%San Mateo County: -2.6%Colusa County: +0.9%Del Norte County: -2.2%Solano County: +0.5%Glenn County: -2.0%Tuolumne County: -2.7%Sonoma County: -0.6%Humboldt County: -2.9%Mono County: -1.8%Stanislaus County: +0.6%Merced County: +4.9%Sutter County: -0.9%Madera County: +5.8%Modoc County: -2.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -2.7%
  2. < -1.0%
  3. < -0.0%
  4. < +1.5%
  5. ≥ +1.5%
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Orange pin: Riverside County internal point. Dark pin: Sacramento.

Internal point

Decimal
33.729800, -116.002200
DMS
33°43'47.28"N 116°00'7.92"W
UTM
11N 592437.2E 3732644.4N
Geohash
9mvxbk3f2
Plus code
8555PXHX+W4

Towns in Riverside County

28 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Riverside County, 2,106,755 people together, or 83% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Riverside County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Riverside with 323,757.

  1. 01Riverside323,757
  2. 02Moreno Valley213,919
  3. 03Corona161,540
  4. 04Menifee117,041
  5. 05Murrieta112,539
  6. 06Temecula112,431
  7. 07Jurupa Valley108,154
  8. 08Indio94,275
  9. 09Hemet92,912
  10. 10Perris83,032
  11. 11Lake Elsinore73,595
  12. 12Eastvale70,751
  13. 13Beaumont59,502
  14. 14San Jacinto55,515
  15. 15Palm Desert53,147
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Riverside County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Riverside County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is San Diego County, CA, with 3,298,799 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Sacramento and the nearest big city

Sacramento is 453.7 miles NW of Riverside County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Temecula, CA (population 112,431), 67.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Coachella, CA (population 45,165), 8.5 miles away.

Riverside County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Riverside County is 06065: state code 06 for California plus county code 065. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $90,251.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Riverside County, California?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 2,529,933. That is up 105,270 people (4.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 2,424,663.

What is the FIPS code of Riverside County?

06065. The first two digits (06) are California; the last three (065) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Riverside County?

Riverside, with 323,757 residents inside Riverside County in 2024.

Which counties border Riverside County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: San Diego County, CA; Orange County, CA; San Bernardino County, CA; Imperial County, CA; La Paz County, AZ.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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