Riverside, California

City in Riverside County, California · ZIP 92501, 92503, 92504

Riverside County
Census data · ACS 2019-2023
78 public schools

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323,757 (2024 estimate)Population
92,368Households
$88,575Median household income
$542,100Median home value
78Public schools
8ZIP codes

About Riverside

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Population, 2000 to 2020+23.4%

Population of Riverside at each census
Census	Population
2000	255,166
2010	303,871
2020	314,998

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Riverside

Under $50k25.9%

$50k to $100k29.9%

$100k to $150k20.1%

$150k to $200k12.1%

$200k and over12%

Median household income $88,575 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Riverside

56.3%owner occupied

Owner occupied: 51,977 units
Renter occupied: 40,391 units
Vacancy rate: 4.9%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Riverside compared with its county and state

Riverside compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Measure	Riverside	Riverside County	California
Population	316,241	2,449,909	39,242,785
Median household income	$88,575	$89,672	$96,334
Median age	33.1	36.7	37.6
Median home value	$542,100	$510,300	$695,400
Bachelor’s degree or higher	25.7%	25.1%	36.5%
Foreign-born residents	22.4%	21.6%	26.7%
Owner-occupied homes	56.3%	68.9%	55.8%
Mean commute to work	31.6 minutes	33.8 minutes	29.0 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Schools

Public schools in Riverside78

Public schools in Riverside, NCES directory 2023–2024
School	Type	Grades	District
Adams Elementary	Public	K–6	Riverside Unified
Alcott Elementary	Public	K–6	Riverside Unified
Allan Orrenmaa Elementary	Public	K–5	Alvord Unified
Arlanza Elementary	Public	K–5	Alvord Unified
Benjamin Franklin Elementary	Public	K–6	Riverside Unified
Bryant Elementary	Public	K–6	Riverside Unified
Castle View Elementary	Public	K–6	Riverside Unified
Collett Elementary	Public	K–5	Alvord Unified
Emerson Elementary	Public	K–6	Riverside Unified
Foothill Elementary	Public	K–5	Alvord Unified
Fremont Elementary	Public	K–6	Riverside Unified
Harrison Elementary	Public	K–6	Riverside Unified
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	K–6	Riverside Unified
Highland Elementary	Public	K–6	Riverside Unified
Jackson Elementary	Public	K–6	Riverside Unified
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K–6	Riverside Unified
John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K–6	Riverside Unified
La Granada Elementary	Public	K–5	Alvord Unified
Liberty Elementary	Public	K–6	Riverside Unified
Longfellow Elementary	Public	K–6	Riverside Unified
Madison Elementary	Public	K–6	Riverside Unified
Magnolia Elementary	Public	K–6	Riverside Unified
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K–6	Riverside Unified
Monroe Elementary	Public	K–6	Riverside Unified
Mountain View Elementary	Public	K–6	Riverside Unified
Myra Linn Elementary	Public	K–5	Alvord Unified
Pachappa Elementary	Public	K–6	Riverside Unified
Patricia Beatty Elementary	Public	K–6	Riverside Unified
Phillip M. Stokoe Elementary	Public	K–5	Alvord Unified
REACH Leadership STEAM Academy	Charter	K–6	REACH Leadership STEAM Academy District
Rosemary Kennedy Elementary	Public	K–5	Alvord Unified
S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary	Public	K–5	Alvord Unified
Summit Elementary	Special education	K–5	Alvord Unified
Terrace Elementary	Public	K–5	Alvord Unified
Tomas Rivera Elementary	Public	K–6	Riverside Unified
Twinhill Elementary	Public	K–5	Alvord Unified
Valley View Elementary	Public	K–5	Alvord Unified
Victoria Elementary	Public	K–6	Riverside Unified
Washington Elementary	Public	K–6	Riverside Unified
William Howard Taft Elementary	Public	K–6	Riverside Unified
Amelia Earhart Middle	Public	7–8	Riverside Unified
Arizona Middle	Public	6–8	Alvord Unified
Central Middle	Public	7–8	Riverside Unified
Chemawa Middle	Public	7–8	Riverside Unified
Frank Augustus Miller Middle	Public	7–8	Riverside Unified
Loma Vista Middle	Public	6–8	Alvord Unified
Matthew Gage Middle	Public	7–8	Riverside Unified
Sierra Middle	Public	7–8	Riverside Unified
University Heights Middle	Public	7–8	Riverside Unified
Wells Middle	Public	6–8	Alvord Unified
Abraham Lincoln Continuation	Alternative	9–12	Riverside Unified
Alvord High	Alternative	9–12	Alvord Unified
Arlington High	Public	9–12	Riverside Unified
CBK Charter	Charter	9–12	Riverside County Office of Education
Gateway College and Career Academy	Charter	9–12	Gateway College and Career Academy District
Hillcrest High	Public	9–12	Alvord Unified
John W. North High	Public	9–12	Riverside Unified
La Sierra High	Public	9–12	Alvord Unified
Martin Luther King Jr. High	Public	9–12	Riverside Unified
Mission View High	Alternative	9–12	Alvord Unified
Norte Vista High	Public	9–12	Alvord Unified
Opportunity Program	Alternative	7–12	Riverside Unified
Polytechnic High	Public	9–12	Riverside Unified
Raincross High (Continuation)	Alternative	9–12	Riverside Unified
Ramona High	Public	9–12	Riverside Unified
Riverside County Community	Alternative	7–12	Riverside County Office of Education
Riverside County ROP	Career and technical	9–12	Riverside County Office Of Education ROP
Riverside STEM Academy	Public	5–12	Riverside Unified
Summit Secondary	Special education	6–12	Alvord Unified
California School for the Deaf-Riverside	Special education	K–12	CA Sch for the Deaf-Riverside (State Special Schl)
Educational Options Center State Preschool	Public	M	Riverside Unified
Gateway	Special education	K–12	Alvord Unified
Preschool Grasp	Public	M	Riverside County Office of Education
Riverside County Juvenile Court	Alternative	K–12	Riverside County Office of Education
Riverside County Special Education	Special education	K–12	Riverside County Office of Education
Riverside Virtual	Public	K–12	Riverside Unified
Summit View Independent Study	Alternative	K–12	Riverside Unified
Sunshine Special Education	Special education	K–12	Riverside Unified

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Legislative districts

Legislative districts for Riverside7

Congressional and state legislative districts for Riverside
Chamber	District	Share of Riverside
U.S. House of Representatives	Congressional District 39 (CA-39)	96%
U.S. House of Representatives	Congressional District 41 (CA-41)	4%
State legislature, lower chamber	Assembly District 58	64%
State legislature, lower chamber	Assembly District 60	4%
State legislature, lower chamber	Assembly District 63	31%
State legislature, upper chamber	State Senate District 31	76%
State legislature, upper chamber	State Senate District 32	24%

Boundaries from the Census Bureau’s TIGER/Line district files, matched to Riverside’s own boundary; a town split between districts lists each with the share of its land inside it. Who holds each seat appears on the People page once the official records are approved.

Sources: Census cartographic boundaries 2025: congressional districts, 119th Congress, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, upper chamber, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, lower chamber, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Riverside at a glance

Type: City
County: Riverside County
Land area: 81.1 sq mi
Water area: 0.31 sq mi
Population: 323,757 (2024 estimate)
Households: 92,368
Median age: 33.1
Median household income: $88,575
Median home value: $542,100
Median gross rent: $1,812
Owner-occupied homes: 56.3%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.7%
Foreign-born residents: 22.4%
Mean commute to work: 31.6 minutes
Census GEOID: 0662000

Sources: Census Gazetteer 2025: places, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026; American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 06, retrieved November 14, 2026.

ZIP codes and metro area

ZIP codes: 92501, 92503, 92504, 92505, 92506, 92507, 92508, 92521
Metro area: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA

Sources: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship file: ZCTAs to places, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Gazetteer 2025: metropolitan and micropolitan areas, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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