Imperial County vs. Riverside County

	Imperial County (CA)	Riverside County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	181,827	2,450,758
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.2%	11.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	174,524	2,189,765
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	174,528	2,189,641
Persons under 5 years, percent	8.2%	6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	28.5%	25.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.0%	14.4%
Female persons, percent	48.7%	50.2%
White alone, percent	90.1%	79.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	3.4%	7.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.5%	1.9%
Asian alone, percent	2.1%	7.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	84.6%	49.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	10.4%	34.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	5,453	123,908
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	31.1%	21.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	57,895	848,597
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	58.4%	65.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$177,100	$330,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,423	$1,927
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$435	$555
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$818	$1,311
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	21.3%	16.3%
Building permits, 2018	400	9,232
Households, 2014-2018	44,057	718,349
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.87	3.27
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.9%	86.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	76.0%	40.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.7%	91.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.9%	84.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	69.0%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.5%	21.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.1%	7.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.9%	8.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.8%	59.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.6%	53.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	182,646	5,230,919
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	511,132	8,412,078
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,465,960	15,137,013
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,599,144	18,716,807
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,676,853	25,058,857
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,477	$11,045
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.0	33.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,834	$63,948
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$17,590	$27,142
Persons in poverty, percent	21.4%	12.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,538	38,946
Total employment, 2017	32,109	575,169
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,129,548	23,204,080
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-3.0%	3.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	9,735	171,641
All firms, 2012	11,202	175,971
Men-owned firms, 2012	5,340	90,803
Women-owned firms, 2012	4,765	66,313
Minority-owned firms, 2012	8,501	85,804
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,330	84,871
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	608	13,760
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	10,000	156,472
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.6%	5.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.6%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	8.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	52.2%	24.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.8%	30.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	41.8	303.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	4,176.60	7,206.48

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Imperial county (CA) and Riverside county (CA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.