Riverside County vs. Imperial County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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