Riverside County vs. Orange County

	Riverside County (CA)	Orange County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2,450,758	3,185,968
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11.9%	5.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	2,189,765	3,010,274
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	2,189,641	3,010,232
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.5%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.1%	21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.4%	14.8%
Female persons, percent	50.2%	50.6%
White alone, percent	79.7%	71.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.2%	2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.9%	1.0%
Asian alone, percent	7.1%	21.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	3.6%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	49.6%	34.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	34.7%	40.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	123,908	112,264
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	21.7%	30.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	848,597	1,111,227
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.8%	57.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$330,600	$652,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,927	$2,702
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$555	$621
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,311	$1,777
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	16.3%	34.2%
Building permits, 2018	9,232	7,515
Households, 2014-2018	718,349	1,032,373
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.27	3.02
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.4%	87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	40.6%	45.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.5%	94.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	84.7%	89.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.7%	85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.8%	39.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.5%	5.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.9%	8.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.8%	65.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.0%	58.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,230,919	9,050,642
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	8,412,078	20,682,197
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	15,137,013	47,299,399
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	18,716,807	97,795,982
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	25,058,857	45,193,625
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,045	$14,625
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.3	27.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$63,948	$85,398
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,142	$39,590
Persons in poverty, percent	12.7%	10.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	38,946	96,901
Total employment, 2017	575,169	1,503,084
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	23,204,080	87,827,433
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.9%	1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	171,641	316,034
All firms, 2012	175,971	340,116
Men-owned firms, 2012	90,803	180,456
Women-owned firms, 2012	66,313	119,431
Minority-owned firms, 2012	85,804	145,603
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	84,871	182,028
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	13,760	22,774
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	156,472	303,786
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.2%	1.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.0%	19.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.0%	12.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.4%	28.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	303.8	3,807.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	7,206.48	790.57

Source: United States Census Bureau

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