Riverside County vs. San Bernardino County

	Riverside County (CA)	San Bernardino County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2,450,758	2,171,603
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11.9%	6.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	2,189,765	2,035,201
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	2,189,641	2,035,210
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.5%	7.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.1%	26.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.4%	11.6%
Female persons, percent	50.2%	50.2%
White alone, percent	79.7%	76.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.2%	9.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.9%	2.1%
Asian alone, percent	7.1%	7.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	3.6%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	49.6%	54.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	34.7%	27.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	123,908	91,759
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	21.7%	21.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	848,597	725,896
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.8%	59.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$330,600	$305,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,927	$1,758
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$555	$470
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,311	$1,230
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	16.3%	19.8%
Building permits, 2018	9,232	5,577
Households, 2014-2018	718,349	630,633
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.27	3.30
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.4%	86.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	40.6%	41.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.5%	91.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	84.7%	81.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.7%	79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.8%	20.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.5%	7.4%
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%	60.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.0%	54.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,230,919	2,857,960
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	8,412,078	11,199,315
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	15,137,013	17,591,611
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	18,716,807	30,996,187
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	25,058,857	24,380,486
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,045	$11,714
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.3	31.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$63,948	$60,164
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,142	$23,956
Persons in poverty, percent	12.7%	14.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	38,946	35,635
Total employment, 2017	575,169	604,327
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	23,204,080	26,056,323
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.9%	3.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	171,641	148,999
All firms, 2012	175,971	160,500
Men-owned firms, 2012	90,803	81,064
Women-owned firms, 2012	66,313	63,349
Minority-owned firms, 2012	85,804	98,288
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	84,871	57,667
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	13,760	11,117
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	156,472	144,106
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.2%	7.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.0%	11.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.0%	27.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.4%	30.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	303.8	101.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	7,206.48	20,056.94

Source: United States Census Bureau

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