Riverside County vs. San Diego County

	Riverside County (CA)	San Diego County (CA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2,450,758	3,343,364
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11.9%	8.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	2,189,765	3,095,349
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	2,189,641	3,095,313
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.5%	6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.1%	21.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.4%	14.0%
Female persons, percent	50.2%	49.7%
White alone, percent	79.7%	75.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.2%	5.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.9%	1.3%
Asian alone, percent	7.1%	12.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.4%	0.6%
Two or More Races, percent	3.6%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	49.6%	34.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	34.7%	45.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	123,908	223,217
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	21.7%	23.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	848,597	1,224,375
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.8%	53.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$330,600	$526,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,927	$2,478
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$555	$595
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,311	$1,569
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	16.3%	35.8%
Building permits, 2018	9,232	9,834
Households, 2014-2018	718,349	1,118,980
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.27	2.87
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.4%	84.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	40.6%	37.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.5%	93.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	84.7%	88.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.7%	87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.8%	38.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.5%	6.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.9%	8.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.8%	62.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.0%	58.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,230,919	10,403,824
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	8,412,078	21,337,795
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	15,137,013	33,320,461
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	18,716,807	35,937,366
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	25,058,857	39,786,069
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,045	$12,523
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.3	26.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$63,948	$74,855
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,142	$36,156
Persons in poverty, percent	12.7%	11.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	38,946	85,077
Total employment, 2017	575,169	1,266,620
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	23,204,080	72,979,449
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.9%	1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	171,641	285,707
All firms, 2012	175,971	293,426
Men-owned firms, 2012	90,803	154,416
Women-owned firms, 2012	66,313	105,329
Minority-owned firms, 2012	85,804	106,472
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	84,871	175,754
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	13,760	25,354
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	156,472	255,209
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.2%	2.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.0%	10.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.3%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.0%	15.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.4%	29.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	303.8	735.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	7,206.48	4,206.63

Source: United States Census Bureau

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