San Diego County vs. Riverside County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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