Overview
About Riverside
Riverside is a city in California with about 316,241 residents. Riverside was founded in 1870 and sits in Riverside County. The median age is 33.1 and the median household income is $88,575. Homes carry a median value of $542,100, and about 56% of residents own where they live. Hispanic or Latino residents make up the largest share of the population (54.6%). Around 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the typical commute runs about 32 minutes.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).
Who lives here
Demographics
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).
Housing
Property report
Area-level figures. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS (5-year). Parcel-level records coming next.
Education
Schools
Riverside has 84 public schools — 44 elementary, 11 middle, 20 high.
% of students at or above proficient on state assessments.
Public schools + grade-8 proficiency. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES directory + EDFacts assessments), via Urban Institute.
Safety
Crime
Rate per 100,000 residents/year, Riverside Police Department, 2023. Source: FBI UCR/NIBRS (Crime Data Explorer).
Environment
Environmental hazards
50 facilities in Riverside report releasing toxic chemicals to the EPA under the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI).
Facilities reporting to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory. Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts (TRI).
Risk
Natural disaster risk
County-level natural-hazard risk. Source: FEMA National Risk Index.
Context
Neighborhood info
Riverside is in Riverside County — see county-wide risk, demographics, and registry.
Riverside was founded in 1870 and sits in Riverside County. Elevation ~827 m.
19 on the National Register of Historic Places.
Registered sex offenders in Riverside, CA (16)
Public sex-offender registry records for Riverside, California.
Source: Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW) and state registries. Public record. This information is provided for public awareness. Using it to harass, threaten, or discriminate against any registrant, or for any purpose prohibited by law, is illegal. Verify against the official registry record before relying on it.
Common questions