Metropolitan Area Residents (PMSA)
1980: 1,558,000
1990: 2,588,793
2000: 3,254,821
Percent change, 1990–2000: 25.7%
U.S. rank in 1980: 2nd (CMSA)
U.S. rank in 1990: 2nd (CMSA)
U.S. rank in 2000: 2nd (CMSA)
City Residents
1980: 170,591
1990: 226,546
2000: 255,166
2003 estimate: 281,514
Percent change, 1990–2000: 12.6%
U.S. rank in 1980: 83rd
U.S. rank in 1990: 68th
U.S. rank in 2000: 78th
Density: 3,104 people per square mile (2000)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 151,377
Black or African American: 18,906
American Indian and Alaska Native: 2,779
Asian: 14,501
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 991
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 97,315
Other: 53,591
Percent of residents born in state: 56.5% (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 20,435
Population 5 to 9 years old: 22,559
Population 10 to 14 years old: 21,379
Population 15 to 19 years old: 23,145
Population 20 to 24 years old: 22,216
Population 25 to 34 years old: 37,324
Population 35 to 34 years old: 39,140
Population 45 to 54 years old: 29,565
Population 55 to 59 years old: 9,293
Population 60 to 64 years old: 7,056
Population 65 to 74 years old: 11,811
Population 75 to 84 years old: 8,420
Population 85 years and older: 2,823
Median age: 29.8 years
Births (2002, Riverside County)
Total number: 26,691
Deaths (2002, Riverside County)
Total number: 12,830 (of which, 170 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $17,882
Median household income: $41,646
Total households: 86,044
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 8,334
$10,000 to $14,999: 4,927
$15,000 to $24,999: 10,133
$25,000 to $34,999: 10,865
$35,000 to $49,999: 13,565
$50,000 to $74,999: 16,058
$75,000 to $99,999: 8,638
$100,000 to $149,999: 6,678
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,375
$200,000 or more: 1,555
Percent of families below poverty level: 11.7% (48.2% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 15,161