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Riverside, CA

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
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Riverside, CA

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
gross metro product
$206.9B
population
4.6M
median household income
$63,953
median home price
$376,000
cost of living
12% above nat'l avg
college attainment
21.4%
net migration
7,020 (year: 2018)
unemployment
4.3%
major industries
Technology, Education
job growth
3.5% (year: 2018)
As of October 2019
Riverside boasts that it is the birthplace of the California citrus industry as well as home of the Mission Inn, the largest Mission Revival Style building in the United States. It is also home to the Riverside National Cemetery, the Fox Performing Arts Center, Riverside Metropolitan Museum, the California Museum of Photography, the California Citrus State Historic Park and the Parent Washington Navel Orange Tree, one of the two original navel orange trees in California. The city hosts a number of annual events that are
popular among locals and visitors including the Riverside Festival of Lights, Festival of Trees and Riverside Air Show.
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On forbes lists
#148
In Cost of Doing Business
#5
In Job Growth
#183
In Education
By The Numbers
EmploymentHousingEducationQuality of Life
Job Growth
3.5% (year: 2018)
Projected Annual Job Growth
1.6%
Unemployment
4.3%
Median Household Income
$63,953
Household Income Growth
3.8%
High-Tech Employment
0.6%
  • Data is for the metro area
  • Sources: Moody's Analytics; Sperling's BestPlaces; U.S. Census.
  • Numbers as of October 2019


  • a - Value of 100 means that a family with the median income has exactly enough income to qualify for a typical mortgage on a median-priced single-family home. An index above 100 signifies that the family has surplus income.
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