Riverside, California Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 255,166. Estimated population in July 2024: 290,086 (+13.7% change)
Males: 125,705 (49.3%), Females: 129,461 (50.7%)

Zip codes: 92501, 92503, 92504, 92505, 92506, 92507, 92508, 92509.

Demographics

Median resident age: 29.8 years
Median household income: $41,646
Median house value: $138,500

Population by Race

Races in Riverside:

  • White Non-Hispanic (45.6%)
  • Hispanic (38.1%)
  • Other race (21.0%)
  • Black (7.4%)
  • Two or more races (5.1%)
  • American Indian (2.1%)
  • Filipino (1.2%)
  • Chinese (1.1%)
  • Vietnamese (1.0%)
  • Korean (0.7%)
  • Other Asian (0.7%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (10.3%), Irish (7.9%), English (7.8%), United States (3.9%), Italian (3.6%), French (2.4%).

Land area: 78.1 square miles

Map of Riverside, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Riverside

  • High school or higher: 74.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.9%
  • Unemployed: 7.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Riverside city

  • Never married: 32.5%
  • Now married: 49.1%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 5.4%
  • Divorced: 10.1%

19.9% Foreign born (14.2% Latin America, 3.9% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +24,113 (+10.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Riverside:

  • KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL, RIVERSIDE (10917 MAGNOLIA AVENUE)
  • KNOLLWOOD PSYCH & CHEMICAL DEPEND CTR (5900 BROCKTON AVE)
  • PARKVIEW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (3865 JACKSON ST)
  • RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (4445 MAGNOLIA AVE)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Riverside:

Other public-use airports nearest to Riverside:

  • FLABOB (about 3 miles; RIVERSIDE/RUBIDOUX/, CA; Abbreviation: RIR)
  • RIVERSIDE MUNI (about 3 miles; RIVERSIDE, CA; Abbreviation: RAL)
  • RIALTO MUNI /MIRO FLD/ (about 12 miles; RIALTO, CA; Abbreviation: L67)

Amtrak station:
RIVERSIDE (4066 VINE ST.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Riverside:

  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-RIVERSIDE (Full-time enrollment: 12,213; Location: 900 UNIVERSITY AVE; Public; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 10,798; Location: 4800 MAGNOLIA AVE; Public; Website: www.rccd.cc.ca.us)
  • CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 1,652; Location: 8432 MAGNOLIA AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.calbaptist.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • LA SIERRA UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 1,214; Location: 4700 PIERCE ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.lasierra.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • COMPUTER EDUCATION INSTITUTE-RIVERSIDE (Full-time enrollment: 629; Location: 1635 SPRUCE ST; Private, for-profit; Website: www.Computer-Education.com)
  • CALIFORNIA PARAMEDICAL AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 436; Location: 4550 LA SIERRA AVE; Private, for-profit)
  • CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF COURT REPORTING-RIVERSIDE (Full-time enrollment: 264; Location: 1989 ATLANTA AVE; Private, for-profit; Website: www.cscrriverside.com)
  • CENTER FOR EMPLOYMENT TRAINING-RIVERSIDE (Full-time enrollment: 243; Location: 1099 W LACADENA DR; Private, not-for-profit)
  • RIVERSIDE AIR SERVICE (Location: 6741 GEMENDE DR; Private, for-profit)
  • CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN LAW SCHOOL (Location: 3775 ELIZABETH ST; Private, for-profit)
  • VALLEY HYPNOSIS CENTER (Location: 3705 SUNNYSIDE DR; Private, for-profit)
  • SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF MASSAGE (Location: 12702 MAGNOLIA STE 21; Private, for-profit)
  • NATIONAL BARTENDERS SCHOOL (Location: 12702 MAGNOLIA AVE; Private, for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Riverside:

  • SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; SAN BERNARDINO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,100)
  • UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS (about 17 miles; REDLANDS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 4,106)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN BERNARDINO (about 18 miles; SAN BERNARDINO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 11,953)
  • CHAFFEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,749)
  • CRAFTON HILLS COLLEGE (about 26 miles; YUCAIPA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,722)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY-POMONA (about 28 miles; POMONA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 15,527)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-POMONA (about 28 miles; POMONA, CA; Full-time enrollment: 3,006)

Biggest public high schools in Riverside:

  • LA SIERRA HIGH (Students: 2,816; Location: 4145 LA SIERRA AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • KING (MARTIN LUTHER JR.) HIGH (Students: 2,639; Location: 9301 WOOD ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • RUBIDOUX HIGH (Students: 2,636; Location: 4250 OPAL ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • POLYTECHNIC HIGH (Students: 2,578; Location: 5450 VICTORIA AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • NORTH (JOHN W.) HIGH (Students: 2,397; Location: 1550 THIRD ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • NORTE VISTA HIGH (Students: 2,270; Location: 6585 CREST AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • ARLINGTON HIGH (Students: 2,169; Location: 2951 JACKSON ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • RAMONA HIGH (Students: 2,022; Location: 7675 MAGNOLIA AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • SHERMAN INDIAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 640; Location: 9010 MAGNOLIA AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • NUEVA VISTA CONTINUATION HIGH (Students: 327; Location: 6836 34TH ST.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Riverside:

  • RIVERSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (Students: 927; Location: 3532 MONROE STREET; Grades: PK – 12)
  • LA SIERRA ACADEMY (Students: 736; Location: 4900 GOLDEN AVE; Grades: KG – 12)
  • NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 584; Location: 7085 BROCKTON AVENUE; Grades: 9 – 12)
  • WOODCREST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 548; Location: 18401 VAN BUREN BLVD; Grades: 7 – 12)
  • BETHEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (Students: 525; Location: 2425 VAN BUREN BLVD; Grades: KG – 12)
  • SOMERSET EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (Students: 185; Location: P.O. BOX 20529/17241 VAN BUREN; Grades: 1 – 12)
  • FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 62; Location: 5363 TYLER ST; Grades: KG – 12)
  • IMMANUEL BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 58; Location: 45 MICHIGAN AVE; Grades: PK – 12)
  • REHOBOTH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 13; Location: PO BOX 55174; Grades: KG – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Riverside:

  • SPECIAL EDUCATION (Students: 1,722; Location: 3939 13TH ST.; Grades: KG – 12)
  • EARHART (AMELIA) MIDDLE (Students: 1,546; Location: 20202 APTOS ST.; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • YSMAEL VILLEGAS MIDDLE (Students: 1,373; Location: 3754 HARVILL LANE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • CHEMAWA MIDDLE (Students: 1,315; Location: 8830 MAGNOLIA AVE.; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • ARIZONA INTERMEDIATE (Students: 1,193; Location: 11045 ARIZONA AVE.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • MIRA LOMA MIDDLE (Students: 1,180; Location: 5051 STEVE ST.; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • GAGE (MATHEW) MIDDLE (Students: 1,162; Location: 6400 LINCOLN AVE.; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • MISSION MIDDLE (Students: 1,149; Location: 5961 MUSTANG LANE; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • LOMA VISTA INTERMEDIATE (Students: 1,134; Location: 11050 ARLINGTON AVE.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • JURUPA MIDDLE (Students: 1,109; Location: 8700 GALENA ST.; Grades: 07 – 08)

Biggest private primary/middle schools in Riverside:

  • HARVEST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 481; Location: 6151 ARLINGTON AVE; Grades: KG – 6)
  • RIVERSIDE CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL (Students: 405; Location: 3612 ARLINGTON AVENUE; Grades: KG – 6)
  • ST CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA SCH (Students: 366; Location: 3728 ARLINGTON AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST FRANCIS DE SALES ELEM SCH (Students: 333; Location: 4205 MULBERRY ST; Grades: PK – 8)
  • OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP SCH (Students: 299; Location: 6686 STREETER AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • AGAPE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (Students: 259; Location: 8775 MAGNOLIA AVENUE; Grades: PK – 6)
  • RIVERSIDE GARDEN SCHOOL (Students: 156; Location: 1085 W LINDEN; Grades: KG – 6)
  • THE GROWING PLACE (Students: 145; Location: 4259 JURUPA AVENUE; Grades: PK – 2)
  • ACTIVE LEARNING/LOVETT’S CHILD (Students: 139; Location: 10744 HOLE AVENUE; Grades: PK – 3)
  • QUEEN OF ANGELS ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 138; Location: 4824 JONES AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)

Libraries

Libraries in Riverside:

  • RIVERSIDE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $8,220,551; Location: 4080 LEMON ST, 12TH FLOOR; 932,991 books; 19,284 audio materials; 23,083 video materials; 820 serial subscriptions)
  • RIVERSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $5,687,264; Location: 3581 MISSION INN AVE.; 400,826 books; 11,882 audio materials; 11,267 video materials; 1,987 serial subscriptions)