Riverside County Information

Riverside in California occupies 7,303 square miles and has a 2006 population of 2,026,803, a change from a 2000 population of 1,545,387 and 1,170,413 in 1990. 15.3% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24, 15.5% percent is 25-35, and 14.6% percent of the population is 35 to 44.

There were 8,495 acts of violent crime reported in Riverside in 2004, a change from 9,591 reports of violent crime in 2000.

The unemployed population in 2006 was 44,367 people: 5% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of 5.4%.

Read more about Riverside, California in the Wikipedia entry.

General Information
CountyRiverside 
StateCalifornia 
Land Area7,303 sq. milesRanked 47 of 3,140
Population 20062,026,803Ranked 11 of 3,140
Population 20051,945,392 
Population 20001,545,387Ranked 16 of 3,140
Population 19901,170,413Ranked 26 of 3,140
Race BreakdownPercentage
Caucasion84.5% 
African American6.5% 
Asian American4.8% 
Native American1.4% 
Pacific Islander.4% 
Age BreakdownPercentage
Population Under 57.4% 
Population 5 to 1416.1% 
Population 15 to 2415.3% 
Population 25 to 3415.5% 
Population 35 to 4414.6% 
Population 45 to 5412% 
Population 55 to 647.7% 
Population 65 to 745.5% 
Population 75 and up6% 
Crime Counts20042000
Total Violent Crimes8,4959,591
Murders / Manslaughters93 
Forcible Rapes466 
Robberies2,248 
Aggravated Assaults5,688 
Total Property Crimes70,30951,062
Burglaries17,042 
Larceny Thefts40,103 
Motor Vehicle Thefts13,164 
Employment Data20062000
Labor Population886,407680,509
Unemployed Population44,36736,439
Unemployment Rate5%5.4%

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