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 | | |
| County | Riverside | |
| State | California | |
| Land Area | 7,303 sq. miles | Ranked 47 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 2,026,803 | Ranked 11 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 1,945,392 | |
| Population 2000 | 1,545,387 | Ranked 16 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 1,170,413 | Ranked 26 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 84.5% | |
| African American | 6.5% | |
| Asian American | 4.8% | |
| Native American | 1.4% | |
| Pacific Islander | .4% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.4% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 16.1% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 15.3% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 15.5% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.6% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 12% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 7.7% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.5% | |
| Population 75 and up | 6% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 8,495 | 9,591 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 93 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 466 | |
| Robberies | 2,248 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 5,688 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 70,309 | 51,062 |
| Burglaries | 17,042 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 40,103 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 13,164 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 886,407 | 680,509 |
| Unemployed Population | 44,367 | 36,439 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5% | 5.4% |
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