Places/CA/Riverside County, CA
County profile

Riverside County, CA

United States · GDP 2024
#41 of 3,127 US counties by GDP69th-percentile growthmore diversified than 90% of counties
EA Place Score
methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$134.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.1%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
687,526
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
46,244
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$57.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
2,544,916
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.4%
Median HH income
$93.1k±$1.0k
Bachelor's degree+
25.6%
Poverty rate
10.6%±0.3%
Business applications
29,037 · 2025
Retail establishments
5,630
22.3/10k pop
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade22%
Food & accommodation21%
Health care20%
Construction14%
Transportation12%
Manufacturing10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 20202025
2,544,916
residents · 2025 · +5.0% since 2020
Income per capita $56.4k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 20212025
Domestic migration+60,885
International migration+29,797
Natural change+30,211

GDP trend

20192024 · nominal
$95.3B
2019
$96.4B
2020
$107.1B
2021
$117.8B
2022
$127.0B
2023
$134.8B
2024

Real estate & risk

FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$557.3k±$2.8k
Median gross rent
$1.9k/mo±$17/mo
Vacancy rate
10.8%±0.3%
Affordability
9.7× wages
Residential permits
$2.7B
9,697 units · 3.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
99.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Wildfire 100Earthquake 100Landslide 99
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 20162025
820
2016
882
2017
945
2018
983
2019
1023
2020
1199
2021
1428
2022
1473
2023
1558
2024
1578
2025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 20212025
5% since 2021
9,264
2021
10,284
2022
12,953
2023
9,598
2024
9,697
2025

Transport access

BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
7.3 km
I-10
Nearest freight rail
17.7 km
UP
Nearest port
141.8 km
SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC
Nearest commercial airport
48.2 km
PALM SPRINGS INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 20192023
$57.6k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
The read

What is the GDP of Riverside?

Riverside's economy produced $134.8B in 2024, growing 6.1% year over yearfaster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.

GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.