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Riverside, California: commercial real estate data.
Riverside is a Census city of 319,069 people across 81.15 square miles of land, in Riverside County. Median household income is $91,045, 56.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 502 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $328.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Riverside
What Riverside is
- Census place typecity
- Land area81.15 sq mi
- Water area0.31 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,932
- County holding the largest share of its areaRiverside County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Riverside
- Population319,069
- Median age33.6
- Population under 1873,557
- Share under 1823.1 percent
- Population 65 and over38,145
- Share 65 and over12.0 percent
- Households95,176
- Family households70,270
- Share of households that are families73.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Riverside
- Median household income$91,045
- Per capita income$34,896
- Civilian labor force164,887
- Employed154,437
- Unemployed10,450
- Unemployment rate6.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over203,390
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Riverside
- Housing units99,910
- Occupied units95,176
- Vacant units4,734
- Vacancy rate4.7 percent
- Owner occupied54,044
- Renter occupied41,132
- Ownership rate56.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$584,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,914
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.2 percent
- Single family units68,609
- Share single family68.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more28,600
- Share in buildings of two or more28.6 percent
- Mobile homes2,701
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Riverside gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute134,203
- Commuting under 15 minutes25,336
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more62,491
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.6 percent
- Drove alone73.1 percent
- Carpooled10.6 percent
- Public transport1.4 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked2.4 percent
- Worked from home10.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Riverside (7(a))
- Approvals502
- Gross approval$328,781,800
- Average approval$654,944
- Median approval$267,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,718,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported5,292
- Jobs per approval10.5
- Loans with a final outcome109
- Paid in full102
- Charged off7
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans6.4 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more24.7 percent
- Share to franchises11.4 percent
- Distinct lenders88
- Distinct industries by NAICS194
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Riverside, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Riverside (504)
- Approvals301
- Gross approval$261,052,000
- Average approval$867,282
- Median approval$571,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported3,494
- Loans with a final outcome107
- Charged off1
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.9 percent
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Riverside, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Riverside
- NFIP communityCity of Riverside
- NFIP community number060260
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/12/24
The City of Riverside participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060260 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Riverside County, not Riverside
Riverside County context, not Riverside figures
- Establishments in Riverside County46,244
- Covered employment, Riverside County840,433
- Average annual pay, Riverside County$59,734
- Housing units permitted, Riverside County9,598
Every figure in this section is published for Riverside County as a whole and is not a measurement of Riverside.
All Riverside County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Riverside questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Riverside, California?
319,069, in 95,176 households. Riverside city covers 81.15 square miles of land, which is 3,932 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Riverside in?
Riverside County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Riverside?
$91,045. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $584,800. Median gross rent is $1,914 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Riverside businesses?
502 7(a) approvals totaling $328.8 m since FY2020, across 88 lenders, median approval $267,500, plus 301 504 approvals worth $261.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Riverside, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Riverside borrowers get paid back?
Of the 109 loans that have reached a final outcome, 102 were paid in full and 7 charged off, a charge off rate of 6.4 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Is Riverside in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Riverside appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Riverside, city of, community 060260, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Riverside figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Riverside County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Riverside.
Is zoning published for Riverside?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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