Riverside is a large city located in the state of California. With a population of 323,757 people and 80 associated neighborhoods, Riverside is the 12th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Riverside are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.57% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Riverside is one of the most attractive larger cities for people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. This makes it a good place to live for young singles in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting their professional careers. Although Riverside is a large city, this demographic is significant enough that young professionals will find many others like themselves here, with really good opportunities for friendships, recreation, romance, and more.

One downside of living in Riverside is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Riverside, the average commute to work is 31.09 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The overall education level of Riverside is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.72% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Riverside in 2022 was $34,896, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $139,584 for a family of four. However, Riverside contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Riverside is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Riverside home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Riverside, accounting for 55.64% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Riverside residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Riverside include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.

Riverside also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.35%.

The most common language spoken in Riverside is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.