Riverside

Founded in 1870, as a cooperative stock venture, by Judge John W. North, Riverside emerged in 1895 as one of the richest cities per capita in the United States. After the turn of the century, Riverside had the most successful agriculture cooperative in t

Neighborhood

Housing Riverside United States
Homes Owned 51.32% 64.07%
Homes Rented 44.14% 21.45%
Home Appreciation 21.88% 13.62%
Housing Vacant 4.54% 14.48%
Median Home Age 26.2 27.2
Population Riverside United States
Household Size 3.28 2.58
Median Age 31.6 37.6
Population 46,193 293,655,400
Pop. Change 19.88% 5.88%
Pop. Density 5775.7 80

Social

Family Riverside United States
Divorced 9.68% 7.64%
Married, no children 23.68% 31.04%
Married, with children 32.13% 27.90%
Never Married 31.66% 24.39%
Now married 47.37% 57.73%
Separated 6.99% 2.82%
Single, no children 31.78% 30.05%
Single, with children 12.13% 9.43%
Widowed 4.30% 7.42%

Economic

General Riverside United States
Projected job growth through 27.66% 9.06%
Income tax 6.00% 5.02%
Job growth in the past year 3.10% 1.30%
Sales tax 7.75% 6.00%
Unemployment rate 5.50% 5.00%
Cost of Living Riverside United States
Food 110.7 100
Health 120.4 100
Housing 187.1 100
Miscellaneous 100.8 100
Overall 137 100
Transportation 107 100
Utilities 121.2 100
Crime Riverside United States
Property Crime 4
Violent Crime 6
Education Riverside United States
Pupil/teacher Ratio 22.5 15.9
Students per counselor 1190 546
Students per librarian 5409 907