Riverside is a large city located in the state of California. With a population of 320,764 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.Riverside is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Riverside is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Riverside who work in office and administrative support (12.50%), sales jobs (9.93%), and teaching (6.76%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.13% 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. In addition, Riverside is a major college town that has a very high percentage of its residents over 18 years old who are college students. Naturally, collegiate life has a major influence on the local Riverside culture, lifestyle and music scene. In fact, Riverside is one of only a few big cities that are also major college towns. The combination of big city status and thousands of college students gives Riverside on one hand, a sophisticated style, while on the other also provides a youthful feel and lots of diversions and entertainment for students. Believe it or not, Riverside is one of the biggest "college towns" in America, generating lift to the economy of the entire region, and issuing forth thousands of newly-minted college students every spring, powering the innovation economy, the arts, and a lively club scene. One downside of living in Riverside, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.98 minutes every day commuting to work. The citizens of Riverside are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.42% of adults in Riverside having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Riverside in 2022 was $31,632, 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 $126,528 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 55.36% 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, Irish, English, Italian, and European. Foreign born people are also an important part of Riverside's cultural character, accounting for 22.23% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Riverside is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
