Riverside is a large city located in the state of California. With a population of 318,858 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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.31% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 a popular destination for single career-starters. One thing that you will notice when you are out and about town is that there is a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters out at restaurants, listening to live music, and enjoying other activities. They are a real visible part of the culture of Riverside. This makes Riverside a good place to live for young professionals. With so many people in this demographic, Riverside presents many opportunities for single professionals to enjoy themselves, socialize, and to create lasting relationships.

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 31.19 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

In terms of college education, Riverside is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 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 $33,716, 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 $134,864 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 54.61% 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.

In addition, Riverside has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (22.36%).

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