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.

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 also has a very large population of students, making it a major college town. As often the case, having so many students around has a strong influence on the local culture. In fact, Riverside is one of only a few big cities that are also major college towns, making it one of the nation's prominent intellectual centers. In addition, the presence of thousands of college students gives Riverside a sophisticated style, and provides lots of diversions and entertainment for students. Being a big "college town" not only means that Riverside has a burgeoning arts, music, and nightclub scene, but the innovation sector of the local economy receives a great boost from both the intellectual output of the faculty and the thousands of enthusiastic students who graduate every spring.

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.

In Riverside, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.98 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

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.

Riverside also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 22.23%.

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