RIVERSIDE ECONOMIC VITAL SIGNS LEADING INDUSTRIES (by average annual employment):
EMPLOYMENT
#1 Healthcare
#2 Retail #3 Administrative Services #4 Restaurant/Hospitality #5 Construction
2.8% JOB GROWTH
TOURISM & HOTELS In fiscal year 2013/14, the Riverside Convention & Visitors Bureau welcomed guests and convention attendees to the city, generating an economic impact of over $6.5 million. NEW & EXISTING HOME SALES
3,348
Single family and condo sales in 2014 combined
156,000
POPULATION
6TH 12TH 59TH
LARGEST CITY IN CALIFORNIA
AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME
LARGEST CITY IN UNITED STATES
69,258
$
UNEMPLOYMENT
Condos
6.6%
MEDIAN HOME PRICE
290,000 Family
$
City of Riverside in 2014
Riverside Municipal Airport: Excellent general and corporate aviation facility with over 300 tiedown spaces and hangar facilities.
Single
MEDIAN AGE: 30.3
TRANSPORTATION
Ontario International Airport: 18 miles northwest of Riverside, provides both passenger and air cargo, and smaller trade sub-zones. United Parcel Service operates a west coast hub and provides direct services to the Asia/ Pacific Rim market.
168,600
LARGEST CITY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
California Employment Development Department
AIRPORTS
Total labor force
HOUSEHOLDS
314,034
3,129 228 Single family
Employed
EDUCATION
RAILS
Metrolink Commuter Rail: • Riverside Line, Inland Empire-Orange County Line, and 91 Line • Amtrak Passenger Rail Service • Union Pacific Main Line • Burlington Northern Santa Fe Main Line
ADDITIONAL TRANSPORTATION
Bus: Riverside Transit Agency – Inter-city and inter-county bus service;
local City-operated minibus system Ports: Los Angeles-Long Beach – 55 miles west; San Diego – 97 miles south Highways: SR-91 – Major east-west inter-regional facility that extends from the beach cities in Los Angeles County to SR-60 to the east; SR-60 – Connects Inland Southern, CA to Downtown Los Angeles; I-215 – North-south interstate route providing access to Temecula and San Diego County www.ri ve rs i d e - cham b e r.co m
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4 INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION: • Total Enrollment – 51,014 • Total Graduates – 12,020 • Total 2-yr, 4-yr, graduate, and Ph. D. Programs offered – 531
TOTAL K12 POPULATION:
62,018
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