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92501 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 92501 covers Riverside, California, with a population of about 22,079 and a median household income of $83,027.

Population
22,0793,916 per square mile
Median age
33.25.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$83,02714% below the California median
Poverty rate
13.2%0.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$567,165up 20.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,61517% below the California median
Degree or higher
18.4%16.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
45%20 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
821

Where 92501 is

Riverside, California — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population22,079
Median age33.2
Family households68.7%
Born outside the US18.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home43.3%
White (non-Hispanic)26.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.1%
Hispanic or Latino62.1%
Veterans5.5%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$83,027
Income per person$31,985
Poverty rate13.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance18.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.8%
$10–15k1.6%
$15–20k3.1%
$20–25k3.7%
$25–30k2.0%
$30–35k3.8%
$35–40k2.9%
$40–45k3.3%
$45–50k4.3%
$50–60k6.8%
$60–75k7.5%
$75–100k14.2%
$100–125k14.7%
$125–150k7.1%
$150–200k9.9%
$200k or more10.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed9,440
Mean adjusted gross income$58,920
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.6%
Returns, under $25k28.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.8%
Returns, $200k or more2.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$466,400
Median gross rent$1,615
Rent as a share of household income30.9%
Owner-occupied45%
Vacant homes7.7%
Median year built1963

What the homes are

Detached house55.6%
Attached house7.9%
2 to 4 units11.8%
5 to 19 units10.8%
20 or more units11.8%
Mobile home2.2%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$567,165as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 87.3%
Typical asking rent$2,509as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.3%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 31%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$578,415$116,426

$116,426 in 2000 to $567,165 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$2,509$1,915

$1,915 in 2021 to $2,509 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.4%
High school diploma or higher81.5%
Works from home10.7%
Drives to work alone73.2%
Takes public transport1.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.1%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity38.5% 5.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.6% 3.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25.2% 4.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.9% 1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.2% 3.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.6% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication66.5% 8.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year69.4% 7.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.7% 3.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.5% 2.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening56.3% 8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.1% 4.3 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity23.4% 6.3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps19.9% 5.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34% 2.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity20.6% 6.8 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.4% 1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness38% 3.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15% 1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.7% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40% 3.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12% 1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.5% 0.9 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments821
People employed13,327
Annual payroll$868,745,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 95.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss96.2 out of 100
Community resilience9.6 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

River flooding97.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake96.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire79.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave55Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide53.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail33.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado29.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather21Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning14.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought13.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind12.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane11Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with California and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPCaliforniaUnited States
Median household income$83,027$96,334$78,538
Income per person$31,985$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate13.2%12%12.4%
Median home value$466,400$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,615$1,956$1,348
Homeownership45%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.4%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate9.5%6.4%5.2%
Works from home10.7%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US18.1%26.7%13.9%
Median age33.237.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationRIVERSIDE CITRUS EXP, CA US2.9 km away
Rain in a year10 in

Average high and low by month

January69.5°F / 44.2°F2.11 in rain
February69.9°F / 44.8°F2.45 in rain
March72.3°F / 46.9°F1.54 in rain
April75.1°F / 49.9°F0.57 in rain
May80.4°F / 54.8°F0.29 in rain
June87.4°F / 58.4°F0.08 in rain
July94.1°F / 62.9°F0.03 in rain
August96.6°F / 63.7°F0.03 in rain
September93.4°F / 60.8°F0.23 in rain
October81.9°F / 54.8°F0.4 in rain
November76.1°F / 47.4°F0.68 in rain
December69.1°F / 43.2°F1.51 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket20% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket42% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Riverside Unified School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Household characteristics56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Walkability13.1 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

92507 Riverside, CA3.3 km away
92502 Riverside, CA5 km away
92513 Riverside, CA5 km away
92514 Riverside, CA5 km away
92515 Riverside, CA5 km away
92516 Riverside, CA5 km away
92517 Riverside, CA5 km away
92518 March Air Reserve Base, CA5 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Riverside County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area5.64 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq mi
Population density3,916 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.9924, -117.3694

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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