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92505 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 92505 covers Riverside, California, with a population of about 53,063 and a median household income of $84,528.

Population
53,0635,214 per square mile
Median age
33.25.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$84,52812% below the California median
Poverty rate
11.4%1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$638,970up 21.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,936about the California median
Degree or higher
20.2%14.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
51.2%13.8 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
780

Where 92505 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

Population53,063
Median age33.2
Family households79.6%
Born outside the US29.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home59.9%
White (non-Hispanic)20%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)9.9%
Hispanic or Latino60.4%
Veterans3.6%
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$84,528
Income per person$29,527
Poverty rate11.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.8%
$10–15k1.4%
$15–20k2.7%
$20–25k1.7%
$25–30k3.0%
$30–35k2.8%
$35–40k2.4%
$40–45k2.2%
$45–50k3.9%
$50–60k8.9%
$60–75k10.0%
$75–100k15.4%
$100–125k12.1%
$125–150k8.9%
$150–200k11.3%
$200k or more9.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed22,600
Mean adjusted gross income$57,664
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.1%
Returns, under $25k28.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.7%
Returns, $200k or more2.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$520,800
Median gross rent$1,936
Rent as a share of household income33.3%
Owner-occupied51.2%
Vacant homes5.1%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house58.3%
Attached house3.9%
2 to 4 units5.2%
5 to 19 units14.8%
20 or more units12.6%
Mobile home5.1%
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$638,970as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 21.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 86.8%
Typical asking rent$2,410as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$649,895$149,379

$149,379 in 2000 to $638,970 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$2,410$2,251

$2,251 in 2022 to $2,410 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%
High school diploma or higher79%
Works from home9%
Drives to work alone78.4%
Takes public transport1.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more30.5%
Health

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

Obesity37.6% 4.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.9% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.4% 3.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.2% 5.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)15.5% 4.2 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.1% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis20.8% 4.3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15% 1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication67% 7.7 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.8% 2.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.2% 1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year69.3% 7.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.3% 3.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.8% 3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening56.4% 7.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support30% 5.2 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity24.9% 7.8 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps20.2% 5.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity21.3% 7.5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness38.8% 4.4 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)18.5% 1.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments780
People employed14,798
Annual payroll$916,606,000
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 68.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 13 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss69.3 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.

Earthquake87.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding82.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire65.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave47.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide44.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail27.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado24.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather19.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning11.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind10.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane10.4Very 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$84,528$96,334$78,538
Income per person$29,527$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate11.4%12%12.4%
Median home value$520,800$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,936$1,956$1,348
Homeownership51.2%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate5.4%6.4%5.2%
Works from home9%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US29.4%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 MUNI AP, CA US5.5 km away
Rain in a year9 in

Average high and low by month

January67.7°F / 43.6°F2.29 in rain
February67.9°F / 44.7°F2.41 in rain
March72.1°F / 46.9°F1.21 in rain
April75.9°F / 50°F0.59 in rain
May79.9°F / 55.3°F0.2 in rain
June86.7°F / 59.3°F0.01 in rain
July93.3°F / 63.9°F0.12 in rain
August94.9°F / 64.7°F0.02 in rain
September91.3°F / 61.9°F0.11 in rain
October82.7°F / 55.2°F0.33 in rain
November74.5°F / 47.4°F0.57 in rain
December66.8°F / 42.8°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 supermarket8% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Alvord Unified School District97.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Riverside Unified School District1.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Corona-Norco Unified School District1% 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 vulnerability79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Household characteristics65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Walkability11.2 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

92503 Riverside, CA2.6 km away
92860 Norco, CA6 km away
92879 Corona, CA6.6 km away
92504 Riverside, CA7 km away
91752 Mira Loma, CA8.6 km away
92502 Riverside, CA9 km away
92513 Riverside, CA9 km away
92514 Riverside, CA9 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 area10.18 sq mi
Population density5,214 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.9228, -117.4867

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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