AreaProfile

92506Riverside, California

Area Profile

Income, jobs, climate, physical risk and development data for ZIP code 92506.

58
Area Score
Bottom 34% of 3,833 published profiles

How we calculate this

How this area ranks
OpportunityTop 45% of 4,073 published ZIP areas57
GrowthTop 39% of 3,947 published ZIP areas56
Housing affordability2607th of 4,553 published ZIP areas71
ClimateTop 7% of 4,621 published ZIP areas90
Physical resilience4505th of 4,554 published ZIP areas4
AccessTop 28% of 4,623 published ZIP areas98
Economic stabilityTop 31% of 4,591 published ZIP areas69
The quick read

Physical-risk exposure is above the national median, driven mainly by inland flooding, earthquake and wildfire.

A major airport is 13 miles away, giving the area unusually direct access to the national air network.

Its Area Score of 58 places 92506 in the top 66% of published ZIP profiles.

At a glance

Population
45,086
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$121,459
Top 9% nationally
Density
2,782/sq mi
16.2 sq mi of land
Median age
40.0
2024 ACS 5-Year
City
Riverside
California
Metro area
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
Nearest major airport
SBD
13 mi · San Bernardino Intl
Median home value
$669,500
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

Unemployment of 4.9% is lower than 33% of the 4,387 measured US ZIP areas.

Employment fell 1.4% over the past year, to 154,204 employed residents.

41% of adults hold a four-year degree, higher than 80% of measured US ZIP areas.

Household income is higher than at least 91% of measured US ZIP areas.

MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Median household income ±$4,719$121,459Top 9%2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$2,864$53,234Top 16%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate8.7%Bottom 40%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute30.8 minTop 34%2024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher40.8%Top 20%2024 ACS 5-Year
Employment154,204Top 18%June 2026
Employment change (3 years)0.9%Top 38%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)-1.4%Bottom 39%June 2026
Labor force162,098Top 18%June 2026
Labor force participation65.3%Top 31%2024 ACS 5-Year
Mean annual wage$65,160Bottom 36%2025 OEWS
Median annual wage$48,400Bottom 28%2025 OEWS
Unemployment change (year over year)-0.4%Bottom 28%June 2026
Unemployment rate4.9%Top 33%June 2026
Median household income, successive ACS releases
2021202220232024121k107k
Each point is a separate five-year estimate, most recently $121,459 in the 2024 ACS 5-Year. Consecutive releases share four years of sample, so AreaProfile shows them as a record of successive estimates and does not compute a year-over-year change from them.
Largest occupations — Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
OccupationPeople employedMedian annual wage
Home Health and Personal Care Aides102,760$34,320
Stockers and Order Fillers77,160$43,200
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand69,820$46,060
Fast Food and Counter Workers51,310$42,280
Retail Salespersons41,270$36,720
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers40,230$60,580

Occupational employment and wages are published for metropolitan areas rather than for individual cities or ZIP areas, so these describe the wider labor market this location sits in. 2025 OEWS, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish labor-force data for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Riverside, CA, the city containing this ZIP code.

Housing & affordability

How it’s calculated →

Median rent of $1,993 takes 20% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 5.5 times median household income here, well above the historic benchmark, at a level conventionally described as seriously unaffordable.

Rent as a share of income
19.7%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
5.5×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$1,993
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$669,500
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared with peersSource period
Home price to income5.51Top 13%2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate77.4%Bottom 46%2024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±75016,017Top 7%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$188$1,993Top 8%2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$16,051$669,500Top 7%2024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income19.7%Top 37%2024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate3.7%Bottom 16%2024 ACS 5-Year

Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.

Growth & development

How it’s calculated →
Development Momentum
56/ 100
Top 39% of 3,947 published city profiles

An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.

At 1.9 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is below the median for measured US ZIP areas.

Units permitted
596
12 months ending July 2026
Per 1,000 residents
1.9
Bottom 36% nationally
Year over year
+106%
vs the prior twelve months
Multifamily share
48.0%
units in 5+ unit buildings

The Building Permits Survey is not published for ZIP areas. This is the figure for Riverside, CA, the city containing this ZIP code.

Weather & climate

11 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 93°F and January a low of 44°F.

Normal annual precipitation is 9.4 inches.

30°50°70°90°110°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station RIVERSIDE MUNI AP, 4.3 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND2.4"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation9.4"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low44°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high93°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months111991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing25°F1991-2020 Normals

Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.

Physical risk

4 / 100
Physical resilience

The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are inland flooding, earthquake and wildfire.

WildfireHigh
Inland floodingHigh
EarthquakeHigh
LandslideModerate
Heat waveModerate
AvalancheModerate
Cold waveModerate

Low or minimal exposure: tornado, lightning, hail, winter weather, volcanic activity, drought, strong wind, hurricane.

Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. ZIP values are the land-area-weighted mean of the counties the ZIP Code Tabulation Area intersects. Expected annual loss is not allocated below county level. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.

Taxes

AreaProfile does not yet publish tax comparisons. No tax dataset has met the source admission test for coverage, methodology transparency and update cadence, and the product rule is to omit a dimension rather than estimate it. The Area Score is calculated without a tax component and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.

Nothing on AreaProfile is individualized tax advice.

Access

8 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest 13 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
San Bernardino IntlSBD13 mi10,000 ft
Ontario IntlONT16 mi12,197 ft
Long Beach (Daugherty Fld)LGB46 mi10,000 ft

Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.

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Data & methodology

Used forSourceSource periodUpdated
AccessFederal Aviation Administration
Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service
NASR current cycle28-day NASR cycle
Physical riskFederal Emergency Management Agency
National Risk Index
National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0)Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current)
ClimateNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly)
1991-2020 NormalsEvery ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period)
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Local Area Unemployment Statistics
June 2026Monthly
JobsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
2025 OEWSAnnual (spring release)
DemographicsU.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates Program
July 1, 2024 estimateAnnual (vintage released each spring)
DevelopmentU.S. Census Bureau
Building Permits Survey
12 months ending July 2026Monthly, roughly three weeks after the reference month
Demographics, Housing, Income, JobsU.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File)
2024 ACS 5-YearAnnual (5-year estimates released each December)

Profile recalculated August 29, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.

92506 vs Riverside

How this ZIP area compares with Riverside as a whole. Both figures come from the same ACS release, so the comparison is like for like.

92506
Riverside
Median household income
$121,459
vs
$91,045
Per capita income
$53,234
vs
$34,896
Population density
2,782/sq mi
vs
3,932/sq mi
Median home value
$669,500
vs
$584,800
Median gross rent
$1,993
vs
$1,914
Homeownership rate
77.4%
vs
56.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher
40.8%
vs
25.7%
Poverty rate
8.7%
vs
12.2%
Median age
40.0
vs
33.6

Some demographic statistics use Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate but do not exactly match USPS ZIP delivery geography. See the methodology for how AreaProfile maps between them.