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Population and households in ZIP 92879
Household size in ZIP 92879
| Period | ZIP 92879 | Riverside area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.43 | 3.35 | 3.04 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.48 | 3.43 | 3.10 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.35 | 3.42 | 3.09 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.41 | 3.34 | 3.01 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.03 | −0.01 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
ZIP 92879 is a place of big households: 3.41 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. ZIP 92879 has larger households than at least four in five California ZIP codes.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in ZIP 92879
| Period | ZIP 92879 | Riverside area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 32.2 | 33.6 | 35.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 33.7 | 34.6 | 36.8 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 35.1 | 35.9 | 37.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 37.9 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | +5.6 | +3.4 | +3.1 | +2.3 |
The median resident of ZIP 92879 is 37.9 years old, a few years younger than the national median of 40.1. The picture is much the same across the Riverside area. Since 2006–10, the median age has climbed from 32.2, as it has nationally.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in ZIP 92879
| Period | ZIP 92879 | Riverside area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.8% | 15.2% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 14.2% | 15.7% | 13.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 12.3% | 14.4% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 12.9% | 14.8% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | −1.9 pts | −0.3 pts | −1.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are a bit more common in ZIP 92879 than nationally: 12.9%, against 11.6%. Still, single parents are less common here than in the Riverside area overall (14.8%). Since 2006–10, the single-parent share has fallen 1.9 points, as it has nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in ZIP 92879
Renters in ZIP 92879
| Period | ZIP 92879 | Riverside area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 36.6% | 32.3% | 42.6% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 40.3% | 36.6% | 45.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 43.9% | 36.7% | 45.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 44.7% | 34.2% | 44.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | +8.1 pts | +1.9 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
More than four in ten households in ZIP 92879 rent their homes (44.7%), above the national share of 34.8%. About a third of owners (33.0%) have paid off their mortgages, below the national share of 39.8%. The renter share has risen 8.1 points since 2006–10, a much bigger shift than nationally.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in ZIP 92879
| Period | ZIP 92879 | Riverside area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.5% | 11.8% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 6.9% | 10.9% | 8.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.1% | 9.4% | 7.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 3.6% | 7.8% | 7.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | −4.9 pts | −4.0 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 3.6% of homes in ZIP 92879 are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing. Vacancy is down 4.9 points from 2006–10, in line with the national trend. Only 79 of the 1,131 California ZIP codes with 5,000+ people have a lower vacancy rate.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in ZIP 92879
| Period | ZIP 92879 | Riverside area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1981 | 1983 | 1972 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1981 | 1984 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1980 | 1984 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1981 | 1986 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +0 | +3 | +4 | +6 |
The typical home in ZIP 92879 was built around 1981, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are older than in the Riverside area overall, where the median home dates to 1986. The newest homes are mostly in the north, the oldest in the southwest.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in ZIP 92879
| Period | ZIP 92879 | Riverside area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $1,433 | $1,287 | $1,298 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,526 | $1,332 | $1,379 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,746 | $1,549 | $1,721 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $2,400 | $2,083 | $2,229 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$967 | +$796 | +$931 | +$606 |
Rent in ZIP 92879 runs $2,400 a month at the median, utilities included, well above the U.S. median of $1,571. Rents are up $967 a month from 2006–10, a 67% jump, faster than rents rose nationally. The typical renter here spends 34.6% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched. Rents run highest in the north and lowest in the east.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in ZIP 92879
Bachelor's degrees in ZIP 92879
| Period | ZIP 92879 | Riverside area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 21.9% | 19.2% | 29.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 20.3% | 19.4% | 30.1% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 21.9% | 21.2% | 32.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 23.5% | 24.0% | 36.3% | 35.6% |
| Change | +1.6 pts | +4.8 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in ZIP 92879 have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 23.5%, against 35.6% nationally. Since 2006–10, the share with a degree has risen 1.6 points, a smaller shift than nationally. College graduates are most concentrated in the northeast and least in the center.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in ZIP 92879
| Period | ZIP 92879 | Riverside area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 73.4% | 77.9% | 79.9% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 77.6% | 78.6% | 80.7% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 79.9% | 80.6% | 82.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 79.5% | 82.5% | 84.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +6.1 pts | +4.6 pts | +4.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in five adults in ZIP 92879 never finished high school, well above the national share: only 79.5% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally. Since 2006–10, the share with a diploma has risen 6.1 points, in line with the national trend.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in ZIP 92879
| Period | ZIP 92879 | Riverside area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.0% | 11.4% | 9.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 11.1% | 14.4% | 11.3% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.9% | 7.7% | 6.3% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.9% | 6.8% | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| Change | −7.0 pts | −4.6 pts | −2.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in ZIP 92879 is close to the national rate: 4.9% of the labor force, against 5.4%. The rate is lower than in the Riverside area as a whole (6.8%). Since 2006–10, unemployment has fallen 7.0 points, in line with the national trend.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
ZIP 92879 compared with nearby ZIP codes
| ZIP code | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP 92879 | 3.41 | 37.9 | 12.9% | 44.7% | 3.6% | 1981 | $2,400 | 23.5% | 79.5% | 4.9% |
| ZIP 92881 | 3.38 | 40.2 | 10.7% | 16.0% | 5.2% | 1994 | $2,783 | 39.4% | 87.8% | 5.2% |
| ZIP 92860 | 3.27 | 40.2 | 9.7% | 18.9% | 3.9% | 1981 | $1,824 | 23.0% | 86.0% | 4.4% |
| ZIP 92882 | 3.36 | 37.7 | 11.4% | 35.9% | 4.6% | 1984 | $2,489 | 30.0% | 85.0% | 5.6% |
| ZIP 92505 | 3.68 | 33.8 | 14.7% | 48.0% | 6.6% | 1978 | $2,038 | 20.2% | 78.4% | 5.2% |
| ZIP 92503 | 3.58 | 35.9 | 13.8% | 33.6% | 5.7% | 1982 | $2,189 | 22.0% | 80.3% | 4.7% |
| ZIP 92880 | 3.83 | 36.9 | 8.7% | 22.8% | 3.4% | 2004 | $3,054 | 42.9% | 90.5% | 4.1% |
| ZIP 91752 | 3.69 | 36.7 | 11.3% | 38.2% | 4.5% | 1993 | $2,647 | 23.8% | 79.9% | 5.0% |
| ZIP 91708 | 3.39 | 33.2 | 16.5% | 61.3% | 5.5% | 2011 | $2,977 | 32.6% | 91.1% | 11.6% |
| ZIP 92504 | 3.36 | 38.7 | 15.9% | 35.9% | 7.5% | 1971 | $2,025 | 20.5% | 82.1% | 7.0% |
| ZIP 92883 | 3.36 | 39.0 | 7.9% | 16.7% | 3.1% | 2004 | $2,957 | 37.8% | 94.0% | 5.6% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up ZIP 92879. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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