Post 'Great Recession' Data Shows RivCo Area Incomes Still Down

In the three years after the Great Recession, the median household income in the Riverside metro area fell from $57,187 to $53,220, according to a Census Bureau report out Thursday.

According to the American Community Survey, men earned more. Their median earnings came in at $45,195, while the median income for women was $36,768.

Between 2010 and 2013, the number of people receiving food stamps rose 13.2 percent, up from 9.8 percent.

Households living below poverty levels rose to 18.2 percent, up from from 17.1 percent in 2010. Children in households below poverty level were at 25.4 percent in 2013, statistically unchanged from 24.1 percent in 2010.

The percentage of households with private health insurance fell slightly from 55.5 percent in 2010 to 54.5 percent in 2013. The percentage of uninsured households fell from 21.3 percent in 2010 to 19.4 percent in 2013.

The post-recession survey of cities with populations of more than 65,000 covers 40 topics in all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

— City News Service.

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