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In some corners of the Inland Empire, the region’s agricultural legacy collides with its urban and industrial development. One of those places is Riverside County’s First District, represented by Supervisor Kevin Jeffries .
The district includes more than half a million people living in the cities of Riverside and Perris or in several unincorporated communities, such as Good Hope, Mead Valley and Highgrove.
Family incomes in the district range widely. The community with the lowest annual household median income is Good Hope at $43,722, and the highest is Highgrove at $80,897, according to a 2022 district profile .
About 7 in 10 residents are Latino in Good Hope, Jurupa Valley, Mead Valley and Perris, and White people make up more than half the population in Highgrove, March Air Reserve Base and Riverside. There are concentrations of Asian residents and Native Hawaiians (12%) in Highgrove and March ARB and Black residents in Perris (8%).