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Business Intelligence (BI) is the research and GIS unit of the
Riverside County Economic Development Agency (EDA). It
maintains and updates the statistical reports posted on the
Demographics page of the EDA website and supports the
data and mapping needs of the various divisions that
comprise EDA. BI responds to custom research and technical
assistance requests from data users in general, such as
business, education, nonprofits, and government. It is also
active in a number of collaborative partnerships, such as the
Construction Permit & Valuation Reports. ese reports
track monthly and year-to-date building permit activity in
Riverside County. Publishing these reports would not be
possible without the collaboration of the Building and Safety
Departments of the 28 cities in the county and the County
of Riverside Building and Safety Department. Business
Intelligence plays a vital role in the information infrastructure
of EDA and informs planning, policy, grant writing, decision-
making, and reporting.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
State Data Center
e State Data Center (SDC) is a partnership between the U.S
Census Bureau and the California Department of Finance
Demographic Research Unit that disseminates census data
and provides technical assistance to data users. EDA is the
local affiliate of the SDC and BI is the liaison to the SDC.
One Stop Shop
For data users, a single point of contact for the dissemination
of information is generally preferred and efficient. EDA staff
has expertise in research and GIS mapping services. Services
include: data collection and analysis, data dissemination, GIS
analysis and mapping, and technical assistance.
A total of 237 custom research and mapping requests were
received this fiscal year, of which 46 were for GIS services.
Customers included the following:
Coachella Valley Housing Coalition
IHP Capital Partners
Inland Empire Regional Chamber of Commerce
Moreno Valley Community College
Inland Empire Small Business Development Center
Realty Advisor Group, Inc.
e Highland Group
University of California, Riverside
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4th largest county in California in area
4th largest county in California in population
10th most populous county in the U.S.
Fastest growing region in Southern California
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237
Custom research and mapping
requests processed last year.
32,315
2.329 million
+3.7%
+19%
NEW RESIDENTS
JOB GROWTH
LAST YEAR
JOB GROWTH
IN NEXT 10 YEARS
7,303 mi
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POPULATION
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