2002 Almanac (page 486)  Table D-53  Salton Sea Air Basin - Riverside County:  Population and VMT Trends																				

Salton Sea Air Basin:  Riverside County																				
Surface Area = 2134 square miles																				
Parameter	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Population	145800	151800	158000	165900	175000	185900	198700	213000	229400	249900	263900	272800	279700	284900	290700	296600	303800	310800	321500	330200
Avg. Daily VMT/1000	3158	3267	3661	4142	4620	5044	5380	6186	6990	7565	7819	8073	8343	8635	8963	9271	9535	9986	10266	10568

Portions of Riverside County lie within the Mojave Desert and South Coast Air Basins.