2003 Almanac (page 508) 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 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Population 149000 155100 162900 171800 182500 195100 209100 225200 244100 258200 267300 274400 279900 286000 291900 299000 305900 316600 325000 338600 Avg. Daily VMT/1000 3098 3461 3897 4365 4841 5211 6033 6868 7484 7764 8048 8351 8657 8983 9267 9543 9918 10255 7302 7492 Portions of Riverside County lie within the Mojave Desert and South Coast Air Basins.