2003 Almanac (page 517) Table D-82 South Coast Air Basin - Riverside County: Population and VMT Trends South Coast Air Basin: Riverside County Surface Area = 2049 square miles Parameter 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Population 565200 588300 617800 651500 692100 739700 792900 854100 925600 976800 1008700 1032800 1050700 1070600 1090200 1113900 1136500 1173100 1202000 1252300 Avg. Daily VMT/1000 8955 10000 11269 12671 14237 15366 17859 20424 22304 23110 23947 24916 25867 26846 27704 28458 29436 30291 34479 35619 Portions of Riverside County lie within the Mojave Desert and Salton Sea Air Basins.