place

Riverdale, IL

Demographic and economic profile of Riverdale, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

10,515

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$39,833

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

32.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-17.8% since 2018

Riverdale lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone9,299 (89.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races659 (6.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone190 (1.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race114 (1.1%)
  • White Alone63 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone15 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish120
  2. 2.Other Indo-European11
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

30.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

11.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

201

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$20,642

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

14.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

32.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care1,098
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities677
  3. 3.Retail Trade518
  4. 4.Manufacturing487
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management288

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations969
  2. 2.Service Occupations940
  3. 3.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations938
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations648
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations96

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 2.93×)677
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.32×)247
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.24×)487
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.20×)518
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.19×)1,098

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$104,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,204/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

53.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999398 (19.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999263 (12.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999222 (10.8%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999212 (10.3%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999177 (8.6%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999166 (8.1%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$29,607

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

35.6 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,376 (63.3%)
  • Public Transit657 (17.5%)
  • Worked at Home276 (7.4%)
  • Carpooled250 (6.7%)
  • Walked111 (3.0%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other82 (2.2%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.