Margaret vs Riverside

A side-by-side comparison of Margaret and Riverside: population, income, housing, and more.

Margaret and Riverside are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Margaret has the higher population (5,538 vs 2,247 in Riverside). Margaret has the higher median household income ($97,075 vs $67,750 in Riverside). Margaret has the higher median home value ($224,700 vs $214,100 in Riverside).

Population, income & housing

	Margaret	Riverside
Population	5,538	2,247
Median age	31.9 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$97,075	$67,750
Median home value	$224,700	$214,100
Median gross rent	$881	$1,073
Housing units	1,807	969
Homeownership rate	87.1%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Margaret	Riverside
Population	4,819 → 5,538 (+14.9%)	3,042 → 2,247 (-26.1%)
Median household income	$72,200 → $97,075 (+34.5%)	$58,517 → $67,750 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$152,900 → $224,700 (+47.0%)	$175,600 → $214,100 (+21.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,311 → $881 (-32.8%)	$916 → $1,073 (+17.1%)

Margaret

Population

4,8195,538

Median household income

$72,200$97,075

Median home value

$152,900$224,700

Median gross rent

$1,311$881

Riverside

Population

3,0422,247

Median household income

$58,517$67,750

Median home value

$175,600$214,100

Median gross rent

$916$1,073

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Margaret	Riverside
Under 5	7.7%	7.0%
5 to 17	22.4%	14.9%
18 to 24	3.5%	7.9%
25 to 34	23.4%	12.4%
35 to 44	15.0%	10.4%
45 to 54	12.0%	13.3%
55 to 64	9.1%	11.9%
65 to 74	4.2%	14.4%
75 and over	2.8%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Margaret	Riverside
White (non-Hispanic)	79.2%	83.1%
Black or African American	17.3%	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Margaret	Riverside
No high school diploma	12.3%	18.7%
High school graduate	35.5%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Margaret	Riverside
Drove alone	87.4%	91.8%
Carpooled	3.3%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	4.2%
Other means	1.6%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Margaret	Riverside
1-unit, detached	79.3%	52.7%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	19.6%	23.6%

Poverty & households

	Margaret	Riverside
Poverty rate	6.6%	17.5%
Average household size	3.26	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	35	33
Median year structure built	2007	1994