Calwa vs Riverdale

A side-by-side comparison of Calwa and Riverdale: population, income, housing, and more.

Calwa and Riverdale are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Riverdale has the higher population (2,803 vs 2,140 in Calwa). Calwa has the higher median household income ($63,232 vs $54,250 in Riverdale). Riverdale has the higher median home value ($265,100 vs $196,900 in Calwa).

Population, income & housing

	Calwa	Riverdale
Population	2,140	2,803
Median age	25.2 yrs	28.6 yrs
Median household income	$63,232	$54,250
Median home value	$196,900	$265,100
Median gross rent	$1,155	$1,095
Housing units	523	817
Homeownership rate	68.3%	62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	6.3%
Unemployment rate	19.2%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calwa	Riverdale
Population	2,089 → 2,140 (+2.4%)	3,433 → 2,803 (-18.4%)
Median household income	$47,458 → $63,232 (+33.2%)	$55,833 → $54,250 (-2.8%)
Median home value	$121,400 → $196,900 (+62.2%)	$166,400 → $265,100 (+59.3%)
Median gross rent	$874 → $1,155 (+32.2%)	$902 → $1,095 (+21.4%)

Calwa

Population

2,0892,140

Median household income

$47,458$63,232

Median home value

$121,400$196,900

Median gross rent

$874$1,155

Riverdale

Population

3,4332,803

Median household income

$55,833$54,250

Median home value

$166,400$265,100

Median gross rent

$902$1,095

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calwa	Riverdale
Under 5	6.4%	9.7%
5 to 17	20.8%	24.3%
18 to 24	21.4%	9.7%
25 to 34	14.0%	15.7%
35 to 44	9.4%	8.5%
45 to 54	15.2%	12.0%
55 to 64	5.5%	11.3%
65 to 74	5.0%	3.9%
75 and over	2.3%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calwa	Riverdale
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	32.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	98.6%	67.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calwa	Riverdale
No high school diploma	52.8%	36.5%
High school graduate	25.0%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	16.5%	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	3.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calwa	Riverdale
Drove alone	47.7%	84.3%
Carpooled	46.2%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.6%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	5.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calwa	Riverdale
1-unit, detached	87.0%	78.5%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	7.2%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.0%
20 or more units	5.7%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Calwa	Riverdale
Poverty rate	24.6%	12.3%
Average household size	4.32	3.87
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1981	1974