Riverdale vs San Joaquin

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

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

San Joaquin has the higher population (3,734 vs 2,803 in Riverdale). Riverdale has the higher median household income ($54,250 vs $51,591 in San Joaquin). Riverdale has the higher median home value ($265,100 vs $249,700 in San Joaquin).

Population, income & housing

	Riverdale	San Joaquin
Population	2,803	3,734
Median age	28.6 yrs	24.9 yrs
Median household income	$54,250	$51,591
Median home value	$265,100	$249,700
Median gross rent	$1,095	$1,070
Housing units	817	901
Homeownership rate	62.6%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.3%	2.5%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	17.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Riverdale	San Joaquin
Population	3,433 → 2,803 (-18.4%)	4,020 → 3,734 (-7.1%)
Median household income	$55,833 → $54,250 (-2.8%)	$34,426 → $51,591 (+49.9%)
Median home value	$166,400 → $265,100 (+59.3%)	$164,900 → $249,700 (+51.4%)
Median gross rent	$902 → $1,095 (+21.4%)	$675 → $1,070 (+58.5%)

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

San Joaquin

Population

4,0203,734

Median household income

$34,426$51,591

Median home value

$164,900$249,700

Median gross rent

$675$1,070

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Riverdale	San Joaquin
Under 5	9.7%	11.0%
5 to 17	24.3%	28.4%
18 to 24	9.7%	10.8%
25 to 34	15.7%	17.9%
35 to 44	8.5%	9.9%
45 to 54	12.0%	8.0%
55 to 64	11.3%	8.7%
65 to 74	3.9%	3.0%
75 and over	4.9%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Riverdale	San Joaquin
White (non-Hispanic)	32.7%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	67.3%	93.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Riverdale	San Joaquin
No high school diploma	36.5%	57.8%
High school graduate	37.0%	23.9%
Some college or associate's	20.2%	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	2.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Riverdale	San Joaquin
Drove alone	84.3%	75.7%
Carpooled	3.7%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.6%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	9.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Riverdale	San Joaquin
1-unit, detached	78.5%	55.2%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	26.1%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	8.5%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Riverdale	San Joaquin
Poverty rate	12.3%	35.8%
Average household size	3.87	4.30
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1974	1985