Riverdale vs Tarpey Village

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

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

Tarpey Village has the higher population (3,125 vs 2,803 in Riverdale). Tarpey Village has the higher median household income ($57,344 vs $54,250 in Riverdale). Tarpey Village has the higher median home value ($336,300 vs $265,100 in Riverdale).

Population, income & housing

	Riverdale	Tarpey Village
Population	2,803	3,125
Median age	28.6 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$54,250	$57,344
Median home value	$265,100	$336,300
Median gross rent	$1,095	$1,115
Housing units	817	1,255
Homeownership rate	62.6%	90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.3%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	12.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Riverdale	Tarpey Village
Population	3,433 → 2,803 (-18.4%)	3,609 → 3,125 (-13.4%)
Median household income	$55,833 → $54,250 (-2.8%)	$55,000 → $57,344 (+4.3%)
Median home value	$166,400 → $265,100 (+59.3%)	$215,100 → $336,300 (+56.3%)
Median gross rent	$902 → $1,095 (+21.4%)	$1,325 → $1,115 (-15.8%)

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

Tarpey Village

Population

3,6093,125

Median household income

$55,000$57,344

Median home value

$215,100$336,300

Median gross rent

$1,325$1,115

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Riverdale	Tarpey Village
Under 5	9.7%	5.8%
5 to 17	24.3%	12.7%
18 to 24	9.7%	6.8%
25 to 34	15.7%	11.6%
35 to 44	8.5%	13.8%
45 to 54	12.0%	10.6%
55 to 64	11.3%	16.2%
65 to 74	3.9%	12.8%
75 and over	4.9%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Riverdale	Tarpey Village
White (non-Hispanic)	32.7%	47.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	14.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	3.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	67.3%	27.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Riverdale	Tarpey Village
No high school diploma	36.5%	7.9%
High school graduate	37.0%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	20.2%	44.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Riverdale	Tarpey Village
Drove alone	84.3%	76.3%
Carpooled	3.7%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	12.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Riverdale	Tarpey Village
1-unit, detached	78.5%	91.0%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Riverdale	Tarpey Village
Poverty rate	12.3%	21.4%
Average household size	3.87	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1974	1958