Newman vs Riverbank

A side-by-side comparison of Newman and Riverbank: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Riverbank has the higher population (24,881 vs 12,299 in Newman). Riverbank has the higher median household income ($90,216 vs $75,344 in Newman). Riverbank has the higher median home value ($442,300 vs $381,900 in Newman).

Population, income & housing

	Newman	Riverbank
Population	12,299	24,881
Median age	35.3 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$75,344	$90,216
Median home value	$381,900	$442,300
Median gross rent	$1,227	$1,527
Housing units	3,963	7,378
Homeownership rate	74.9%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.5%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	12.5%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newman	Riverbank
Population	11,317 → 12,299 (+8.7%)	24,482 → 24,881 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$62,877 → $75,344 (+19.8%)	$70,549 → $90,216 (+27.9%)
Median home value	$263,000 → $381,900 (+45.2%)	$294,200 → $442,300 (+50.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,067 → $1,227 (+15.0%)	$1,172 → $1,527 (+30.3%)

Newman

Population

11,31712,299

Median household income

$62,877$75,344

Median home value

$263,000$381,900

Median gross rent

$1,067$1,227

Riverbank

Population

24,48224,881

Median household income

$70,549$90,216

Median home value

$294,200$442,300

Median gross rent

$1,172$1,527

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newman	Riverbank
Under 5	7.5%	8.3%
5 to 17	17.1%	23.2%
18 to 24	11.5%	9.1%
25 to 34	12.9%	13.0%
35 to 44	13.2%	13.4%
45 to 54	11.7%	13.5%
55 to 64	15.5%	8.1%
65 to 74	7.1%	6.6%
75 and over	3.5%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newman	Riverbank
White (non-Hispanic)	24.5%	31.0%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	4.3%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.5%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	69.8%	59.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newman	Riverbank
No high school diploma	24.3%	19.6%
High school graduate	38.4%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.0%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newman	Riverbank
Drove alone	81.6%	80.4%
Carpooled	8.9%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	3.4%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.1%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newman	Riverbank
1-unit, detached	85.1%	84.1%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	2.0%
20 or more units	4.3%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Newman	Riverbank
Poverty rate	13.3%	13.9%
Average household size	3.28	3.39
Mean commute (minutes)	37	29
Median year structure built	1997	1996