Patterson vs Riverbank

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

Patterson 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 24,306 in Patterson). Patterson has the higher median household income ($93,542 vs $90,216 in Riverbank). Riverbank has the higher median home value ($442,300 vs $427,400 in Patterson).

Population, income & housing

	Patterson	Riverbank
Population	24,306	24,881
Median age	30.9 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$93,542	$90,216
Median home value	$427,400	$442,300
Median gross rent	$1,391	$1,527
Housing units	6,773	7,378
Homeownership rate	74.2%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Patterson	Riverbank
Population	22,066 → 24,306 (+10.2%)	24,482 → 24,881 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$69,233 → $93,542 (+35.1%)	$70,549 → $90,216 (+27.9%)
Median home value	$306,900 → $427,400 (+39.3%)	$294,200 → $442,300 (+50.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,519 → $1,391 (-8.4%)	$1,172 → $1,527 (+30.3%)

Patterson

Population

22,06624,306

Median household income

$69,233$93,542

Median home value

$306,900$427,400

Median gross rent

$1,519$1,391

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)

	Patterson	Riverbank
Under 5	9.4%	8.3%
5 to 17	22.9%	23.2%
18 to 24	11.0%	9.1%
25 to 34	11.0%	13.0%
35 to 44	17.1%	13.4%
45 to 54	11.3%	13.5%
55 to 64	8.3%	8.1%
65 to 74	4.9%	6.6%
75 and over	4.1%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Patterson	Riverbank
White (non-Hispanic)	16.4%	31.0%
Black or African American	4.7%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	5.2%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.6%	0.1%
Some other race	1.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.4%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	65.6%	59.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Patterson	Riverbank
No high school diploma	25.3%	19.6%
High school graduate	32.1%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Patterson	Riverbank
Drove alone	77.0%	80.4%
Carpooled	12.6%	10.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.4%
Walked	0.2%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.9%	6.4%
Other means	1.1%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Patterson	Riverbank
1-unit, detached	90.3%	84.1%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Patterson	Riverbank
Poverty rate	8.5%	13.9%
Average household size	3.79	3.39
Mean commute (minutes)	47	29
Median year structure built	2000	1996