Riverdale Park vs Westley

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

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

Riverdale Park has the higher population (998 vs 721 in Westley). Riverdale Park has the higher median household income ($61,802 vs $45,833 in Westley). Since 2019, Riverdale Park's population has grown faster (-3.4% vs -25.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Riverdale Park	Westley
Population	998	721
Median age	22.0 yrs	15.7 yrs
Median household income	$61,802	$45,833
Median gross rent	$1,555	$739
Housing units	289	158
Homeownership rate	55.9%	42.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.4%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	46.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Riverdale Park	Westley
Population	1,033 → 998 (-3.4%)	968 → 721 (-25.5%)
Median household income	$40,000 → $61,802 (+54.5%)	$39,073 → $45,833 (+17.3%)
Median home value	$234,100 → $311,300 (+33.0%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,058 → $1,555 (+47.0%)	$769 → $739 (-3.9%)

Riverdale Park

Population

1,033998

Median household income

$40,000$61,802

Median home value

$234,100$311,300

Median gross rent

$1,058$1,555

Westley

Population

968721

Median household income

$39,073$45,833

Median gross rent

$769$739

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Riverdale Park	Westley
Under 5	1.7%	14.6%
5 to 17	39.8%	37.2%
18 to 24	10.2%	11.0%
25 to 34	13.6%	8.2%
35 to 44	17.1%	16.0%
45 to 54	10.8%	2.4%
55 to 64	4.3%	8.3%
65 to 74	0.0%	2.5%
75 and over	2.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Riverdale Park	Westley
White (non-Hispanic)	15.6%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	73.4%	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Riverdale Park	Westley
No high school diploma	20.7%	49.4%
High school graduate	35.3%	26.4%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	2.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Riverdale Park	Westley
Drove alone	49.6%	100.0%
Carpooled	50.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Riverdale Park	Westley
1-unit, detached	96.9%	41.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	45.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	Riverdale Park	Westley
Poverty rate	12.5%	18.6%
Average household size	4.19	4.56
Mean commute (minutes)	41	—
Median year structure built	1978	1960