Riverside vs Washington

A side-by-side comparison of Riverside and Washington: population, income, housing, and more.

Riverside and Washington are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Washington has the higher population (7,314 vs 1,040 in Riverside). Riverside has the higher median household income ($81,094 vs $56,536 in Washington). Riverside has the higher median home value ($191,100 vs $144,500 in Washington).

Population, income & housing

	Riverside	Washington
Population	1,040	7,314
Median age	40.6 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$81,094	$56,536
Median home value	$191,100	$144,500
Median gross rent	$800	$927
Housing units	516	3,222
Homeownership rate	74.0%	59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.8%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Riverside	Washington
Population	1,115 → 1,040 (-6.7%)	7,313 → 7,314 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$62,772 → $81,094 (+29.2%)	$52,697 → $56,536 (+7.3%)
Median home value	$152,400 → $191,100 (+25.4%)	$116,900 → $144,500 (+23.6%)
Median gross rent	$705 → $800 (+13.5%)	$798 → $927 (+16.2%)

Riverside

Population

1,1151,040

Median household income

$62,772$81,094

Median home value

$152,400$191,100

Median gross rent

$705$800

Washington

Population

7,3137,314

Median household income

$52,697$56,536

Median home value

$116,900$144,500

Median gross rent

$798$927

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Riverside	Washington
Under 5	5.0%	7.3%
5 to 17	18.2%	15.0%
18 to 24	5.3%	8.9%
25 to 34	15.9%	13.1%
35 to 44	12.2%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.3%	10.9%
55 to 64	17.6%	10.5%
65 to 74	6.9%	11.9%
75 and over	7.6%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Riverside	Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	84.0%
Black or African American	1.2%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Riverside	Washington
No high school diploma	5.5%	6.7%
High school graduate	30.1%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Riverside	Washington
Drove alone	86.7%	76.8%
Carpooled	4.1%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	2.5%
Walked	1.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	7.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Riverside	Washington
1-unit, detached	65.3%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	17.8%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	8.9%
20 or more units	1.7%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Riverside	Washington
Poverty rate	3.8%	15.0%
Average household size	2.30	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	25	18
Median year structure built	1972	1953