Crownsville vs Riva

A side-by-side comparison of Crownsville and Riva: population, income, housing, and more.

Crownsville and Riva are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Riva has the higher population (4,798 vs 1,701 in Crownsville). Riva has the higher median household income ($156,389 vs $146,486 in Crownsville). Crownsville has the higher median home value ($885,600 vs $611,600 in Riva).

Population, income & housing

	Crownsville	Riva
Population	1,701	4,798
Median age	54.5 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$146,486	$156,389
Median home value	$885,600	$611,600
Median gross rent	—	$2,018
Housing units	599	1,636
Homeownership rate	100.0%	96.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.8%	54.1%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crownsville	Riva
Population	1,530 → 1,701 (+11.2%)	4,130 → 4,798 (+16.2%)
Median household income	$90,400 → $146,486 (+62.0%)	$122,905 → $156,389 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$501,400 → $885,600 (+76.6%)	$484,900 → $611,600 (+26.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,685 → $2,018 (+19.8%)

Crownsville

Population

1,5301,701

Median household income

$90,400$146,486

Median home value

$501,400$885,600

Riva

Population

4,1304,798

Median household income

$122,905$156,389

Median home value

$484,900$611,600

Median gross rent

$1,685$2,018

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crownsville	Riva
Under 5	5.9%	5.3%
5 to 17	14.5%	21.1%
18 to 24	4.2%	3.6%
25 to 34	5.3%	7.6%
35 to 44	14.1%	15.0%
45 to 54	8.0%	12.7%
55 to 64	19.0%	11.8%
65 to 74	14.0%	15.9%
75 and over	14.9%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crownsville	Riva
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	87.8%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.4%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crownsville	Riva
No high school diploma	6.3%	1.6%
High school graduate	16.0%	15.3%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	25.5%	31.2%
Graduate or professional degree	28.3%	22.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crownsville	Riva
Drove alone	74.9%	65.6%
Carpooled	7.5%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.1%	25.2%
Other means	0.5%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crownsville	Riva
1-unit, detached	92.3%	95.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.8%
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	7.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Crownsville	Riva
Poverty rate	8.5%	0.7%
Average household size	2.69	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	22	33
Median year structure built	1986	1982