Ashley vs Riverdale

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

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

Ashley has the higher population (440 vs 262 in Riverdale). Ashley has the higher median home value ($105,000 vs $85,500 in Riverdale). Since 2019, Riverdale's population has grown faster (-11.5% vs -16.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Ashley	Riverdale
Population	440	262
Median age	50.1 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	—
Median home value	$105,000	$85,500
Median gross rent	$875	—
Housing units	206	149
Homeownership rate	67.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashley	Riverdale
Population	525 → 440 (-16.2%)	296 → 262 (-11.5%)
Median household income	$34,000 → $53,750 (+58.1%)	$35,446 → $39,219 (+10.6%)
Median home value	$68,300 → $105,000 (+53.7%)	$53,600 → $85,500 (+59.5%)
Median gross rent	$628 → $875 (+39.3%)	—

Ashley

Population

525440

Median household income

$34,000$53,750

Median home value

$68,300$105,000

Median gross rent

$628$875

Riverdale

Population

296262

Median household income

$35,446$39,219

Median home value

$53,600$85,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashley	Riverdale
Under 5	3.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.3%	21.0%
18 to 24	8.4%	14.5%
25 to 34	11.1%	4.2%
35 to 44	10.5%	7.3%
45 to 54	10.9%	19.8%
55 to 64	13.4%	16.4%
65 to 74	8.9%	16.8%
75 and over	18.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashley	Riverdale
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	91.2%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashley	Riverdale
No high school diploma	15.1%	4.7%
High school graduate	37.3%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	52.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashley	Riverdale
Drove alone	82.6%	54.1%
Carpooled	7.6%	23.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.1%	9.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	13.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashley	Riverdale
1-unit, detached	71.4%	87.2%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.0%	12.8%

Poverty & households

	Ashley	Riverdale
Poverty rate	17.4%	36.3%
Average household size	2.10	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	33	19
Median year structure built	1968	1970