Breckenridge vs Riverdale

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

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

Breckenridge has the higher population (1,411 vs 262 in Riverdale). Breckenridge has the higher median home value ($107,000 vs $85,500 in Riverdale). Since 2019, Breckenridge's population has grown faster (+17.0% vs -11.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Breckenridge	Riverdale
Population	1,411	262
Median age	40.8 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$56,779	—
Median home value	$107,000	$85,500
Median gross rent	$738	—
Housing units	594	149
Homeownership rate	70.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Breckenridge	Riverdale
Population	1,206 → 1,411 (+17.0%)	296 → 262 (-11.5%)
Median household income	$37,500 → $56,779 (+51.4%)	$35,446 → $39,219 (+10.6%)
Median home value	$75,800 → $107,000 (+41.2%)	$53,600 → $85,500 (+59.5%)
Median gross rent	$606 → $738 (+21.8%)	—

Breckenridge

Population

1,2061,411

Median household income

$37,500$56,779

Median home value

$75,800$107,000

Median gross rent

$606$738

Riverdale

Population

296262

Median household income

$35,446$39,219

Median home value

$53,600$85,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Breckenridge	Riverdale
Under 5	2.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.5%	21.0%
18 to 24	5.2%	14.5%
25 to 34	13.3%	4.2%
35 to 44	16.8%	7.3%
45 to 54	11.3%	19.8%
55 to 64	12.2%	16.4%
65 to 74	10.8%	16.8%
75 and over	6.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Breckenridge	Riverdale
White (non-Hispanic)	88.2%	91.2%
Black or African American	0.4%	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	3.9%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Breckenridge	Riverdale
No high school diploma	6.2%	4.7%
High school graduate	45.7%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	52.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Breckenridge	Riverdale
Drove alone	83.0%	54.1%
Carpooled	3.1%	23.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.7%	9.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	13.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Breckenridge	Riverdale
1-unit, detached	79.8%	87.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	12.8%

Poverty & households

	Breckenridge	Riverdale
Poverty rate	13.4%	36.3%
Average household size	2.53	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	25	19
Median year structure built	1962	1970