Perrinton vs Riverdale

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

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

Perrinton has the higher population (467 vs 262 in Riverdale). Perrinton has the higher median home value ($99,400 vs $85,500 in Riverdale).

Population, income & housing

	Perrinton	Riverdale
Population	467	262
Median age	32.9 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,868	—
Median home value	$99,400	$85,500
Median gross rent	$1,000	—
Housing units	181	149
Homeownership rate	72.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.6%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Perrinton	Riverdale
Population	526 → 467 (-11.2%)	296 → 262 (-11.5%)
Median household income	$43,889 → $52,868 (+20.5%)	$35,446 → $39,219 (+10.6%)
Median home value	$73,800 → $99,400 (+34.7%)	$53,600 → $85,500 (+59.5%)
Median gross rent	$790 → $1,000 (+26.6%)	—

Perrinton

Population

526467

Median household income

$43,889$52,868

Median home value

$73,800$99,400

Median gross rent

$790$1,000

Riverdale

Population

296262

Median household income

$35,446$39,219

Median home value

$53,600$85,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Perrinton	Riverdale
Under 5	13.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.8%	21.0%
18 to 24	10.1%	14.5%
25 to 34	13.9%	4.2%
35 to 44	12.2%	7.3%
45 to 54	8.4%	19.8%
55 to 64	7.7%	16.4%
65 to 74	12.2%	16.8%
75 and over	7.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Perrinton	Riverdale
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	91.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	2.8%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Perrinton	Riverdale
No high school diploma	7.2%	4.7%
High school graduate	50.3%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	52.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Perrinton	Riverdale
Drove alone	75.9%	54.1%
Carpooled	15.4%	23.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	9.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	13.5%
Other means	3.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Perrinton	Riverdale
1-unit, detached	77.9%	87.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.2%	12.8%

Poverty & households

	Perrinton	Riverdale
Poverty rate	14.3%	36.3%
Average household size	2.70	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	31	19
Median year structure built	1956	1970