Harper Woods vs Riverview

A side-by-side comparison of Harper Woods and Riverview: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Harper Woods has the higher population (15,205 vs 12,269 in Riverview). Riverview has the higher median household income ($71,783 vs $61,446 in Harper Woods). Riverview has the higher median home value ($200,500 vs $143,600 in Harper Woods).

Population, income & housing

	Harper Woods	Riverview
Population	15,205	12,269
Median age	37.1 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,446	$71,783
Median home value	$143,600	$200,500
Median gross rent	$1,306	$1,050
Housing units	5,906	5,333
Homeownership rate	66.0%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	25.3%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harper Woods	Riverview
Population	13,895 → 15,205 (+9.4%)	12,137 → 12,269 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$48,418 → $61,446 (+26.9%)	$58,246 → $71,783 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$83,600 → $143,600 (+71.8%)	$149,400 → $200,500 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,088 → $1,306 (+20.0%)	$795 → $1,050 (+32.1%)

Harper Woods

Population

13,89515,205

Median household income

$48,418$61,446

Median home value

$83,600$143,600

Median gross rent

$1,088$1,306

Riverview

Population

12,13712,269

Median household income

$58,246$71,783

Median home value

$149,400$200,500

Median gross rent

$795$1,050

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harper Woods	Riverview
Under 5	5.6%	7.1%
5 to 17	21.1%	14.7%
18 to 24	7.6%	9.1%
25 to 34	14.1%	11.7%
35 to 44	12.9%	11.0%
45 to 54	14.5%	11.9%
55 to 64	10.3%	11.1%
65 to 74	9.2%	11.9%
75 and over	4.8%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harper Woods	Riverview
White (non-Hispanic)	29.8%	76.8%
Black or African American	63.8%	8.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.9%
Two or more races	4.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harper Woods	Riverview
No high school diploma	6.6%	6.2%
High school graduate	30.7%	33.6%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.6%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harper Woods	Riverview
Drove alone	67.6%	78.3%
Carpooled	15.4%	5.8%
Public transit	1.8%	0.5%
Walked	0.9%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	10.3%
Other means	4.9%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harper Woods	Riverview
1-unit, detached	87.2%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	10.7%
20 or more units	2.8%	16.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Harper Woods	Riverview
Poverty rate	19.8%	8.2%
Average household size	2.69	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1955	1969