Islandia vs Riverside

A side-by-side comparison of Islandia and Riverside: population, income, housing, and more.

Islandia and Riverside are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Islandia has the higher population (3,581 vs 3,538 in Riverside). Islandia has the higher median household income ($112,435 vs $41,397 in Riverside). Since 2019, Riverside's population has grown faster (+49.8% vs +7.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Islandia	Riverside
Population	3,581	3,538
Median age	39.1 yrs	34.1 yrs
Median household income	$112,435	$41,397
Median home value	$451,700	—
Median gross rent	$1,781	$2,612
Housing units	1,324	1,056
Homeownership rate	96.3%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.8%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	16.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Islandia	Riverside
Population	3,341 → 3,581 (+7.2%)	2,362 → 3,538 (+49.8%)
Median household income	$93,555 → $112,435 (+20.2%)	$42,986 → $41,397 (-3.7%)
Median home value	$321,100 → $451,700 (+40.7%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,836 → $1,781 (-3.0%)	$1,528 → $2,612 (+70.9%)

Islandia

Population

3,3413,581

Median household income

$93,555$112,435

Median home value

$321,100$451,700

Median gross rent

$1,836$1,781

Riverside

Population

2,3623,538

Median household income

$42,986$41,397

Median gross rent

$1,528$2,612

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Islandia	Riverside
Under 5	3.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.4%	14.1%
18 to 24	7.0%	9.2%
25 to 34	21.1%	27.9%
35 to 44	11.3%	13.7%
45 to 54	11.6%	13.9%
55 to 64	17.5%	12.2%
65 to 74	11.1%	7.8%
75 and over	5.7%	1.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Islandia	Riverside
White (non-Hispanic)	31.7%	50.8%
Black or African American	13.1%	18.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.4%	0.0%
Asian	5.6%	6.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	6.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	36.3%	23.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Islandia	Riverside
No high school diploma	11.4%	20.8%
High school graduate	29.2%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Islandia	Riverside
Drove alone	83.7%	77.3%
Carpooled	5.5%	4.5%
Public transit	1.3%	3.5%
Walked	0.5%	13.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	1.6%
Other means	2.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Islandia	Riverside
1-unit, detached	82.2%	42.0%
1-unit, attached	7.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.2%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	1.5%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	43.4%

Poverty & households

	Islandia	Riverside
Poverty rate	3.4%	26.0%
Average household size	2.83	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	29	40
Median year structure built	1969	1976