North Great River vs Riverside

A side-by-side comparison of North Great River and Riverside: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Great River has the higher population (3,638 vs 3,538 in Riverside). North Great River has the higher median household income ($146,250 vs $41,397 in Riverside). Since 2019, Riverside's population has grown faster (+49.8% vs -6.3%).

Population, income & housing

	North Great River	Riverside
Population	3,638	3,538
Median age	47.4 yrs	34.1 yrs
Median household income	$146,250	$41,397
Median home value	$488,900	—
Median gross rent	$2,418	$2,612
Housing units	1,306	1,056
Homeownership rate	80.6%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.0%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	16.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Great River	Riverside
Population	3,883 → 3,638 (-6.3%)	2,362 → 3,538 (+49.8%)
Median household income	$90,156 → $146,250 (+62.2%)	$42,986 → $41,397 (-3.7%)
Median home value	$364,400 → $488,900 (+34.2%)	—
Median gross rent	$2,167 → $2,418 (+11.6%)	$1,528 → $2,612 (+70.9%)

North Great River

Population

3,8833,638

Median household income

$90,156$146,250

Median home value

$364,400$488,900

Median gross rent

$2,167$2,418

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)

	North Great River	Riverside
Under 5	3.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.1%	14.1%
18 to 24	4.6%	9.2%
25 to 34	11.8%	27.9%
35 to 44	10.7%	13.7%
45 to 54	14.5%	13.9%
55 to 64	16.8%	12.2%
65 to 74	8.3%	7.8%
75 and over	14.3%	1.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Great River	Riverside
White (non-Hispanic)	60.9%	50.8%
Black or African American	3.1%	18.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	6.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.3%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	23.7%	23.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Great River	Riverside
No high school diploma	7.7%	20.8%
High school graduate	32.1%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Great River	Riverside
Drove alone	82.1%	77.3%
Carpooled	1.9%	4.5%
Public transit	4.0%	3.5%
Walked	1.7%	13.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Great River	Riverside
1-unit, detached	83.9%	42.0%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	1.5%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	43.4%

Poverty & households

	North Great River	Riverside
Poverty rate	2.3%	26.0%
Average household size	2.89	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	29	40
Median year structure built	1968	1976