Darbydale vs Riverlea

A side-by-side comparison of Darbydale and Riverlea: population, income, housing, and more.

Darbydale and Riverlea are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Darbydale has the higher population (579 vs 553 in Riverlea). Riverlea has the higher median home value ($525,000 vs $159,700 in Darbydale). Since 2019, Riverlea's population has grown faster (+3.9% vs -32.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Darbydale	Riverlea
Population	579	553
Median age	37.9 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$155,313
Median home value	$159,700	$525,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,156
Housing units	332	231
Homeownership rate	100.0%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.9%	85.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Darbydale	Riverlea
Population	862 → 579 (-32.8%)	532 → 553 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$100,231 → $74,500 (-25.7%)	$128,750 → $155,313 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$115,700 → $159,700 (+38.0%)	$370,600 → $525,000 (+41.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$900 → $1,156 (+28.4%)

Darbydale

Population

862579

Median household income

$100,231$74,500

Median home value

$115,700$159,700

Riverlea

Population

532553

Median household income

$128,750$155,313

Median home value

$370,600$525,000

Median gross rent

$900$1,156

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Darbydale	Riverlea
Under 5	1.9%	2.9%
5 to 17	19.9%	25.1%
18 to 24	3.6%	4.2%
25 to 34	20.2%	3.4%
35 to 44	5.0%	15.4%
45 to 54	15.7%	18.1%
55 to 64	10.4%	11.9%
65 to 74	22.1%	9.9%
75 and over	1.2%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Darbydale	Riverlea
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	91.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Darbydale	Riverlea
No high school diploma	6.7%	0.5%
High school graduate	61.6%	2.9%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	10.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.5%	49.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	36.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Darbydale	Riverlea
Drove alone	97.1%	61.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	29.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Darbydale	Riverlea
1-unit, detached	100.0%	81.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	11.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Darbydale	Riverlea
Poverty rate	0.0%	1.5%
Average household size	2.23	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	28	19
Median year structure built	1968	1952