Kettering vs Riverside

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

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

Kettering has the higher population (57,442 vs 24,432 in Riverside). Kettering has the higher median household income ($71,619 vs $59,271 in Riverside). Kettering has the higher median home value ($192,500 vs $139,100 in Riverside).

Population, income & housing

	Kettering	Riverside
Population	57,442	24,432
Median age	38.6 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$71,619	$59,271
Median home value	$192,500	$139,100
Median gross rent	$983	$1,015
Housing units	27,480	11,688
Homeownership rate	64.9%	55.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.1%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kettering	Riverside
Population	55,390 → 57,442 (+3.7%)	25,093 → 24,432 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$58,970 → $71,619 (+21.4%)	$48,626 → $59,271 (+21.9%)
Median home value	$133,800 → $192,500 (+43.9%)	$90,300 → $139,100 (+54.0%)
Median gross rent	$807 → $983 (+21.8%)	$842 → $1,015 (+20.5%)

Kettering

Population

55,39057,442

Median household income

$58,970$71,619

Median home value

$133,800$192,500

Median gross rent

$807$983

Riverside

Population

25,09324,432

Median household income

$48,626$59,271

Median home value

$90,300$139,100

Median gross rent

$842$1,015

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kettering	Riverside
Under 5	6.0%	7.9%
5 to 17	15.5%	16.3%
18 to 24	7.8%	9.6%
25 to 34	16.0%	15.7%
35 to 44	12.5%	13.0%
45 to 54	10.3%	9.7%
55 to 64	13.0%	12.9%
65 to 74	11.2%	10.0%
75 and over	7.7%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kettering	Riverside
White (non-Hispanic)	84.1%	77.7%
Black or African American	6.0%	7.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.6%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kettering	Riverside
No high school diploma	5.1%	11.1%
High school graduate	21.6%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	24.8%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	16.3%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kettering	Riverside
Drove alone	77.7%	79.9%
Carpooled	7.7%	9.3%
Public transit	1.5%	0.2%
Walked	1.1%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	11.3%	9.0%
Other means	0.4%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kettering	Riverside
1-unit, detached	69.2%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	14.1%
2 to 4 units	12.4%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	6.9%
20 or more units	5.2%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Kettering	Riverside
Poverty rate	8.5%	16.6%
Average household size	2.18	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1961	1962