Riverview vs Smyrna

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

Riverview and Smyrna are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Riverview has the higher population (2,215 vs 50 in Smyrna). Riverview has the higher median home value ($484,800 vs $215,400 in Smyrna). Since 2019, Riverview's population has grown faster (+99.2% vs +85.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Riverview	Smyrna
Population	2,215	50
Median age	40.8 yrs	62.5 yrs
Median household income	$131,158	—
Median home value	$484,800	$215,400
Median gross rent	$677	—
Housing units	789	28
Homeownership rate	64.8%	91.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.6%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	13.9%	11.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Riverview	Smyrna
Population	1,112 → 2,215 (+99.2%)	27 → 50 (+85.2%)
Median household income	$110,500 → $131,158 (+18.7%)	$39,583 → $63,750 (+61.1%)
Median home value	$388,900 → $484,800 (+24.7%)	$90,000 → $215,400 (+139.3%)
Median gross rent	$884 → $677 (-23.4%)	—

Riverview

Population

1,1122,215

Median household income

$110,500$131,158

Median home value

$388,900$484,800

Median gross rent

$884$677

Smyrna

Population

2750

Median household income

$39,583$63,750

Median home value

$90,000$215,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Riverview	Smyrna
Under 5	3.2%	4.0%
5 to 17	14.4%	12.0%
18 to 24	10.8%	4.0%
25 to 34	6.0%	8.0%
35 to 44	32.9%	12.0%
45 to 54	13.5%	4.0%
55 to 64	6.1%	8.0%
65 to 74	8.4%	46.0%
75 and over	4.6%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Riverview	Smyrna
White (non-Hispanic)	71.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	13.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Riverview	Smyrna
No high school diploma	19.1%	20.0%
High school graduate	31.5%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	18.8%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	19.1%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Riverview	Smyrna
Drove alone	56.8%	100.0%
Carpooled	23.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Riverview	Smyrna
1-unit, detached	66.9%	92.9%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31.6%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Riverview	Smyrna
Poverty rate	4.6%	4.0%
Average household size	2.81	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	21	34
Median year structure built	1997	1940