Ricardo vs Riviera

A side-by-side comparison of Ricardo and Riviera: population, income, housing, and more.

Ricardo and Riviera are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ricardo has the higher population (1,070 vs 730 in Riviera). Riviera has the higher median household income ($71,474 vs $68,108 in Ricardo). Ricardo has the higher median home value ($216,300 vs $101,300 in Riviera).

Population, income & housing

	Ricardo	Riviera
Population	1,070	730
Median age	40.0 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$68,108	$71,474
Median home value	$216,300	$101,300
Housing units	391	413
Homeownership rate	94.2%	87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.8%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ricardo	Riviera
Population	674 → 1,070 (+58.8%)	616 → 730 (+18.5%)
Median household income	$48,490 → $68,108 (+40.5%)	$53,636 → $71,474 (+33.3%)
Median home value	$95,000 → $216,300 (+127.7%)	$59,700 → $101,300 (+69.7%)

Ricardo

Population

6741,070

Median household income

$48,490$68,108

Median home value

$95,000$216,300

Riviera

Population

616730

Median household income

$53,636$71,474

Median home value

$59,700$101,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ricardo	Riviera
Under 5	8.2%	5.8%
5 to 17	28.9%	21.9%
18 to 24	2.1%	7.1%
25 to 34	3.5%	6.7%
35 to 44	12.9%	12.5%
45 to 54	8.2%	13.6%
55 to 64	9.4%	19.0%
65 to 74	7.0%	10.3%
75 and over	19.8%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ricardo	Riviera
White (non-Hispanic)	22.7%	28.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	76.3%	66.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ricardo	Riviera
No high school diploma	32.1%	13.2%
High school graduate	23.0%	47.7%
Some college or associate's	11.1%	13.7%
Bachelor's degree	25.3%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ricardo	Riviera
Drove alone	85.3%	73.6%
Carpooled	2.0%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	8.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.7%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	6.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ricardo	Riviera
1-unit, detached	77.0%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	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	23.0%	27.8%

Poverty & households

	Ricardo	Riviera
Poverty rate	38.0%	3.3%
Average household size	3.28	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	45	26
Median year structure built	1991	1996