Riverdale vs Scottsburg

A side-by-side comparison of Riverdale and Scottsburg: population, income, housing, and more.

Riverdale and Scottsburg are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Riverdale has the higher population (1,129 vs 71 in Scottsburg). Riverdale has the higher median home value ($177,000 vs $137,500 in Scottsburg). Since 2019, Riverdale's population has grown faster (+48.9% vs -62.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Riverdale	Scottsburg
Population	1,129	71
Median age	31.5 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,779	—
Median home value	$177,000	$137,500
Median gross rent	—	$925
Housing units	458	47
Homeownership rate	77.2%	60.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Riverdale	Scottsburg
Population	758 → 1,129 (+48.9%)	187 → 71 (-62.0%)
Median household income	$59,063 → $61,779 (+4.6%)	$71,250 → $31,250 (-56.1%)
Median home value	$125,500 → $177,000 (+41.0%)	$75,800 → $137,500 (+81.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$776 → $925 (+19.2%)

Riverdale

Population

7581,129

Median household income

$59,063$61,779

Median home value

$125,500$177,000

Scottsburg

Population

18771

Median household income

$71,250$31,250

Median home value

$75,800$137,500

Median gross rent

$776$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Riverdale	Scottsburg
Under 5	6.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.8%	26.8%
18 to 24	3.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	23.9%	31.0%
35 to 44	5.7%	1.4%
45 to 54	8.3%	4.2%
55 to 64	13.8%	15.5%
65 to 74	11.6%	8.5%
75 and over	5.2%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Riverdale	Scottsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	81.6%	62.0%
Black or African American	12.6%	9.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	19.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Riverdale	Scottsburg
No high school diploma	8.7%	30.8%
High school graduate	21.1%	19.2%
Some college or associate's	50.8%	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Riverdale	Scottsburg
Drove alone	76.4%	81.8%
Carpooled	9.4%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.2%	3.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Riverdale	Scottsburg
1-unit, detached	75.5%	83.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.5%	10.6%

Poverty & households

	Riverdale	Scottsburg
Poverty rate	10.2%	19.7%
Average household size	2.97	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	17	30
Median year structure built	1978	1960