Riverdale vs Virgilina

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

Riverdale and Virgilina 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 130 in Virgilina). Riverdale has the higher median household income ($61,779 vs $46,875 in Virgilina). Riverdale has the higher median home value ($177,000 vs $98,800 in Virgilina).

Population, income & housing

	Riverdale	Virgilina
Population	1,129	130
Median age	31.5 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$61,779	$46,875
Median home value	$177,000	$98,800
Housing units	458	64
Homeownership rate	77.2%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Riverdale	Virgilina
Population	758 → 1,129 (+48.9%)	91 → 130 (+42.9%)
Median household income	$59,063 → $61,779 (+4.6%)	$55,000 → $46,875 (-14.8%)
Median home value	$125,500 → $177,000 (+41.0%)	$89,300 → $98,800 (+10.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$775 → $775 (+0.0%)

Riverdale

Population

7581,129

Median household income

$59,063$61,779

Median home value

$125,500$177,000

Virgilina

Population

91130

Median household income

$55,000$46,875

Median home value

$89,300$98,800

Median gross rent

$775$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Riverdale	Virgilina
Under 5	6.0%	14.6%
5 to 17	21.8%	6.9%
18 to 24	3.6%	5.4%
25 to 34	23.9%	13.1%
35 to 44	5.7%	13.1%
45 to 54	8.3%	10.0%
55 to 64	13.8%	19.2%
65 to 74	11.6%	12.3%
75 and over	5.2%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Riverdale	Virgilina
White (non-Hispanic)	81.6%	80.8%
Black or African American	12.6%	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	4.6%
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%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Riverdale	Virgilina
No high school diploma	8.7%	15.8%
High school graduate	21.1%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	50.8%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Riverdale	Virgilina
Drove alone	76.4%	82.7%
Carpooled	9.4%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.2%	13.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Riverdale	Virgilina
1-unit, detached	75.5%	100.0%
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	24.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Riverdale	Virgilina
Poverty rate	10.2%	30.8%
Average household size	2.97	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	17	31
Median year structure built	1978	1950