Medina vs Riverbend

A side-by-side comparison of Medina and Riverbend: population, income, housing, and more.

Medina and Riverbend are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Medina has the higher population (2,889 vs 2,150 in Riverbend). Medina has the higher median household income ($249,688 vs $153,489 in Riverbend). Medina has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $693,700 in Riverbend).

Population, income & housing

	Medina	Riverbend
Population	2,889	2,150
Median age	47.5 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$249,688	$153,489
Median home value	$2,000,001	$693,700
Median gross rent	$3,501	$2,703
Housing units	1,077	767
Homeownership rate	78.6%	92.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	88.2%	43.7%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Medina	Riverbend
Population	3,267 → 2,889 (-11.6%)	2,562 → 2,150 (-16.1%)
Median household income	$212,337 → $249,688 (+17.6%)	$98,828 → $153,489 (+55.3%)
Median home value	$2,000,001 → $2,000,001 (+0.0%)	$441,600 → $693,700 (+57.1%)
Median gross rent	$2,855 → $3,501 (+22.6%)	$1,786 → $2,703 (+51.3%)

Medina

Population

3,2672,889

Median household income

$212,337$249,688

Median home value

$2,000,001$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,855$3,501

Riverbend

Population

2,5622,150

Median household income

$98,828$153,489

Median home value

$441,600$693,700

Median gross rent

$1,786$2,703

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Medina	Riverbend
Under 5	3.8%	1.8%
5 to 17	19.8%	25.6%
18 to 24	7.6%	0.8%
25 to 34	6.0%	15.5%
35 to 44	10.0%	16.2%
45 to 54	20.2%	16.5%
55 to 64	14.6%	12.3%
65 to 74	11.5%	8.7%
75 and over	6.4%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Medina	Riverbend
White (non-Hispanic)	60.5%	82.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	1.8%
Asian	26.7%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	3.7%
Two or more races	11.6%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Medina	Riverbend
No high school diploma	0.8%	2.9%
High school graduate	2.9%	18.7%
Some college or associate's	8.1%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	39.8%	29.4%
Graduate or professional degree	48.4%	14.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Medina	Riverbend
Drove alone	62.4%	66.8%
Carpooled	2.0%	13.3%
Public transit	3.3%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.9%
Worked from home	32.3%	13.5%
Other means	0.0%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Medina	Riverbend
1-unit, detached	98.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Medina	Riverbend
Poverty rate	4.5%	3.7%
Average household size	2.86	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	20	32
Median year structure built	1974	1981