Riverside

In Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 9,216
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $1,824,700

Riverside is a community in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, home to 9,216 residents. At $250,001, its median household income sits above Western Connecticut Planning Region's $124,553.

From 2019 to 2023, Riverside's population grew 7.1% from 8,604 to 9,216, while its median home value rose 31.9% from $1,383,800 to $1,824,700.

Households average 3.06 people. The median gross rent is $2,419.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,216
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $250,001
Median home value: $1,824,700
Median gross rent: $2,419
Housing units: 3,141
Homeownership rate: 80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 78.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,6049,216

Median household income

$215,791$250,001

Median home value

$1,383,800$1,824,700

Median gross rent

$2,168$2,419

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,604	$215,791	$1,383,800	$2,168
2020	8,855	$235,893	$1,527,400	$2,383
2021	9,133	$250,001	$1,570,200	$2,400
2022	9,093	$250,001	$1,626,900	$2,218
2023	9,216	$250,001	$1,824,700	$2,419

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1724.5%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 346.5%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5415.3%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	511	5.5%
5 to 17	2,256	24.5%
18 to 24	738	8.0%
25 to 34	600	6.5%
35 to 44	1,246	13.5%
45 to 54	1,410	15.3%
55 to 64	1,227	13.3%
65 to 74	708	7.7%
75 and over	520	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,642	61.2%
Black or African American	324	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	28	0.3%
Asian	1,237	13.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	59	0.6%
Two or more races	486	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,440	15.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.1%

High school graduate6.0%

Some college or associate's13.7%

Bachelor's degree36.7%

Graduate or professional degree41.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	120	2.1%
High school graduate	340	6.0%
Some college or associate's	784	13.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,094	36.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,373	41.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone41.7%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit16.7%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home30.6%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,711	41.7%
Carpooled	340	8.3%
Public transit	687	16.7%
Walked	51	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,256	30.6%
Other means	63	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	407	14.3%
15 to 29 min	1,241	43.5%
30 to 44 min	398	14.0%
45 to 59 min	7	0.2%
60+ min	799	28.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.06
Poverty rate: 3.6% (333 of 9,216)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,313	76.7%
Nonfamily households	701	23.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,014	96.0%
Vacant	127	4.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,439	80.9%
Renter-occupied	575	19.1%

1-unit, detached81.9%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units7.3%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,573	81.9%
1-unit, attached	153	4.9%
2 to 4 units	122	3.9%
5 to 19 units	53	1.7%
20 or more units	229	7.3%
Mobile home & other	11	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0964530
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.42 sq mi
Water area: 0.81 sq mi
Center point: 41.0301, -73.5837