Riverdale

Population: 10,515
Median household income: $45,709
Median home value: $104,800

Located in Cook County, Illinois, Riverdale is a community with a population of 10,515. At $45,709, its median household income sits below Cook County's $81,797.

From 2019 to 2023, Riverdale's population declined 17.8% from 12,793 to 10,515, while its median home value rose 32.7% from $79,000 to $104,800.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.6% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 88.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,515
Median age: 33.5 yrs
Median household income: $45,709
Median home value: $104,800
Median gross rent: $1,204
Housing units: 5,225
Homeownership rate: 53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Unemployment rate: 14.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,79310,515

Median household income

$35,711$45,709

Median home value

$79,000$104,800

Median gross rent

$980$1,204

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,793	$35,711	$79,000	$980
2020	12,530	$38,355	$79,900	$1,078
2021	10,909	$38,233	$83,000	$1,170
2022	10,528	$41,144	$97,700	$1,238
2023	10,515	$45,709	$104,800	$1,204

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

Age distribution

Under 511.2%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,176	11.2%
5 to 17	2,056	19.6%
18 to 24	782	7.4%
25 to 34	1,496	14.2%
35 to 44	1,241	11.8%
45 to 54	1,062	10.1%
55 to 64	1,534	14.6%
65 to 74	810	7.7%
75 and over	358	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	316	3.0%
Black or African American	9,252	88.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	12	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	30	0.3%
Two or more races	176	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	729	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate33.9%

Some college or associate's40.2%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	572	8.8%
High school graduate	2,203	33.9%
Some college or associate's	2,611	40.2%
Bachelor's degree	655	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	460	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone63.3%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit17.5%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,376	63.3%
Carpooled	250	6.7%
Public transit	657	17.5%
Walked	111	3.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	276	7.4%
Other means	82	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	360	10.4%
15 to 29 min	969	27.9%
30 to 44 min	922	26.5%
45 to 59 min	532	15.3%
60+ min	693	19.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 32.3% (3,384 of 10,485)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,448	63.2%
Nonfamily households	1,424	36.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,872	74.1%
Vacant	1,353	25.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,053	53.0%
Renter-occupied	1,819	47.0%

1-unit, detached54.3%

1-unit, attached8.2%

2 to 4 units10.5%

5 to 19 units20.9%

20 or more units4.5%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,837	54.3%
1-unit, attached	427	8.2%
2 to 4 units	549	10.5%
5 to 19 units	1,090	20.9%
20 or more units	235	4.5%
Mobile home & other	87	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1764278
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 3.58 sq mi
Water area: 0.17 sq mi
Center point: 41.6427, -87.6356

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