Riverside

Population: 9,079
Median household income: $149,219
Median home value: $460,500

Riverside is a community in Cook County, Illinois, home to 9,079 residents. Its median household income of $149,219 runs above the Cook County figure of $81,797.

From 2019 to 2023, Riverside's population grew 3.7% from 8,759 to 9,079, while its median home value rose 13.3% from $406,300 to $460,500.

The median gross rent is $1,435. 69.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,079
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $149,219
Median home value: $460,500
Median gross rent: $1,435
Housing units: 3,831
Homeownership rate: 84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 69.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,7599,079

Median household income

$111,657$149,219

Median home value

$406,300$460,500

Median gross rent

$1,209$1,435

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,759	$111,657	$406,300	$1,209
2020	8,748	$120,336	$403,900	$1,191
2021	9,346	$128,808	$422,300	$1,249
2022	9,225	$149,464	$471,100	$1,432
2023	9,079	$149,219	$460,500	$1,435

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1721.0%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 346.3%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	533	5.9%
5 to 17	1,909	21.0%
18 to 24	385	4.2%
25 to 34	568	6.3%
35 to 44	1,327	14.6%
45 to 54	1,312	14.5%
55 to 64	1,390	15.3%
65 to 74	1,088	12.0%
75 and over	567	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,933	65.3%
Black or African American	51	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.1%
Asian	129	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	290	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,667	29.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.7%

High school graduate11.8%

Some college or associate's16.7%

Bachelor's degree33.7%

Graduate or professional degree36.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	105	1.7%
High school graduate	740	11.8%
Some college or associate's	1,041	16.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,107	33.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,259	36.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone60.5%

Carpooled3.7%

Public transit10.3%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home22.1%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,779	60.5%
Carpooled	170	3.7%
Public transit	472	10.3%
Walked	79	1.7%
Bicycle	29	0.6%
Worked from home	1,016	22.1%
Other means	52	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	856	23.9%
15 to 29 min	717	20.0%
30 to 44 min	806	22.5%
45 to 59 min	854	23.8%
60+ min	348	9.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 4.1% (368 of 9,079)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,551	72.2%
Nonfamily households	983	27.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,534	92.2%
Vacant	297	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,998	84.8%
Renter-occupied	536	15.2%

1-unit, detached71.9%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units11.4%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,755	71.9%
1-unit, attached	118	3.1%
2 to 4 units	368	9.6%
5 to 19 units	438	11.4%
20 or more units	114	3.0%
Mobile home & other	38	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1764421
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 41.8310, -87.8159

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