Riva

Population: 4,798
Median household income: $156,389
Median home value: $611,600

Riva, a community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, has 4,798 residents. At $156,389, its median household income sits above Anne Arundel County's $120,324.

Between 2019 and 2023, Riva's population grew 16.2% from 4,130 to 4,798, while its median home value rose 26.1% from $484,900 to $611,600.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 87.8% of the population. 65.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,798
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $156,389
Median home value: $611,600
Median gross rent: $2,018
Housing units: 1,636
Homeownership rate: 96.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,1304,798

Median household income

$122,905$156,389

Median home value

$484,900$611,600

Median gross rent

$1,685$2,018

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,130	$122,905	$484,900	$1,685
2020	4,321	$126,792	$484,500	$2,854
2021	4,477	$133,875	$497,300	—
2022	4,784	$145,601	$567,100	$1,906
2023	4,798	$156,389	$611,600	$2,018

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1721.1%

18 to 243.6%

25 to 347.6%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 7415.9%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	256	5.3%
5 to 17	1,010	21.1%
18 to 24	175	3.6%
25 to 34	367	7.6%
35 to 44	720	15.0%
45 to 54	608	12.7%
55 to 64	566	11.8%
65 to 74	762	15.9%
75 and over	334	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,215	87.8%
Black or African American	34	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	21	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.3%
Two or more races	160	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	353	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.6%

High school graduate15.3%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree31.2%

Graduate or professional degree22.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	53	1.6%
High school graduate	514	15.3%
Some college or associate's	975	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,048	31.2%
Graduate or professional degree	767	22.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone65.6%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit1.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home25.2%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,437	65.6%
Carpooled	111	5.1%
Public transit	26	1.2%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	552	25.2%
Other means	65	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	329	20.1%
15 to 29 min	438	26.7%
30 to 44 min	413	25.2%
45 to 59 min	188	11.5%
60+ min	271	16.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.99
Poverty rate: 0.7% (33 of 4,790)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,382	86.4%
Nonfamily households	218	13.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,600	97.8%
Vacant	36	2.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,545	96.6%
Renter-occupied	55	3.4%

1-unit, detached95.2%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,557	95.2%
1-unit, attached	79	4.8%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2466400
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.46 sq mi
Water area: 0.45 sq mi
Center point: 38.9452, -76.5899