Riviera Beach

Population: 12,608
Median household income: $110,136
Median home value: $334,000

Located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Riviera Beach is a community with a population of 12,608. The median household income of $110,136 is below the Anne Arundel County median ($120,324).

From 2019 to 2023, Riviera Beach's population held roughly steady from 12,658 to 12,608, while its median home value rose 24.6% from $268,100 to $334,000.

The typical home was built around 1979. 4.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,608
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $110,136
Median home value: $334,000
Median gross rent: $1,945
Housing units: 5,007
Homeownership rate: 82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,65812,608

Median household income

$96,359$110,136

Median home value

$268,100$334,000

Median gross rent

$1,801$1,945

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,658	$96,359	$268,100	$1,801
2020	12,780	$94,773	$264,600	$1,768
2021	12,012	$101,734	$279,000	$1,810
2022	12,121	$105,242	$321,400	$2,026
2023	12,608	$110,136	$334,000	$1,945

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3417.3%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 746.2%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	668	5.3%
5 to 17	1,914	15.2%
18 to 24	934	7.4%
25 to 34	2,176	17.3%
35 to 44	1,459	11.6%
45 to 54	1,783	14.1%
55 to 64	2,088	16.6%
65 to 74	776	6.2%
75 and over	810	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,863	78.2%
Black or African American	937	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	317	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	101	0.8%
Two or more races	913	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	477	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's28.6%

Bachelor's degree18.2%

Graduate or professional degree14.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	568	6.2%
High school graduate	2,951	32.5%
Some college or associate's	2,602	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,655	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,316	14.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,631	80.7%
Carpooled	715	10.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	38	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	590	8.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	929	14.6%
15 to 29 min	2,475	38.8%
30 to 44 min	1,596	25.0%
45 to 59 min	660	10.3%
60+ min	724	11.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 4.3% (538 of 12,598)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,108	64.0%
Nonfamily households	1,750	36.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,858	97.0%
Vacant	149	3.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,003	82.4%
Renter-occupied	855	17.6%

1-unit, detached51.3%

1-unit, attached44.4%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,570	51.3%
1-unit, attached	2,222	44.4%
2 to 4 units	125	2.5%
5 to 19 units	76	1.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2466850
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.63 sq mi
Water area: 0.58 sq mi
Center point: 39.1645, -76.5274