Riverside

Population: 6,149
Median household income: $102,262
Median home value: $237,300

Located in Harford County, Maryland, Riverside is a community with a population of 6,149. The median household income of $102,262 is below the Harford County median ($111,317).

From 2019 to 2023, Riverside's population grew 1.8% from 6,038 to 6,149, while its median home value rose 29.4% from $183,400 to $237,300.

41.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 62.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,149
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $102,262
Median home value: $237,300
Median gross rent: $1,805
Housing units: 2,606
Homeownership rate: 62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,0386,149

Median household income

$76,379$102,262

Median home value

$183,400$237,300

Median gross rent

$1,412$1,805

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,038	$76,379	$183,400	$1,412
2020	5,888	$79,620	$184,700	$1,497
2021	6,193	$83,172	$194,600	$1,661
2022	5,924	$91,842	$231,900	$1,761
2023	6,149	$102,262	$237,300	$1,805

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 2411.9%

25 to 3420.2%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	313	5.1%
5 to 17	847	13.8%
18 to 24	733	11.9%
25 to 34	1,241	20.2%
35 to 44	905	14.7%
45 to 54	727	11.8%
55 to 64	667	10.8%
65 to 74	471	7.7%
75 and over	245	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,987	64.8%
Black or African American	1,383	22.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	186	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	202	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	385	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.0%

High school graduate21.4%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree26.5%

Graduate or professional degree14.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	129	3.0%
High school graduate	912	21.4%
Some college or associate's	1,459	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,129	26.5%
Graduate or professional degree	627	14.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit1.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,181	80.7%
Carpooled	271	6.9%
Public transit	41	1.0%
Walked	22	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	426	10.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	477	13.6%
15 to 29 min	1,392	39.6%
30 to 44 min	888	25.3%
45 to 59 min	451	12.8%
60+ min	307	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 5.3% (320 of 6,045)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,409	54.1%
Nonfamily households	1,197	45.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,606	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,636	62.8%
Renter-occupied	970	37.2%

1-unit, detached20.0%

1-unit, attached49.4%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units26.0%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	522	20.0%
1-unit, attached	1,287	49.4%
2 to 4 units	40	1.5%
5 to 19 units	677	26.0%
20 or more units	80	3.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2466762
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.61 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.4807, -76.2419