Riverside

Population: 4,153
Median household income: $50,882
Median home value: $314,600

Riverside is a community in Platte County, Missouri, home to 4,153 residents. At $50,882, its median household income sits below Platte County's $95,748.

From 2019 to 2023, Riverside's population grew 24.3% from 3,342 to 4,153, while its median home value rose 40.2% from $224,400 to $314,600.

42.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1976.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,153
Median age: 34.2 yrs
Median household income: $50,882
Median home value: $314,600
Median gross rent: $917
Housing units: 1,684
Homeownership rate: 42.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3424,153

Median household income

$34,309$50,882

Median home value

$224,400$314,600

Median gross rent

$732$917

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,342	$34,309	$224,400	$732
2020	3,422	$36,012	$233,900	$748
2021	3,866	$42,703	$245,500	$797
2022	4,017	$47,668	$275,800	$874
2023	4,153	$50,882	$314,600	$917

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3418.6%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	274	6.6%
5 to 17	693	16.7%
18 to 24	389	9.4%
25 to 34	773	18.6%
35 to 44	541	13.0%
45 to 54	453	10.9%
55 to 64	431	10.4%
65 to 74	392	9.4%
75 and over	207	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,932	70.6%
Black or African American	687	16.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	90	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	88	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	356	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate29.0%

Some college or associate's26.9%

Bachelor's degree27.0%

Graduate or professional degree12.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	129	4.6%
High school graduate	812	29.0%
Some college or associate's	751	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	755	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	350	12.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone66.1%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home21.4%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,273	66.1%
Carpooled	189	9.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	2	0.1%
Worked from home	412	21.4%
Other means	50	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	421	27.8%
15 to 29 min	851	56.2%
30 to 44 min	181	12.0%
45 to 59 min	23	1.5%
60+ min	38	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 21.1% (850 of 4,020)

	Count	Share
Family households	995	61.3%
Nonfamily households	627	38.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,622	96.3%
Vacant	62	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	690	42.5%
Renter-occupied	932	57.5%

1-unit, detached42.6%

1-unit, attached8.0%

2 to 4 units16.6%

5 to 19 units28.1%

20 or more units4.2%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	717	42.6%
1-unit, attached	135	8.0%
2 to 4 units	280	16.6%
5 to 19 units	474	28.1%
20 or more units	70	4.2%
Mobile home & other	8	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2962156
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.53 sq mi
Water area: 0.27 sq mi
Center point: 39.1722, -94.6325