Riverside

Population: 915
Median household income: $67,917
Median home value: $192,900

Riverside is a community in Walker County, Texas, home to 915 residents. Its median household income of $67,917 runs above the Walker County figure of $49,862.

Between 2019 and 2023, Riverside's population grew 85.2% from 494 to 915, while its median home value rose 23.4% from $156,300 to $192,900.

The median resident is 38.1 years old. The largest age group is 35 to 44, 21.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 915
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $67,917
Median home value: $192,900
Median gross rent: $991
Housing units: 472
Homeownership rate: 45.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

494915

Median household income

$47,250$67,917

Median home value

$156,300$192,900

Median gross rent

$868$991

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	494	$47,250	$156,300	$868
2020	458	$49,722	$105,000	$885
2021	639	$61,429	$183,700	$1,113
2022	659	$66,607	$207,500	$977
2023	915	$67,917	$192,900	$991

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

Age distribution

Under 514.4%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 242.0%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4421.1%

45 to 5420.8%

55 to 645.2%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over1.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	132	14.4%
5 to 17	149	16.3%
18 to 24	18	2.0%
25 to 34	116	12.7%
35 to 44	193	21.1%
45 to 54	190	20.8%
55 to 64	48	5.2%
65 to 74	53	5.8%
75 and over	16	1.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	754	82.4%
Black or African American	24	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	71	7.8%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	31	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	32	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.3%

High school graduate19.6%

Some college or associate's45.9%

Bachelor's degree15.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	88	14.3%
High school graduate	121	19.6%
Some college or associate's	283	45.9%
Bachelor's degree	95	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	29	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 40 min

Drove alone90.0%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	288	90.0%
Carpooled	32	10.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4	1.3%
15 to 29 min	221	69.1%
30 to 44 min	8	2.5%
45 to 59 min	5	1.6%
60+ min	82	25.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 11.9% (109 of 915)

	Count	Share
Family households	277	76.5%
Nonfamily households	85	23.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	362	76.7%
Vacant	110	23.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	164	45.3%
Renter-occupied	198	54.7%

1-unit, detached43.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other55.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	203	43.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	263	55.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4862408
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.01 sq mi
Water area: 0.17 sq mi
Center point: 30.8483, -95.3989