Riverview

Population: 652
Median household income: $50,870
Median home value: $43,600

Riverview, a community in Wise County, Virginia, has 652 residents. At $50,870, its median household income sits in line with Wise County's $50,740.

Between 2019 and 2023, Riverview's population declined 8.3% from 711 to 652.

The typical home was built around 1995. 12.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 652
Median age: 44.7 yrs
Median household income: $50,870
Median home value: $43,600
Median gross rent: $719
Housing units: 302
Homeownership rate: 77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

711652

Median household income

$42,316$50,870

Median home value

$106,300$43,600

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	711	$42,316	—	—
2020	734	$44,850	$106,300	—
2021	618	$44,309	$34,800	—
2022	479	$41,818	$41,600	—
2023	652	$50,870	$43,600	$719

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1711.2%

18 to 2417.6%

25 to 346.7%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 545.8%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7418.6%

75 and over11.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	35	5.4%
5 to 17	73	11.2%
18 to 24	115	17.6%
25 to 34	44	6.7%
35 to 44	67	10.3%
45 to 54	38	5.8%
55 to 64	83	12.7%
65 to 74	121	18.6%
75 and over	76	11.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	439	67.3%
Black or African American	114	17.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	99	15.2%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma33.3%

High school graduate54.3%

Some college or associate's3.7%

Bachelor's degree6.8%

Graduate or professional degree1.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	143	33.3%
High school graduate	233	54.3%
Some college or associate's	16	3.7%
Bachelor's degree	29	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8	1.9%

Commute to work

Drove alone47.3%

Carpooled21.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home31.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	97	47.3%
Carpooled	44	21.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	64	31.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	20	14.2%
15 to 29 min	53	37.6%
30 to 44 min	44	31.2%
45 to 59 min	24	17.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 12.6% (82 of 652)

	Count	Share
Family households	202	66.9%
Nonfamily households	100	33.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	302	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	233	77.2%
Renter-occupied	69	22.8%

1-unit, detached44.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other56.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	133	44.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	169	56.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5167704
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.57 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 36.9312, -82.4842