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Riverdale Park, CA

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Riverdale Park - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

998
Residents
$61,802
Median income
$1,758
Median rent (state)

Riverdale Park - the verdict

Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Riverdale Park lands in the 38th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.

38th
percentile, household income
72nd
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Riverdale Park, CA

Census ACS 2023 estimates count 998 residents in Riverdale Park, a small town within California. The typical household in Riverdale Park brings in $61,802 a year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 5.0%. The median resident age is 22.0 years. Educational attainment runs 17.4% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 54.1% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

California carries a cost-of-living premium: the state registers 110.7 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Well Above Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,758 per month statewide. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts California's average monthly utility costs around $275 (state average). On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 96.9 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very High).

Population

998 residents

Census ACS 2023 - California

Median Household Income

$61,802 /yr

Poverty 5.0%

Cost of Living Index (state)

110.7 (US=100)

Well Above Average - BEA RPP 2024, California average

How does Riverdale Park compare to other US cities?

Riverdale Park measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.

Household income 38% higher than other cities
Median rent 72% pricier than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Riverdale Park's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in California, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

38thIncome percentile

38th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Riverdale Park, CA Riverdale Park, CA's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Riverdale Park, CA-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Riverdale Park, CA median $61,802/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Riverdale Park, CA's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Riverdale Park, CA. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 17.4%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 5.0%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 54.1%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
998
Median Income
$61,802
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
22.0
Poverty Rate
5.0%
Labor force participation
54.1%
Bachelor's Degree+
17.4%

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
49.6%
Carpool
50.4%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
0.0%

Based on 343 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for California - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$150
avg/month
Natural Gas
$55
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$70
avg/month
Total Utilities
$275
estimated/month

Estimates reflect California state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a California state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Riverdale Park sits in

Cost of Living Index
110.7
Well Above Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,758/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
96.9 / 100
Very High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

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Shell Ridge
998 people
Blue Lake
997 people
Greeley Hill
997 people
Boonville
985 people
Santa Susana
983 people
Maricopa
1,015 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Riverdale Park's 998 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Section, AL
998 people
Ramsey, IL
998 people
Gladbrook, IA
998 people
Absarokee, MT
998 people
Shelter Island Heights, NY
998 people
Sunrise Lake, PA
998 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Riverdale Park's $61,802 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Sardis, OH
$61,799 median income
Mingo, IA
$61,806 median income
Chili, NM
$61,806 median income
Velma, OK
$61,806 median income
Mardela Springs, MD
$61,797 median income
McComb, OH
$61,809 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Riverdale Park, CA Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Riverdale Park, CA - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 23.6% 6.3% 7.8% 57.7% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 73.5% White 23.6% Black or African American 0.0% Asian 4.6% American Indian 6.3% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 7.8% Two or more races 57.7% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Riverdale Park compares to nearby California cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Riverdale Park (this city) 998 $61,802
Shell Ridge 998 $250,001
Blue Lake 997 $52,813
Greeley Hill 997 N/A
Census ACS 5-year FIPS CA OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Riverdale Park, CA?

What is the population of Riverdale Park, CA? +

998 people live in Riverdale Park, CA according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Riverdale Park, CA? +

Median annual household income in Riverdale Park runs $61,802, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Riverdale Park? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Riverdale Park; the closest available measure is the California state average, a cost of living index of 110.7 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Well Above Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within California vary by metro area.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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