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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.
How do Riverside, MD compare?
| Figure | Riverside, MD |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 (estimate) | no yearly estimate (census-designated place) |
| Change since April 2020 | – |
| Residents counted in the 2020 Census | 7,021 |
| Residents per square mile (2020) | 2,687 |
| Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents | – |
| Median home value ÷ median household income | 2.3 years of income |
| A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less) | 21.5% |
| Measure | Riverside, MD |
|---|---|
| Total population | 6,585±661 |
| Median age | 35.7±2.6 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 6.8%±3.4 pts |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 55.4%±6.6 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 32.0%±6.3 pts |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 2.3%±1.7 pts |
| Born outside the United States | 9.6%±3.6 pts |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 39.5%±5.6 pts |
| Median household income | $105,785±$10,741 |
| Per capita income | $47,044±$3,204 |
| People below the poverty line | 5.7%±2.4 pts |
| Unemployment rate | 2.0%±1.6 pts |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $246,100±$13,044 |
| Median gross rent | $1,898±$104 |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 20.1%±9.4 pts |
| Owner-occupied homes | 64.6%±5.6 pts |
| Built 2020 or later | 0.0%±1.6 pts |
| Worked from home | 11.2%±3.7 pts |
| Drove alone to work | 78.2%±5.4 pts |
| Public transportation | 0.4%±0.5 pts |
| Mean travel time to work | 31.1 min±3.2 |
| No health insurance coverage | 1.5%±1.1 pts |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov