What is the population of Riverdale city?

Riverdale city has 14,866 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #85 of 675 in Georgia.

What is the median household income in Riverdale city?

Median household income in Riverdale city is $62,627 a year, 20.3% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Riverdale city?

Median gross rent is $1,266 a month and the median home value is $160,000, so rent absorbs about 24.3% of median household income.

Is Riverdale city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Riverdale city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Riverdale, GA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Riverdale, Georgia (Riverdale, GA — Census place “Riverdale city”) is 14,866 residents, ranking #85 of 675 places in Georgia. Median household income is $62,627, the median home is worth $160,000 and median gross rent runs $1,266 a month. Looking for the Riverdale Georgia ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Riverdale, GA: 30274, 30296.

Population: 14,866Riverdale city residents
Median household income: $62,627Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $160,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,266Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 52.5%Owner-occupied households

Riverdale ZIP codes (Georgia)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Riverdale.

The Riverdale GA ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Riverdale city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Riverdale city median would spend about 24.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12% of residents and 52.5% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Riverdale city, GA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Riverdale city is a mid-size town in Georgia, with 14,866 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #85 of 675 ranked by population — larger than 87% of them. The median age here is 38.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Riverdale city earn a median of $62,627 a year, 20.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 9% above the $57,300 median for the 378 Georgia cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 12% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Riverdale city is valued at $160,000, 47.3% below the national figure and 16% below the $191,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,266 a month, 10% below the national figure, or roughly $15,192 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 24.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 52.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Riverdale city?: Riverdale city has 14,866 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #85 of 675 in Georgia.
What is the median household income in Riverdale city?: Median household income in Riverdale city is $62,627 a year, 20.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Riverdale city?: Median gross rent is $1,266 a month and the median home value is $160,000, so rent absorbs about 24.3% of median household income.
Is Riverdale city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Riverdale city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Riverdale city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.