Michigan · Census place 68720
Riverdale, MI population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Riverdale, Michigan (Riverdale, MI — Census place “Riverdale CDP”) is 262 residents, ranking #647 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is —, the median home is worth $85,500 and median gross rent runs — a month. Looking for the Riverdale Michigan ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Riverdale, MI: 48877.
- Population
- 262Riverdale CDP residents
- Median household income
- —Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $85,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- —Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 100%Owner-occupied households
Riverdale ZIP codes (Michigan)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Riverdale.
The Riverdale MI ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Riverdale CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
Poverty affects 36.3% of residents and 100% 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 CDP, MI in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Riverdale CDP is a very small community in Michigan, with 262 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #647 of 745 ranked by population — larger than 13% of them. The median age here is 45.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Riverdale CDP earn a median of not published a year. 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 36.3% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Riverdale CDP is valued at $85,500, 71.8% below the national figure and 49% below the $166,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs not published a month. 100% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
With 262 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Riverdale CDP against its county rather than against national figures.
The Census withheld household income, gross rent for Riverdale CDP because the sample was too thin to publish at this geography. Those values were suppressed at the source, not lost in our dataset, and we do not model a replacement. Everything else on this page comes straight from the ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year tables.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Michigan.
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- Lansing city 112,546
- Dearborn city 107,846
- Livonia city 94,058
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Riverdale CDP?
- Riverdale CDP has 262 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #647 of 745 in Michigan.
- What is the median household income in Riverdale CDP?
- Median household income in Riverdale CDP is not published a year.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Riverdale CDP?
- Median gross rent is not published a month and the median home value is $85,500.
- Is Riverdale CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- The Census does not publish enough home-value or income detail for Riverdale CDP to compute a reliable affordability ratio.
- How current is this Riverdale CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.