Michigan · Census place 68880
Riverview, MI population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Riverview, Michigan (Riverview, MI — Census place “Riverview city”) is 12,269 residents, ranking #85 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $71,783, the median home is worth $200,500 and median gross rent runs $1,050 a month. Looking for the Riverview Michigan ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Riverview, MI: 48193.
- Population
- 12,269Riverview city residents
- Median household income
- $71,783Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $200,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,050Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.5%Owner-occupied households
Riverview ZIP codes (Michigan)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Riverview.
The Riverview 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 Riverview city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Riverview city median would spend about 17.6% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.2% of residents and 63.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Riverview city, MI in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Riverview city is a mid-size town in Michigan, with 12,269 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #85 of 745 ranked by population — larger than 88% of them. The median age here is 41.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older 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 Riverview city earn a median of $71,783 a year, 8.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 16% above the $61,715 median for the 438 Michigan cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 8.2% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Riverview city is valued at $200,500, 33.9% below the national figure and 21% above the $166,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,050 a month, 25.3% below the national figure, or roughly $12,600 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 63.5% 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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Michigan.
- New Baltimore city 12,060
- Escanaba city 12,374
- Fenton city 11,950
- Melvindale city 12,605
- Niles city 11,838
- Woodhaven city 12,761
- South Lyon city 11,825
- Rochester city 12,939
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Riverview city?
- Riverview city has 12,269 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #85 of 745 in Michigan.
- What is the median household income in Riverview city?
- Median household income in Riverview city is $71,783 a year, 8.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Riverview city?
- Median gross rent is $1,050 a month and the median home value is $200,500, so rent absorbs about 17.6% of median household income.
- Is Riverview city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Riverview city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Riverview 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.