Riverside, CT

Census Place

2024 Population

8,954

US Senator

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Murphy

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

40.8

2.51% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

3.32%

8.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$250,001

2024 Median Property Value

$1.9M

Population & Diversity

Riverside, CT is home to a population of 8.95k people, from which 85.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 29.1% of Riverside, CT residents were born outside of the country (2.61k people).

In 2024, there were 4.74 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.54k people) in Riverside, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.17k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 797 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

85.1%

2024 Citizenship

83.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 85.1% of Riverside, CT residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Riverside, CT was 83.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Riverside, CT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Riverside, CT

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.54k ± 655
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.17k ± 396
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
797 ± 391

15%

Hispanic Population

1.34k people

15% of the people in Riverside, CT are hispanic (1.34k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Riverside, CT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Connecticut.

Most Common Origin

Jamaica
46,306 ± 5,249 people
India
39,834 ± 4,873 people
Dominican Republic
31,156 ± 4,315 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Connecticut was Jamaica, the natal country of 46,306 Connecticut residents, followed by India with 39,834 and Dominican Republic with 31,156.

Foreign-Born Population

29.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.61k people

30.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.84k people

As of 2024, 29.1% of Riverside, CT residents (2.61k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Riverside, CT was 30.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Riverside, CT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
41 ± 40
Gulf War (1990s)
18 ± 28
Korea
18 ± 31

Riverside, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.28 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Riverside, CT.

Economy

The economy of Riverside, CT employs 3.89k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Riverside, CT were Finance & Insurance (1,034 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (621 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (481 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($250,001), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), and Wholesale Trade ($208,500).

Employment

Occupations

3.89k

2024 Value

± 456

−6.63%

1 Year decline

± 17.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Riverside, CT declined at a rate of −6.63%, from 4.16k employees to 3.89k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Riverside, CT, are Management Occupations (1,032 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (681 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (540 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Riverside, CT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Connecticut.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Connecticut (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.89k

2024 Value

± 456

−6.63%

1 Year decline

± 17.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Riverside, CT declined at a rate of −6.63%, from 4.16k employees to 3.89k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Riverside, CT, are Finance & Insurance (1,034 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (621 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (481 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Riverside, CT, though some of these residents may live in Riverside, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$178,042

Median earning men ± $64,569

$103,188

Median earning women ± $36,451

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Wholesale Trade ($208,333), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($200,288).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($201,607), Manufacturing ($151,949), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($145,750).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Riverside, CT was $1.9M in 2024, which is 5.71 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.82M to $1.9M, a 4.14% increase. The homeownership rate in Riverside, CT is 80.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Riverside, CT have an average commute time of 35.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Riverside, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.9M

Median Property Value 2024

±$150,986

$2,365

Median Property Taxes

±$305

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Riverside, CT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Riverside, CT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

80.6%

Homeownership

2024

67.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 80.6% of the housing units in Riverside, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 80.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Riverside, CT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

2.93k

Number of Households

± 299

The following chart displays the households in Riverside, CT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Riverside, CT is from Connecticut.

0.495

2024 Wage GINI in Connecticut

0.498

2023 Wage GINI in Connecticut

In 2024, the income inequality in Connecticut was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.618% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Connecticut was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Connecticut in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Connecticut across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (38.2%)
Worked At Home (34.5%)
Public Transit (16.9%)

In 2024, 38.2% of workers in Riverside, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (34.5%) and those who used public transit to get to work (16.9%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

35.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Riverside, CT have a longer commute time (35.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 9.97% of the workforce in Riverside, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Riverside, CT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Riverside, CT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Riverside, CT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.32% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Riverside, CT (297 out of 8.95k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Riverside, CT is Hispanic, followed by Native American and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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