Riverside, CT

Census Place

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2023 Population
9,216
1.35% 1-year growth
US Senator
Richard Blumenthal
Democratic Party
US Senator
Chris Murphy
Democratic Party
2023 Median Household Income
$250,001
2023 Employed Population
4,162
7.27% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Riverside, CT had a population of 9.22k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of $250,001. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Riverside, CT grew from 9,093 to 9,216, a 1.35% increase and its median household income stayed from $250,001 to $250,001, a 0% change.

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N/A of the households in Riverside, CT reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Most people in Riverside, CT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 35.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Riverside, CT was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Riverside, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Riverside, CT.
Most Common Origin
  1. Jamaica
    43,924 ± 5,114 people
  2. India
    39,213 ± 4,835 people
  3. Dominican Republic
    30,541 ± 4,272 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Riverside, CT was Jamaica, the natal country of 43,924 Riverside, CT residents, followed by India with 39,213 and Dominican Republic with 30,541.

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Economy

The economy of Riverside, CT employs 4.16k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Riverside, CT were N/A, and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($250,001), Wholesale Trade ($250,001), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001).

Employment

Occupations

4.16k
2023 Value
± 488
7.27%
1 Year growth
± 15.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Riverside, CT grew at a rate of 7.27%, from 3.88k employees to 4.16k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Riverside, CT, are N/A. This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Riverside, CT.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.16k
2023 Value
± 488
7.27%
1 Year growth
± 15.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Riverside, CT grew at a rate of 7.27%, from 3.88k employees to 4.16k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Riverside, CT, are N/A. 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.

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
1.78%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.67M people employed in Connecticut. This represents a 1.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 17.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Connecticut.

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Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (761k), Bachelors Degree (639k), and Some college (532k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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Housing & Living

People in Riverside, CT have an average commute time of 35.9 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

Rent vs Own

80.9%
Homeownership
2023
67.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 80.9% of the housing units in Riverside, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81.6%.

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

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Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Riverside, CT colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$250,001
Median Household Income
± $N/A
3.01k
Number of Households
± 305

In 2023, the median household income of the 3.01k households in Riverside, CT stayed at $250,001 from the previous year's value of $250,001.

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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Riverside, CT is from Riverside, CT.
N/A Wage GINI in N/A
  1. N/A
  2. N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

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

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (41.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (30.6%)
  3. Public Transit (16.7%)

In 2023, 41.7% of workers in Riverside, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (30.6%) and those who used public transit to get to work (16.7%).

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.

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Commute Time

35.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Riverside, CT have a longer commute time (35.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 10.4% 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.

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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.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Riverside, CT (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Riverside, CT is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

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.

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Health

N/A% of the population of Riverside, CT has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in N/A see N/A patients per year on average, which represents a N/A N/A from the previous year (N/A patients). Compare this to dentists who see N/A patients per year, and mental health providers who see N/A patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.9% under 18 years, 12.8% between 18 and 34 years, 41.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

N/A%
Uninsured
N/A%
Employer Coverage
N/A%
Medicaid
N/A%
Medicare
N/A%
Non-Group
N/A%
Military or VA

Between N/A and N/A, the percent of uninsured citizens in Riverside, CT N/A by N/A from N/A% to N/A%.

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