Riverside, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population
4,038
US Senator
Chuck Schumer
Democratic Party
US Senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
34.3
0.587% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
16.6%
36.1% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$59,318
43.3% 1-year growth
2019 Median Property Value
$311,300
2024 Employed Population
1,308
39.9% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Riverside, NY 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.

83.2% of the residents in Riverside, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2019, the median property value in Riverside, NY was $311,300, and the homeownership rate was 71.7%.

Most people in Riverside, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 35 minutes. The average car ownership in Riverside, NY was 4 cars per household.

United StatesNew YorkSuffolk County, NYNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PASuffolk County (East) PUMA, NYSuffolk County (South Central)--Brookhaven Town (South) PUMA, NY

Population & Diversity

Riverside, NY is home to a population of 4.04k people, from which 83.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 27% of Riverside, NY residents were born outside of the country (1.09k people).

In 2024, there were 2.99 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.15k people) in Riverside, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 719 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 407 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

83.2%
2024 Citizenship
84.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 83.2% of Riverside, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Riverside, NY was 84.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Riverside, NY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.15k ± 321
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    719 ± 170
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    407 ± 406
19.5%
Hispanic Population
788 people

In 2024, there were 2.99 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.15k people) in Riverside, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 719 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 407 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

19.5% of the people in Riverside, NY are hispanic (788 people).

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

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Dominican Republic
    493,200 ± 17,027 people
  2. China
    410,969 ± 15,575 people
  3. Jamaica
    234,174 ± 11,811 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 493,200 New York residents, followed by China with 410,969 and Jamaica with 234,174.

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Foreign-Born Population

27%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.09k people
29.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.06k people

As of 2024, 27% of Riverside, NY residents (1.09k 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, NY was 29.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    76 ± 131
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    39 ± 39
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    20 ± 38

Riverside, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.95 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Riverside, NY employs 1.31k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Riverside, NY were Accommodation & Food Services (168 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (166 people), and Information (163 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($150,648), Other Services Except Public Administration ($122,806), and Public Administration ($78,295).

Employment

Occupations

1.31k
2024 Value
± 313
39.9%
1 Year growth
± 29.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Riverside, NY grew at a rate of 39.9%, from 935 employees to 1.31k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Riverside, NY, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (189 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (168 people), and Management Occupations (147 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Riverside, NY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.31k
2024 Value
± 313
39.9%
1 Year growth
± 29.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Riverside, NY grew at a rate of 39.9%, from 935 employees to 1.31k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Riverside, NY, are Accommodation & Food Services (168 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (166 people), and Information (163 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Riverside, NY, though some of these residents may live in Riverside, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$110,259
Median earning men ± $75,423
$40,638
Median earning women ± $22,971

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($150,648) and Public Administration ($77,841).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,191) and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($4,444).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.
Y-Axis
2.74%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% 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 19.7%.

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

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Housing & Living

People in Riverside, NY have an average commute time of 35 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Riverside, NY is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$311,300
Median Property Value 2019
±$148,045
$779
Median Property Taxes
±$265

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, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

71.7%
Homeownership
2024
30%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 71.7% of the housing units in Riverside, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$59,318
Median Household Income
± $46,168
1.09k
Number of Households
± 331

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.09k households in Riverside, NY grew to $59,318 from the previous year's value of $41,397.

The following chart displays the households in Riverside, NY 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, NY is from New York.
0.493
2023 Wage GINI in New York
0.494
2022 Wage GINI in New York

In 2023, the income inequality in New York was 0.493 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0797% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (77.1%)
  2. Walked (16.4%)
  3. Carpooled (3.52%)

In 2024, 77.1% of workers in Riverside, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (16.4%) and those who carpooled to work (3.52%).

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 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Riverside, NY have a longer commute time (35 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 8.93% of the workforce in Riverside, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

4 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Riverside, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Riverside, NY have 4 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Riverside, NY (493 out of 2.97k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 12 - 14, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Riverside, NY is Hispanic, followed by Other and Two Or More.

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

91% of the population of Riverside, NY has health coverage, with 40.1% on employee plans, 21.5% on Medicaid, 10.7% on Medicare, 16.1% on non-group plans, and 2.56% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.8% under 18 years, 31.5% between 18 and 34 years, 34.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

9.04%
Uninsured
40.1%
Employer Coverage
21.5%
Medicaid
10.7%
Medicare
16.1%
Non-Group
2.56%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Riverside, NY declined by 18.2% from 11% to 9.04%.

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