Riverview, MO

Census Place

2024 Population

2,731

US Senator

Josh Hawley

Republican Party

US Senator

Eric Schmitt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

31.6

8.93% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

24.9%

52.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$48,482

9.39% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Riverview, MO is home to a population of 2.73k people, from which 98.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.43% of Riverview, MO residents were born outside of the country (39 people).

In 2024, there were 3.65 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.09k people) in Riverview, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 572 White (Non-Hispanic) and 51 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%

2024 Citizenship

98.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.6% of Riverview, MO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Riverview, MO was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Riverview, MO

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.09k ± 656
White (Non-Hispanic)
572 ± 266
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
51 ± 53

0.366%

Hispanic Population

10 people

0.366% of the people in Riverview, MO are hispanic (10 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Riverview, MO 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 Missouri.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
42,470 ± 5,042 people
India
24,378 ± 3,826 people
China
16,113 ± 3,112 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Missouri was Mexico, the natal country of 42,470 Missouri residents, followed by India with 24,378 and China with 16,113.

Foreign-Born Population

1.43%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

39 people

1.53%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

41 people

As of 2024, 1.43% of Riverview, MO residents (39 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 Riverview, MO was 1.53%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
27 ± 43
Gulf War (1990s)
16 ± 20
Vietnam
10 ± 20

Riverview, MO has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.69 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Riverview, MO.

Economy

The economy of Riverview, MO employs 1.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Riverview, MO were Health Care & Social Assistance (485 people), Retail Trade (300 people), and Manufacturing (117 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($86,273), Manufacturing ($51,681), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($46,250).

Employment

Occupations

1.4k

2024 Value

± 360

8.96%

1 Year growth

± 34.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Riverview, MO grew at a rate of 8.96%, from 1.28k employees to 1.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Riverview, MO, are Healthcare Support Occupations (239 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (232 people), and Material Moving Occupations (217 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Riverview, MO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Missouri (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

1.4k

2024 Value

± 360

8.96%

1 Year growth

± 34.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Riverview, MO grew at a rate of 8.96%, from 1.28k employees to 1.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Riverview, MO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (485 people), Retail Trade (300 people), and Manufacturing (117 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Riverview, MO, though some of these residents may live in Riverview, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,523

Median earning men ± $37,287

$28,789

Median earning women ± $4,570

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($86,194), Manufacturing ($51,940), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($50,735).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($45,787), Public Administration ($32,083), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($30,455).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Riverview, MO was $72,700 in 2024, which is 0.219 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $74,000 to $72,700, a 1.76% decrease. The homeownership rate in Riverview, MO is 39.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Riverview, MO have an average commute time of 26.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Riverview, MO is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$72,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,928

$525

Median Property Taxes

±$256

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 Riverview, MO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

39.6%

Homeownership

2024

58.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 39.6% of the housing units in Riverview, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 42.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Riverview, MO 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.

$48,482

Median Household Income

± $16,816

1.33k

Number of Households

± 387

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.33k households in Riverview, MO declined from $48,482 from the previous year's value of $53,506.

The following chart displays the households in Riverview, MO 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 $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Riverview, MO is from Missouri.

0.45

2024 Wage GINI in Missouri

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2024, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.34% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (79.9%)
Worked At Home (8.21%)
Public Transit (5.84%)

In 2024, 79.9% of workers in Riverview, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.21%) and those who used public transit to get to work (5.84%).

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

26.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Riverview, MO have a shorter commute time (26.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.36% of the workforce in Riverview, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Riverview, MO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Riverview, MO have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Riverview, MO (670 out of 2.69k 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 25 - 34, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 16 - 17.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Riverview, MO is Black, followed by White 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.

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.

Keep Exploring