CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Riverbank

California · 8,547 residents · 4.71 sq mi

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Riverbank is a city of 8,547 people in California. There are 7,279 fewer people here than in 2000. The median age is 28.4, younger than the US median of 33.0. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the California median by roughly 24%. Households take in $27,062 at the median, 10% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,547

−46%vs 2000

vs 15,826 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.4

−4%vs 2000

vs 29.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.71 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202425K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.9%(843)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910%(852)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(709)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(676)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.6%(647)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.9%(1,533)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.5%(901)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.3%(1,054)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.7%(571)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.9%(508)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.2%(189)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(64)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,062

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,668 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,167

−32%vs 2000

vs $14,972 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.4%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$95,600

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $115,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$440

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $680 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.0%

−7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.8% in 2000

33.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic48.1%(7,612)

Black1.3%(200)

Hispanic / Latino45.9%(7,266)

Asian1.2%(187)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic71.4%(6,105)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino42.1%(3,595)

Asian1.1%(93)

Other27.5%(2,349)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican55.8%(14,050)

Puerto Rican1.3%(321)

Central American0.6%(149)

Salvadoran0.3%(83)

South American0.3%(67)

Spaniard0.2%(48)

Cuban0.2%(38)

Guatemalan0.1%(32)

Bolivian0.1%(31)

Honduran0.1%(18)

Peruvian0.1%(17)

Nicaraguan0.1%(16)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Colombian0%(10)

Argentine0%(9)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1.4%(352)

Filipino1.3%(338)

Chinese0.6%(144)

Asian Indian0.3%(78)

Burmese0.2%(51)

Cambodian0.1%(31)

Laotian0.1%(15)

Singaporean0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.4%(112)

Fijian0.4%(110)

Native Hawaiian0.2%(55)

Chamorro0%(11)

Ancestry

German4.8%(1,207)

Italian4.6%(1,164)

English3.8%(956)

Irish3.4%(860)

American3.2%(805)

Portuguese2.2%(565)

French2%(491)

Dutch1%(255)

Scottish0.8%(213)

Arab0.5%(122)

Swedish0.4%(111)

Russian0.3%(82)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.3%(74)

Polish0.2%(56)

Welsh0.2%(56)

Norwegian0.2%(46)

Israeli0.2%(43)

Ukrainian0.1%(36)

Subsaharan African0.1%(29)

Greek0.1%(24)

Swiss0.1%(23)

Danish0.1%(21)

French Canadian0.1%(20)

Palestinian0.1%(19)

Brazilian0.1%(18)

West Indian0.1%(14)

Jamaican0.1%(14)

British0%(11)

Lebanese0%(8)

Iranian0%(8)

Ethiopian0%(8)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.3%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.7%

−8.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.9 min

−2%vs 2000

vs 20.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married38.5%(3,574)

Married54.3%(5,036)

Widowed1.4%(132)

Divorced5.7%(532)

Women 15+

Never married34.8%(3,460)

Married48.3%(4,809)

Widowed6.1%(611)

Divorced10.7%(1,069)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.1%

−10.3 ptssince 2013

from 15.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.9%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 53.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.3%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 9.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.7%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

32.2%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 31.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.5%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 63.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.5%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 39.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)37.5%(266)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)36.7%(260)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.1%(192)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.4%(24)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 709 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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