Riviera Beach is home to 38,657 people in Florida. There are 4,670 people per square mile. 8,773 more people live here than in 2000. 23% of residents were born outside the United States. About 29% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 18.4% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,060, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 122%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Riviera Beach
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$146,884 → $354,500(+141%)US over the same years: +67%
White share27.9% → 19.1%(−8.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share69.3% → 63.1%(−6.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Riviera Beach's population equals 2.5% of Palm Beach County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 4.1% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 1.7% of the county's.
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)27.5%(533)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.6%(458)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.3%(722)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.5%(88)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(15)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,937 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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Over time
Riviera Beach, decade by decade
Riviera Beach population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
27,639
$59,635
$146,884
15.7%
55.2
2000
29,884
$58,495
$159,941
17.7%
60.3
2010
32,488
$54,003
$296,633
21.2%
64.8
2020
37,604
$58,454
$264,588
25.5%
71.0
2024
38,657
$68,060
$354,500
28.9%
68.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
