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Riviera Beach

Florida · 39,357 residents (2025 est.) · 8.28 sq mi
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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
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
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
38,657
+29%since 2000
from 29,884 in 2000
39,357 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
4,670 / sq mi
+8%since 2009
from 4,324 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
39.5
+11%since 2000
from 35.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
8.28 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
27K30K33K36K40K19902000201020202024Riviera Beach
202439K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.7%(2,190)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.6%(2,176)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.5%(2,143)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.9%(2,280)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.3%(2,439)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.7%(5,673)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.7%(4,919)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411%(4,263)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.4%(5,183)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.9%(3,815)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 847.3%(2,805)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2%(771)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$68,060
+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $32,111 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$36,329
+83%since 2000
from $19,847 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
44.8%
+23.5 ptssince 2009
from 21.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
18.4%
−4.6 ptssince 2000
from 23.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.515
+3%since 2010
from 0.499 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information15.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance8.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical7.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services7.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade5.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration4.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade3.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Transportation & warehousing2.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food0.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$354,500
+122%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $87,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,702
+59%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $587 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
62.2%
+3.1 ptssince 2000
from 59.2% in 2000
37.8% rent
Vacancy rate
22.8%
−4.8 ptssince 2009
from 27.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.74 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.78 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
35.8%
−12.9 ptssince 2009
from 48.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
64.4%
+6.5 ptssince 2009
from 57.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.2
−11%since 2009
from 5.9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
68
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic25.4%(7,586)
Black67.1%(20,066)
Hispanic / Latino4.5%(1,348)
Asian1%(295)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic19.1%(7,379)
Black63.1%(24,389)
Hispanic / Latino11.2%(4,320)
Asian2.3%(876)
Other4.4%(1,693)
Diversity Score
69
+8%since 2009
from 64 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
South American3.2%(1,224)
Central American2.7%(1,035)
Guatemalan2%(760)
Venezuelan1.3%(489)
Puerto Rican1.2%(457)
Mexican1.2%(454)
Dominican1%(392)
Colombian0.9%(353)
Cuban0.9%(344)
Argentine0.6%(239)
Salvadoran0.4%(169)
Spaniard0.2%(73)
+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data
Chilean0.2%(63)
Nicaraguan0.1%(55)
Ecuadorian0.1%(49)
Honduran0.1%(35)
Peruvian0.1%(31)
Asian origin
Vietnamese1%(378)
Asian Indian0.8%(303)
Pakistani0.3%(113)
Filipino0.1%(46)
Thai0.1%(26)
Korean0%(10)
Ancestry
West Indian16.4%(6,354)
Haitian8.2%(3,187)
Jamaican6.4%(2,489)
Irish3.9%(1,511)
American3.9%(1,500)
Italian3.1%(1,182)
German3.1%(1,180)
English2.6%(1,013)
Russian0.9%(341)
French0.8%(313)
Polish0.8%(312)
+ 36 more ancestry groups with data
Canadian0.7%(287)
Romanian0.7%(273)
Arab0.6%(215)
Brazilian0.4%(150)
Iraqi0.4%(138)
Scottish0.3%(133)
Ghanaian0.3%(106)
British0.2%(81)
Austrian0.2%(76)
Greek0.2%(74)
Ukrainian0.2%(70)
Somali0.2%(67)
Ethiopian0.2%(62)
Nigerian0.2%(62)
Portuguese0.2%(59)
Welsh0.1%(53)
Guyanese0.1%(51)
Norwegian0.1%(51)
Czech0.1%(50)
Iranian0.1%(47)
Turkish0.1%(44)
Swedish0.1%(42)
Lithuanian0.1%(39)
Dutch0.1%(33)
Hungarian0.1%(33)
Slovak0.1%(32)
Lebanese0.1%(28)
Scotch-Irish0.1%(25)
Finnish0.1%(20)
Swiss0%(18)
Danish0%(13)
Croatian0%(10)
Kenyan0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
28.9%
+11.2 ptssince 2000
from 17.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
86.9%
+14.3 ptssince 2000
from 72.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.3%
+5.2 ptssince 2000
from 6.1% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.7 min
+58%since 2000
from 15.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
72.2%
−6.4 ptssince 2009
from 78.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.9%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.4%
+6.7 ptssince 2009
from 5.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
8.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 9.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
8.6%
−6.5 ptssince 2011
from 15.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
59.9%
−3.8 ptssince 2011
from 63.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 74.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
9.9%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 13.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
36.2%
+9.5 ptssince 2009
from 26.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.2%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 46.6% in 2009
Female
51.8%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 53.4% in 2009
Foreign born
23.4%
+6.7 ptssince 2009
from 16.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.3%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 9.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.6%
+2.0 ptssince 2012
from 11.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
14.8%
−8.5 ptssince 2013
from 23.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.3%
+22.1 ptssince 2017
from 67.2% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.2%
+5.2 ptssince 2020
from 89.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.5%
+4.4 ptssince 2020
from 85.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
78.0%
−3.1 ptssince 2016
from 81.1% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
9.4%
+2.3 ptssince 2016
from 7.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married43.3%(6,678)
Married41.1%(6,336)
Widowed2.8%(428)
Divorced12.8%(1,977)
Women 15+
Never married36.3%(6,070)
Married34.5%(5,769)
Widowed14.3%(2,388)
Divorced15%(2,502)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
14.8%
−8.5 ptssince 2013
from 23.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
36.9%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 35.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
22.5%
+8.0 ptssince 2020
from 14.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
20.2%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 19.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
22.9%
−6.6 ptssince 2020
from 29.5% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.6%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 2.0% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
56.3%
+7.7 ptssince 2020
from 48.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
39.9%
−5.6 ptssince 2020
from 45.5% 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)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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Riviera Beach, Florida?

Riviera Beach, Florida has about 38,657 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Riviera Beach, Florida?

The typical household in Riviera Beach, Florida earns about $68,060 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Riviera Beach, Florida expensive?

In Riviera Beach, Florida, the median home is worth about $354,500, and the typical rent is about $1,702 a month.

How educated are people in Riviera Beach, Florida?

About 28.9% of adults age 25 and over in Riviera Beach, Florida hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Riviera Beach, Florida?

About 18.4% of people in Riviera Beach, Florida live below the federal poverty line.

Has Riviera Beach, Florida grown since 1990?

Yes, Riviera Beach, Florida has grown since 1990. The population has added about 11,018 residents, a change of about 40 percent over that period.

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