Riverdale is home to 14,792 people in Georgia. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 50% of homes are owner-occupied. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $178,800. There are 3,369 people per square mile. 2,314 more people live here than in 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,455, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Riverdale
What changed most since 1990
Black share23.6% → 73.6%(+50.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share70.8% → 3.4%(−67.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.4% → 17.3%(+3.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Riverdale's population equals 4.9% of Clayton County's. Its number of households without a car equals 10% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 3.4% 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)25.1%(253)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.4%(205)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.4%(256)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.2%(93)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,006 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
Riverdale, decade by decade
Riverdale 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
9,359
$81,276
$172,565
13.4%
55.2
2000
12,478
$72,010
$164,313
15.1%
63.8
2010
15,134
$52,627
$181,116
21.8%
45.1
2020
15,129
$67,840
$133,203
16.3%
47.6
2024
14,792
$63,455
$178,800
17.3%
54.2
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.
