Riverdale is a city of 10,340 people in Illinois. 41.5% of people here live below the federal poverty line. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 52% less than in Illinois as a whole. The median age is 32.8, younger than the US median of 38.9. Median home value sits at $113,800.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $39,833, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 25%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Riverdale
What changed most since 1990
Black share39.8% → 89.9%(+50.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share57.5% → 0.6%(−56.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate14.0% → 41.5%(+27.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)13.2%(36)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33.5%(91)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.5%(121)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 272 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
13,637
$69,823
$132,964
10.9%
63.8
2000
15,055
$69,808
$151,744
11.7%
31.2
2010
13,549
$61,413
$169,751
15.5%
16.5
2020
10,663
$46,488
$96,842
15.8%
19.3
2024
10,340
$39,833
$113,800
17.0%
23.3
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.
