CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Riverside

Illinois · 8,774 residents · 1.98 sq mi

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Riverside is home to 8,774 people in Illinois. This is an unusually credentialed place: 45% of adults have a four-year degree. That is roughly 61% ahead of the Illinois median. The typical home is worth $172,100. The median household earns $51,881, about 72% above the national median. The median age is 38.4, about 5 years above the US median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

45% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,774

−1%vs 2000

vs 8,895 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.4

−5%vs 2000

vs 40.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.98 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(528)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.9%(517)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.3%(463)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.6%(406)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(550)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416%(1,406)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.2%(1,512)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.9%(1,046)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(901)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(762)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(465)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.5%(218)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$51,881

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,931 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$24,587

−29%vs 2000

vs $34,712 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

1.7%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$172,100

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $261,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$527

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $647 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.3%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.9% in 2000

21.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.8%(8,168)

Black0.3%(23)

Hispanic / Latino5.5%(489)

Asian1.6%(140)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(8,679)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(186)

Asian0.8%(68)

Other0.3%(27)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican20%(1,806)

South American2.6%(237)

Chilean1.5%(132)

Colombian1.2%(105)

Cuban1%(94)

Dominican0.5%(44)

Puerto Rican0.1%(12)

Central American0.1%(10)

Guatemalan0.1%(10)

Asian origin

Chinese0.6%(58)

Asian Indian0.3%(31)

Japanese0.2%(21)

Thai0.1%(9)

Pakistani0.1%(5)

Ancestry

Italian18.7%(1,694)

German17.8%(1,610)

Irish17.1%(1,543)

Polish9.6%(872)

English7%(634)

Czech3.6%(327)

Scottish3.4%(310)

Lithuanian3%(273)

Croatian2.1%(186)

Greek1.5%(139)

Dutch1.5%(136)

Swedish1.4%(131)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian1.4%(125)

American1.2%(105)

Slovak0.8%(72)

Swiss0.7%(61)

Austrian0.7%(60)

French0.6%(57)

Russian0.6%(56)

Armenian0.5%(47)

Finnish0.3%(31)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(31)

Hungarian0.3%(25)

Slovene0.3%(25)

Danish0.3%(23)

Ukrainian0.2%(21)

Subsaharan African0.2%(19)

Canadian0.2%(18)

Romanian0.1%(12)

French Canadian0.1%(11)

Welsh0.1%(10)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

45.4%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 51.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

89.5%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 93.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

19.0%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.9 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 21.7 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 married26.6%(849)

Married69.8%(2,230)

Widowed0.3%(8)

Divorced3.3%(106)

Women 15+

Never married22.8%(907)

Married56.6%(2,252)

Widowed11.7%(465)

Divorced8.9%(353)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.8%

−4.6 ptssince 2013

from 5.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

73.5%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 75.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.5%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.4%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

6.1%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 6.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

85.2%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 86.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

24.8%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 22.9% 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)6.2%(15)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)42.4%(103)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era19.3%(47)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 243 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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