With 943 people, Riley is a city in Kansas. 90% of homes are owner-occupied. That puts it in the top 9% of US cities for household income. The foreign-born share is 1%. The typical home is worth $163,100, having more than doubled since 2000. That is roughly 26% ahead of the Kansas median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $93,750, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 51%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Riley
What changed most since 1990
Median household income (2024 dollars)$50,843 → $93,750(+84%)US over the same years: +14%
White share92.7% → 88.9%(−3.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants75.6% → 89.6%(+14.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 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)29.3%(24)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)52.4%(43)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era22%(18)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.7%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 82 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
Riley, decade by decade
Riley 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
806
$50,843
$91,203
11.6%
17.3
2000
886
$59,739
$108,024
13.8%
14.1
2010
939
$82,155
$129,471
13.4%
12.1
2020
938
$71,870
$161,928
28.3%
27.6
2024
943
$93,750
$163,100
30.3%
25.5
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.
