Riverton is home to 769 people in Kansas. That puts it in the top 10% of US cities for household income. This skews young, with a median age of 32.8. The foreign-born share is 0%. Poverty is uncommon here, at 0.0% of people here. The typical home is worth $144,000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $90,365, above the US median
Riverton's population equals 4.0% of Cherokee County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 10% of the county's. Its number of households earning $100,000 or more equals 7.2% 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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era100%(26)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 26 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
Riverton, decade by decade
Riverton 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
2010
929
$81,328
$141,268
22.5%
26.6
2020
771
$50,794
$118,901
16.5%
35.7
2024
769
$90,365
$144,000
27.0%
0.0
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.
