Riverside is home to 6,585 people in Maryland. Few US cities rank higher on income. Density works out to 2,520 people per square mile. This skews young, with a median age of 35.7. The typical home is worth $246,100, having more than doubled since 2000. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.7% of locals.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $105,785, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 30%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Riverside
What changed most since 2000
Black share15.0% → 32.0%(+17.0 pts)US over the same years: −0.1 pts
White share77.9% → 55.4%(−22.5 pts)US over the same years: −11.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$188,906 → $246,100(+30%)US over the same years: +71%
Riverside's population equals 2.5% of Harford County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 4.0% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 1.6% 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)39.8%(111)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.1%(84)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.8%(86)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 279 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
Riverside, decade by decade
Riverside 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
2000
6,128
$105,002
$188,906
30.5%
46.0
2010
6,425
$112,826
$318,643
34.2%
68.7
2020
7,021
$96,503
$223,864
37.9%
77.8
2024
6,585
$105,785
$246,100
39.5%
73.0
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.
