Riviera Beach is a city of 12,192 people in Maryland. That puts it in the top 5% of US cities for household income. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 4,636 people per square mile. The poverty rate is 4.7%, under the national 12.5%. The foreign-born share is 6%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $112,672, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% 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 Riviera Beach
What changed most since 1990
Black share1.5% → 7.7%(+6.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Riviera Beach's population equals 2.0% of Anne Arundel County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.0% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.0% 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)33.5%(226)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.8%(174)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.6%(193)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.7%(72)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 674 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
Riviera Beach, decade by decade
Riviera Beach 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
11,376
$104,019
$234,727
16.0%
10.0
2000
12,695
$105,929
$231,350
16.4%
14.0
2010
12,677
$114,575
$399,923
23.7%
23.9
2020
12,384
$114,869
$320,705
25.2%
40.6
2024
12,192
$112,672
$350,300
31.1%
49.3
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.
