CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Riverside

New York · 569 residents · 0.30 sq mi

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Riverside is home to 569 people in New York. The median age is 44.1, about 11 years above the US median. 85% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. Households here earn about 35% less than in New York as a whole. The typical home is worth $42,100.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 44.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

569

−4%vs 2000

vs 594 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

44.1

+20%vs 2000

vs 36.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.30 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024624

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.7%(27)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(40)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 143.5%(20)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(32)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.4%(42)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.6%(66)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.9%(62)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(59)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6415.3%(87)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7414.9%(85)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(36)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(13)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,528

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,659 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,177

−37%vs 2000

vs $17,697 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.8%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,100

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$325

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $581 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

85.4%

+10.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.9% in 2000

14.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.1%(571)

Black1.5%(9)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(7)

Asian0.2%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(562)

Black1.2%(7)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.5%(3)

Ancestry

English13.6%(85)

German12.2%(76)

Irish11.5%(72)

Italian8.3%(52)

American5.4%(34)

French2.4%(15)

Scotch-Irish1.9%(12)

Dutch1.8%(11)

Polish1.6%(10)

Ukrainian1.6%(10)

Scottish1%(6)

Subsaharan African1%(6)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

British0.8%(5)

Finnish0.6%(4)

Slovak0.6%(4)

Welsh0.6%(4)

West Indian0.6%(4)

Haitian0.6%(4)

Swedish0.5%(3)

Norwegian0.3%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.9%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.1%

−10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.5 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 10.3 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 married30.3%(54)

Married51.7%(92)

Widowed3.9%(7)

Divorced14%(25)

Women 15+

Never married12.8%(32)

Married63.6%(159)

Widowed10%(25)

Divorced13.6%(34)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.9%

−10.4 ptssince 2013

from 12.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.0%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 68.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.4%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 6.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.5%

−10.8 ptssince 2020

from 26.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

32.2%

+11.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.7%

−6.9 ptssince 2020

from 72.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.8%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 46.1% 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)23.3%(7)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.3%(10)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 30 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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