CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Riverside

Ohio · 1,471 residents · 9.73 sq mi

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Riverside is home to 1,471 people in Ohio. Owners hold 12% of the housing stock. The population has fallen 94% since 2000. This is an unusually credentialed place: 38% of adults have a four-year degree. This skews young, with a median age of 27.4. The typical home is worth $41,800.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 27.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

38% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,471

−94%vs 2000

vs 23,545 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

27.4

−26%vs 2000

vs 37.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

9.73 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202424K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(83)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.1%(60)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.1%(60)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.4%(64)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2421.3%(313)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3433%(485)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(194)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 545.4%(80)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 643.3%(48)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.6%(53)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842%(30)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.1%(1)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,959

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,034 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,008

−20%vs 2000

vs $18,702 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.2%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,800

−34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $83,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$454

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $503 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

11.7%

−54.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.2% in 2000

88.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.6%(21,321)

Black4.2%(990)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(364)

Asian1.7%(411)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic83.1%(1,223)

Black10.7%(157)

Hispanic / Latino3.7%(54)

Asian4.7%(69)

Other1.5%(22)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.4%(343)

Puerto Rican1.1%(271)

South American0.3%(78)

Colombian0.3%(78)

Central American0.2%(52)

Spaniard0.2%(44)

Nicaraguan0.1%(36)

Cuban0.1%(25)

Dominican0.1%(20)

Honduran0.1%(16)

Asian origin

Filipino0.8%(196)

Vietnamese0.6%(147)

Nepalese0.5%(134)

Korean0.4%(89)

Asian Indian0.1%(30)

Cambodian0.1%(25)

Japanese0.1%(22)

Chinese0.1%(13)

Thai0%(10)

Pakistani0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Guamanian0.3%(63)

Ancestry

German22.4%(5,476)

Irish12.7%(3,097)

English11.8%(2,886)

American6.5%(1,592)

Italian3.6%(886)

Scottish2.5%(620)

French1.7%(410)

Polish1.5%(365)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(314)

Dutch1.2%(299)

Welsh1%(242)

Swedish1%(233)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.8%(188)

British0.5%(127)

Arab0.5%(113)

Hungarian0.4%(87)

Austrian0.3%(81)

Czech0.3%(68)

Lithuanian0.2%(60)

Croatian0.2%(59)

Iraqi0.2%(56)

Norwegian0.2%(48)

Lebanese0.2%(41)

Nigerian0.2%(41)

Greek0.2%(38)

West Indian0.1%(33)

Slovak0.1%(29)

Ukrainian0.1%(25)

Canadian0.1%(24)

French Canadian0.1%(21)

Brazilian0.1%(20)

Danish0.1%(16)

Jamaican0.1%(15)

Belgian0%(10)

Guyanese0%(10)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(10)

Romanian0%(7)

Portuguese0%(6)

Ethiopian0%(5)

Turkish0%(5)

Swiss0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

38.4%

+24.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.6%

+6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

13.1%

+8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.1 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 12.5 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 married40.5%(3,870)

Married45.7%(4,365)

Widowed4%(383)

Divorced9.8%(939)

Women 15+

Never married33.6%(3,374)

Married42.8%(4,301)

Widowed7.2%(726)

Divorced16.4%(1,644)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.2%

−6.5 ptssince 2013

from 13.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.8%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 47.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.5%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 9.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.0%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.2%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 25.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.7%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 5.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.3%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 63.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.5%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 43.5% 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)28.2%(539)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)46.4%(889)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.3%(753)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.9%(36)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(12)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,914 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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