With 627 people, Rivesville is a city in West Virginia. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 10% of adults. The median age is 47.6, about 9 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $150,700, having more than doubled since 2000. The population has fallen 31% since 2000. The foreign-born share is 3%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $48,000, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
10% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 40%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rivesville
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants82.4% → 65.5%(−16.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population1,041 → 627(−40%)US over the same years: +35%
Hispanic share0.4% → 4.9%(+4.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
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 era40%(10)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 25 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
Rivesville, decade by decade
Rivesville 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
1,041
$49,305
$98,643
7.9%
2.1
2000
913
$46,817
$107,660
10.4%
4.3
2010
934
$55,122
$118,538
16.4%
4.0
2020
828
$70,853
$132,233
15.0%
15.2
2024
627
$48,000
$150,700
10.3%
34.5
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.
