COMPARING TWO PLACES
Riverside vs Aberdeen
PLACE A
Riverside, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Aberdeen, South Dakota
Riverside is 98% smaller than Aberdeen. Riverside earns more, with a median household income $3,512 higher. Aberdeen has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 2%).
RIVERSIDEABERDEENDIFFERENCE
Total population61227,961−98% vs Aberdeen
Population density3041,693−1,389
Population growth2.4%9.2%−6.9 pts
Median age33.236.4−3.2
Male58.5%48.8%+9.7 pts
Female41.5%51.2%−9.7 pts
Foreign-born0.4%5.3%−4.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.7%81.5%−1.7 pts
Black2.4%1.8%+0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.1%5.5%−2.4 pts
Asian0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Other14.7%7.9%+6.9 pts
Median household income$67,917$64,405+$3,512
Per capita income$32,792$38,258−$5,466
Poverty rate15.0%13.8%+1.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5300.451+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%35.0%−10.9 pts
Graduate degree4.8%10.7%−5.9 pts
Unemployment rate7.5%3.7%+3.8 pts
Labor force participation52.9%68.3%−15.4 pts
Median home value$165,600$217,300−$51,700
Median gross rent$948$762+$186
Owner-occupied53.8%61.7%−7.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.0%8.7%+17.2 pts
Rent-burdened households8.3%44.4%−36.2 pts
Average commute37.711.9+25.8
Worked from home0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured10.1%5.5%+4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025