COMPARING TWO PLACES
Riverside vs Brookfield
PLACE A
Riverside, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Brookfield, Wisconsin
Riverside is 99% smaller than Brookfield. Brookfield earns more, with a median household income $61,631 higher. Brookfield has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 2%).
RIVERSIDEBROOKFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population61241,448−99% vs Brookfield
Population density3041,517−1,213
Population growth2.4%9.3%−7.0 pts
Median age33.243.8−10.6
Male58.5%49.5%+9.0 pts
Female41.5%50.5%−9.0 pts
Foreign-born0.4%11.6%−11.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.7%77.5%+2.2 pts
Black2.4%1.4%+1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.1%4.4%−1.3 pts
Asian0.0%11.2%−11.2 pts
Other14.7%5.5%+9.2 pts
Median household income$67,917$129,548−$61,631
Per capita income$32,792$68,298−$35,506
Poverty rate15.0%3.2%+11.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5300.436+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%64.3%−40.2 pts
Graduate degree4.8%27.5%−22.7 pts
Unemployment rate7.5%2.5%+5.0 pts
Labor force participation52.9%62.9%−9.9 pts
Median home value$165,600$443,900−$278,300
Median gross rent$948$1,886−$938
Owner-occupied53.8%82.8%−29.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.0%3.2%+22.8 pts
Rent-burdened households8.3%35.4%−27.1 pts
Average commute37.720.7+17.0
Worked from home0.0%21.5%−21.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured10.1%2.2%+7.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025