COMPARING TWO PLACES
Riverside vs Elmira
PLACE A
Riverside, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Elmira, New York
Riverside is 98% smaller than Elmira. Riverside earns more, with a median household income $24,797 higher. Riverside has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -9%).
RIVERSIDEELMIRADIFFERENCE
Total population61226,089−98% vs Elmira
Population density3043,597−3,294
Population growth2.4%-9.2%+11.5 pts
Median age33.236.5−3.3
Male58.5%48.6%+9.9 pts
Female41.5%51.4%−9.9 pts
Foreign-born0.4%3.7%−3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.7%69.4%+10.3 pts
Black2.4%14.8%−12.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.1%7.4%−4.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other14.7%7.0%+7.7 pts
Median household income$67,917$43,120+$24,797
Per capita income$32,792$23,686+$9,106
Poverty rate15.0%30.2%−15.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5300.466+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%18.1%+6.0 pts
Graduate degree4.8%8.0%−3.2 pts
Unemployment rate7.5%9.9%−2.4 pts
Labor force participation52.9%52.2%+0.7 pts
Median home value$165,600$93,000+$72,600
Median gross rent$948$909+$39
Owner-occupied53.8%50.1%+3.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.0%16.9%+9.1 pts
Rent-burdened households8.3%54.4%−46.1 pts
Average commute37.718.7+19.0
Worked from home0.0%10.3%−10.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Uninsured10.1%4.8%+5.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025