COMPARING TWO PLACES
Riverside vs Smithfield
PLACE A
Riverside, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Smithfield, Pennsylvania
Riverside is 23% smaller than Smithfield. Riverside earns more, with a median household income $5,886 higher. Riverside has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -5%).
RIVERSIDESMITHFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population612793−23% vs Smithfield
Population density3041,108−804
Population growth2.4%-5.0%+7.4 pts
Median age33.242.5−9.3
Male58.5%46.2%+12.3 pts
Female41.5%53.8%−12.3 pts
Foreign-born0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.7%94.6%−14.8 pts
Black2.4%0.0%+2.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.1%0.1%+3.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other14.7%5.3%+9.4 pts
Median household income$67,917$62,031+$5,886
Per capita income$32,792$33,773−$981
Poverty rate15.0%13.5%+1.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5300.402+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%23.2%+0.9 pts
Graduate degree4.8%3.3%+1.5 pts
Unemployment rate7.5%8.5%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation52.9%61.3%−8.4 pts
Median home value$165,600$173,200−$7,600
Median gross rent$948$950−$2
Owner-occupied53.8%72.5%−18.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.0%5.7%+20.3 pts
Rent-burdened households8.3%60.7%−52.4 pts
Average commute37.731.2+6.5
Worked from home0.0%11.0%−11.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.1%2.5%+7.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025