COMPARING TWO PLACES
Riverview vs Ferguson
PLACE A
Riverview, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Ferguson, Kentucky
Riverview is 1278% larger than Ferguson. Riverview earns more, with a median household income $32,968 higher.
RIVERVIEWFERGUSONDIFFERENCE
Total population11,947867+1278% vs Ferguson
Population density2,612441+2,170
Population growth0.0%-4.1%+4.1 pts
Median age40.646.0−5.4
Male49.5%61.0%−11.6 pts
Female50.5%39.0%+11.6 pts
Foreign-born4.5%3.5%+0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic77.7%73.5%+4.2 pts
Black8.1%0.0%+8.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.2%8.7%+0.5 pts
Asian1.3%0.0%+1.3 pts
Other3.6%17.8%−14.1 pts
Median household income$73,468$40,500+$32,968
Per capita income$37,408$23,188+$14,220
Poverty rate7.3%34.1%−26.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4060.462−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.3%13.7%+7.6 pts
Graduate degree6.1%5.9%+0.2 pts
Unemployment rate2.3%6.4%−4.1 pts
Labor force participation58.3%46.6%+11.7 pts
Median home value$215,100$153,100+$62,000
Median gross rent$1,101$758+$343
Owner-occupied64.3%68.9%−4.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.4%14.6%−6.2 pts
Rent-burdened households39.0%22.5%+16.4 pts
Average commute24.315.6+8.7
Worked from home9.7%8.6%+1.2 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Uninsured2.8%8.5%−5.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025