Riverdale is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 7,164 people and five associated neighborhoods, Riverdale is the 96th largest community in Maryland. Housing costs in Riverdale are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Maryland.Unlike some towns, Riverdale isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Riverdale are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Riverdale is a town of construction workers and builders, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Riverdale who work in management occupations (12.16%), sales jobs (9.44%), and maintenance occupations (8.61%). Also of interest is that Riverdale has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Riverdale telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.31% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In Riverdale, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.58 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Despite being a small town, Riverdale has a lot of people using taxis to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on taxis are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.In terms of college education, Riverdale is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.46% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Riverdale in 2022 was $37,995, which is lower middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $151,980 for a family of four. However, Riverdale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Riverdale is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Riverdale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Riverdale, accounting for 54.72% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Riverdale residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Riverdale include Guyanese, Irish, German, English, and Jamaican. In addition, Riverdale has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (42.24%). The most common language spoken in Riverdale is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Other Asian languages.
