Population 24,951 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Riverside
Household size in Riverside
| Period | Riverside | Dayton area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.48 | 2.43 | 2.51 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.50 | 2.42 | 2.51 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.40 | 2.39 | 2.47 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.26 | 2.37 | 2.46 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.23 | −0.06 | −0.05 | −0.03 |
Riverside is a place of small households, averaging 2.26 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Household size has dropped from 2.48 in 2006–10, a much bigger shift than nationally. The biggest households, usually families with children, are concentrated in the east.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Riverside
| Period | Riverside | Dayton area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 38.7 | 39.5 | 39.0 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 38.3 | 40.5 | 40.0 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 40.7 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 37.4 | 41.0 | 40.8 | 40.1 |
| Change | −1.2 | +1.5 | +1.8 | +2.3 |
The median resident of Riverside is 37.4 years old, a few years younger than the national median of 40.1. Since 2006–10, the median age has dropped from 38.7, even as the national median rose. Riverside is younger than the great majority of Ohio cities.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Riverside
| Period | Riverside | Dayton area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.1% | 12.4% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 15.1% | 12.6% | 11.9% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 13.0% | 12.2% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.0% | 11.5% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| Change | −1.1 pts | −0.9 pts | −0.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in ten households in Riverside (11.0%), close to the national share of 11.6%. The single-parent share is down 1.1 points from 2006–10, as it has nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Riverside
Renters in Riverside
| Period | Riverside | Dayton area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 41.3% | 33.9% | 30.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 45.9% | 36.2% | 33.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 44.7% | 36.8% | 33.9% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 44.2% | 35.0% | 32.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | +2.9 pts | +1.1 pts | +2.0 pts | +1.5 pts |
Renting is more common in Riverside than nationally: 44.2% of households rent their homes, against 34.8% for the U.S. Nearly half of owners (46.8%) have paid off their mortgages, above the national share of 39.8%. The renter share has risen 2.9 points since 2006–10, in line with the national trend. Of the 372 Ohio cities with 5,000+ people, only 23 have a higher share of renters.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Riverside
| Period | Riverside | Dayton area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.2% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.9% | 10.7% | 10.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 9.5% | 10.6% | 10.2% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 8.3% | 8.0% | 8.7% | 9.6% |
| Change | −1.9 pts | −2.8 pts | −2.2 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in Riverside as nationally: 8.3%, against 9.6%. Vacancy has fallen 1.9 points since 2006–10, mirroring the country.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Riverside
| Period | Riverside | Dayton area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1967 | 1967 | 1968 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1966 | 1967 | 1969 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1966 | 1968 | 1970 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1967 | 1970 | 1972 | 1980 |
| Change | −0 | +3 | +4 | +6 |
Riverside is a place of older homes: half were built before 1967, while the national median is 1980. That means established neighborhoods, and more houses that may need updating. The newest homes are mostly in the east, the oldest in the west.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Riverside
| Period | Riverside | Dayton area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $739 | $775 | $765 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $850 | $843 | $814 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $906 | $893 | $901 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,004 | $1,166 | $1,142 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$265 | +$391 | +$377 | +$606 |
The median renter in Riverside pays $1,004 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent has climbed $265 a month since 2006–10, up 36%, a slower climb than the nation's. Rent takes 26.8% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent. Rents run highest in the east and lowest in the west.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Riverside
Bachelor's degrees in Riverside
| Period | Riverside | Dayton area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.8% | 26.7% | 25.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 17.4% | 27.3% | 26.5% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 20.4% | 30.0% | 28.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 23.1% | 33.6% | 31.9% | 35.6% |
| Change | +7.3 pts | +6.9 pts | +6.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Riverside have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 23.1%, against 35.6% nationally. The share with a degree is up 7.3 points from 2006–10, in line with the national trend. College graduates are most concentrated in the northeast and least in the west.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Riverside
| Period | Riverside | Dayton area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 83.4% | 88.7% | 87.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 86.3% | 89.4% | 88.9% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 87.8% | 91.0% | 90.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 89.1% | 92.9% | 91.7% | 89.3% |
| Change | +5.6 pts | +4.2 pts | +4.0 pts | +4.3 pts |
About as many adults in Riverside have finished high school as nationally: 89.1%, against 89.3%. The rate is lower than in the Dayton area as a whole (92.9%). The share with a diploma is up 5.6 points from 2006–10, as it has nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Riverside
| Period | Riverside | Dayton area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.3% | 8.6% | 8.7% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 13.0% | 10.0% | 9.4% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.8% | 6.2% | 5.5% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.2% | 5.0% | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| Change | −5.1 pts | −3.6 pts | −3.8 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been a little harder to find in Riverside than nationally: unemployment was 6.2%, against 5.4%. Since 2006–10, unemployment has fallen 5.1 points, in line with the national trend. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Riverside compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside | 2.26 | 37.4 | 11.0% | 44.2% | 8.3% | 1967 | $1,004 | 23.1% | 89.1% | 6.2% |
| Wright-Patterson AFB | 3.01 | 25.7 | 9.6% | 96.3% | 16.7% | 1963 | $1,758 | 40.3% | 93.5% | 7.3% |
| Beavercreek | 2.46 | 41.7 | 8.3% | 28.8% | 6.2% | 1981 | $1,530 | 51.6% | 96.5% | 3.6% |
| Dayton area | 2.37 | 41.0 | 11.5% | 35.0% | 8.0% | 1970 | $1,166 | 33.6% | 92.9% | 5.0% |
| Huber Heights | 2.43 | 40.1 | 13.6% | 27.4% | 5.3% | 1976 | $1,302 | 23.7% | 93.2% | 3.6% |
| Fairborn | 2.29 | 38.2 | 10.2% | 45.7% | 7.7% | 1974 | $1,106 | 31.4% | 91.2% | 4.2% |
| Kettering | 2.23 | 39.7 | 9.9% | 35.9% | 5.7% | 1961 | $1,083 | 40.5% | 95.2% | 4.0% |
| Moraine | 2.48 | 35.4 | 11.4% | 43.8% | 12.8% | 1970 | $1,141 | 19.4% | 88.9% | 5.7% |
| Vandalia | 2.34 | 41.0 | 7.2% | 35.4% | 7.7% | 1972 | $882 | 29.1% | 95.1% | 3.9% |
| Trebeins | 2.75 | 44.1 | 6.0% | 5.9% | 2.5% | 2004 | $1,992 | 61.7% | 96.2% | 4.7% |
| Medway | 2.29 | 51.1 | 7.1% | 10.1% | 11.6% | 1961 | $887 | 18.3% | 89.2% | 6.5% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Riverside. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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