Riverdale, IL Demographic Data
Riverdale, IL Summary
Riverdale is located in Cook County in Illinois
- Population: 13,552
- Area: 3.75 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.57 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.18 sq. miles
- Population Density: 3,614.83 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 603.67 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Riverdale, IL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
6,946
53%
50.8
Male
6,101
47%
49.2
Total Population
13,047
323,128,000
Riverdale, IL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,222
9.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
862
6.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,076
8.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,000
7.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
830
6.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,525
11.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,838
14.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,951
15.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,062
8.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
619
4.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
661
5.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
247
1.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
154
1.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
9,279
71.1%
77.2
Female
5,176
55.8%
51.3
Male
4,103
44.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
8,715
66.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,411
10.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,062
8.1%
15.2
Female
591
55.6%
55.8
Male
471
44.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Riverdale, IL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
12,796
98.1%
96.8
White
456
3.5%
72.6
Black or African American
12,306
94.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
16
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
16
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
18
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
251
1.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
178
1.4%
17.8
Mexican
64
0.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
97
0.7%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
17
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
12,869
98.6%
82.2
Riverdale, IL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
230
2.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
919
11.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,777
34.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,462
30.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
596
7.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
720
8.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
353
4.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,149
14.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
6,908
85.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,073
13.3%
31.2
Riverdale, IL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,250
53.1%
33.7%
Now Married
2,536
25.6%
47.5
Divorced
1,213
12.3%
11.0%
Separated
427
4.3%
2.0
Widowed
461
4.7
5.8%
Riverdale, IL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
11,482
97.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
343
2.9%
21.6%
Spanish
227
1.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
39
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
10
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
67
0.6%
1.1%
Riverdale, IL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,265
25.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
177
3.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
483
9.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
724
14.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
586
11.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
814
16.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
494
9.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
285
5.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
78
1.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
73
1.5%
6.4
Median household income
31,438
57,617
Per capita income
18,706
31,128
Riverdale, IL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
205
4.5%
9.8
Construction
58
1.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,327
29.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
354
7.8%
6.6
Information
75
1.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
327
7.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
157
3.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
615
13.5%
11.4
Public administration
196
4.3%
4.6
Retail trade
361
7.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
786
17.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
84
1.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
180
4.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,030
22.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
929
20.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,199
26.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,207
26.6%
18.1%
Riverdale, IL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,400
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,898
65.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
558
12.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
698
15.9%
5.1
Walked
82
1.9%
2.7
Other means
19
0.4%
1.8
Worked at home
145
3.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
39.4
26.6
Riverdale, IL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,004
20.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,414
48.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,216
24.4%
37.1
3 or more
345
6.9%
21.0
Riverdale, IL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,979
79.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,224
44.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,755
55.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,251
20.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Riverdale, IL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,230
1 room
112
1.8%
2.4
2 rooms
76
1.2%
2.7
3 rooms
359
5.8%
9.1
4 rooms
998
16.0%
16.5
5 rooms
2,244
36.0%
19.8
6 rooms
1,227
19.7%
17.8
7 rooms
543
8.7%
12.0
8 rooms
323
5.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
348
5.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Riverdale, IL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,230
1-unit, detached
3,353
53.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
497
8.0%
5.9
2-units
238
3.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
588
9.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
995
16.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
394
6.3%
4.4
20 or more units
155
2.5%
9.0
Mobile home
10
0.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Riverdale, IL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
574
9.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
474
7.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,836
29.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,828
29.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
797
12.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
147
2.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
365
5.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
154
2.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
55
0.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Riverdale, IL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4,281
86.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
43
0.9%
4.7
Electricity
609
12.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
46
0.9%
1.1
Riverdale, IL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,756
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
5
0.3%
7.0%
Less than $500
8
0.5%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
24
1.4%
11.8%
$500 to $999
353
20.1%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
374
21.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
992
56.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
655
38.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
259
15.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
176
10.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
147
8.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
484
28.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
35
0.0%
0.0%
Riverdale, IL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,562
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
10
0.4%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
94
3.7%
11.9%
Less than $500
374
14.6%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
619
24.2%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,465
57.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
193
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
830
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
254
12.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
236
11.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
163
7.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
183
8.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
115
5.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,153
54.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
651
0.0%
0.0%
Riverdale, IL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,224
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
279
12.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,308
58.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
448
20.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
142
6.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
33
1.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
14
0.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
82,800
205,000
