One downside of living in Riverdale is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Riverdale, the average commute to work is 32.70 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
In Riverdale, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Riverdale is a relatively small city. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The education level of Riverdale citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.12% of adults 25 and older in Riverdale have a college degree.
The per capita income in Riverdale in 2022 was $29,406, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,624 for a family of four. However, Riverdale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Riverdale is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Riverdale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Riverdale residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Riverdale include Nigerian, African, Jamaican, Irish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Riverdale is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Chinese.
