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.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 professionals, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Riverdale who work in management occupations (10.98%), maintenance occupations (9.63%), and computer science and math (7.77%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 21.07% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 34.35 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. Even though Riverdale is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly taxis for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.The education level of Riverdale citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.35% of adults in Riverdale have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Riverdale in 2022 was $40,692, 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 $162,768 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 51.99% 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 Polish. In addition, Riverdale has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (37.66%). The most common language spoken in Riverdale is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Other Asian languages.
