One downside of living in Riverdale, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.35 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
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.
The overall 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, and the average American community has 21.84%.
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.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Riverdale's cultural character, accounting for 37.66% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Riverdale is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Other Asian languages.
