Riverdale is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 10,299 people and three associated neighborhoods, Riverdale is the 217th largest community in Illinois.

Of important note, Riverdale is also a village of artists. Riverdale has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Riverdale’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Riverdale telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.59% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 34.49 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.

For a small village, Riverdale has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Riverdale exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.

The citizens of Riverdale are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.99% of adults in Riverdale have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Riverdale in 2022 was $19,290, which is low income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,160 for a family of four. However, Riverdale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Riverdale also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 41.49% of its population below the federal poverty line.

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 White. Important ancestries of people in Riverdale include Nigerian, Irish, African, European, and Other Subsaharan African.

The most common language spoken in Riverdale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.