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 34.49 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
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.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Riverdale rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.95% of adults 25 and older in Riverdale have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Riverdale in 2022 was $19,721, which is low income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $78,884 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 31.39% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Riverdale is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. 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 German, Dutch, African, Irish, and Nigerian.
The most common language spoken in Riverdale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
