Riverdale is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 14,586 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Riverdale is the 77th largest community in Georgia.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Riverdale is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Riverdale is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Riverdale who work in office and administrative support (11.94%), sales jobs (11.69%), and food service (9.06%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.95% 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. Even though Riverdale is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding 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. 17.26% of adults 25 and older in Riverdale have a college degree. The per capita income in Riverdale in 2022 was $30,569, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $122,276 for a family of four. However, Riverdale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Riverdale is a very 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. Riverdale also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.89% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Riverdale include Nigerian, African, Jamaican, Irish, and Senegalese. Riverdale also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.41%. The most common language spoken in Riverdale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
