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Riverdale, GA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Riverdale is $17,252, which is lower than the state average of $25,427 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Riverdale median household income is $34,354, which has shrunk by 13.09% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 16.28% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Riverdale residents spend 26.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 27.4 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #328

Riverdale, GA	17,252 USD
Georgia	25,427 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Riverdale, GA	23,829 USD
Georgia	29,424 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Riverdale, GA	24,400 USD
Georgia	33,645 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Riverdale, GA	23,253 USD
Georgia	25,105 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #319

Riverdale, GA	34,354 USD
Georgia	49,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Riverdale, GA	46,276 USD
Georgia	68,317 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #536

Riverdale, GA		-13.09%
Georgia		16.28%
U.S.		27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Riverdale, GA		Georgia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	4.83%	$2,148, see rank	16.09%	$15,049	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	23.20%	$13,241, see rank	26.97%	$17,114	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.84%	$2,319, see rank	1.91%	$3,310	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.85%	$17,829, see rank	16.32%	$24,533	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Riverdale, GA	40,604 USD
Georgia	59,068 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Riverdale, GA	52,648 USD
Georgia	78,856 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Riverdale, GA	Georgia	U.S.
White	$37,004, see rank	$56,472	$56,900
Black	$32,218, see rank	$36,356	$35,600
Hispanic	$27,786, see rank	$38,032	$42,396
Asian	$50,000, see rank	$64,364	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$25,515, see rank	$38,359	$37,170
One Race, Other	$24,500, see rank	$34,510	$40,300
Two or More Races	$57,273, see rank	$46,698	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Riverdale, GA	Georgia	U.S.
less than 25	$16,250, see rank	$23,220	$25,788
25 to 44	$28,303, see rank	$51,851	$58,398
45 to 64	$45,335, see rank	$58,662	$65,027
65 or over	$32,633, see rank	$36,350	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Riverdale, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	11,332, see rank	7,693,577	248,775,628
Male¹	4,915, 43.37%, see rank	48.19%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,685, 74.97%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	28, 0.57%, see rank	1.19%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,657, 74.40%, see rank	67.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,012, 82.36%, see rank	89.31%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	645, 17.64%, see rank	10.69%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,230, 25.03%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	6,417, 56.63%, see rank	51.81%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,184, 65.20%, see rank	58.27%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,184, 65.20%, see rank	58.13%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,475, 83.05%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	709, 16.95%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,233, 34.80%, see rank	41.73%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Riverdale, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	6,351, 100%	4,253,203	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,912, 77.34%, see rank	79.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	880, 13.86%, see rank	10.41%	9.59%
Public Transportation	261, 4.11%, see rank	2.10%	5.06%
Walked	102, 1.61%, see rank	1.57%	2.78%
Other Means	166, 2.61%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	30, 0.47%, see rank	4.78%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Riverdale, GA	26.9 minutes
Georgia	27.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Riverdale, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,487	4,300,074	143,435,233
Male¹	3,012, 46.43%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	502, 16.67%, see rank	31.98%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	748, 24.83%, see rank	14.45%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	592, 19.65%, see rank	17.93%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.92%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	320, 10.62%, see rank	9.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	695, 23.07%, see rank	18.73%	17.94%
Female¹	3,475, 53.57%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,098, 31.60%, see rank	39.87%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	719, 20.69%, see rank	19.69%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,339, 38.53%, see rank	32.68%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	319, 9.18%, see rank	6.88%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Riverdale, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,487, 100%	4,300,074	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.18%	1.96%
Construction	373, 5.75%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	571, 8.80%, see rank	10.63%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	138, 2.13%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	669, 10.31%, see rank	11.95%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	683, 10.53%, see rank	5.98%	4.93%
Information	55, 0.85%, see rank	2.49%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	447, 6.89%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	784, 12.09%, see rank	11.42%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,135, 17.50%, see rank	21.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	769, 11.85%, see rank	9.25%	9.49%
Public Administration	458, 7.06%, see rank	5.40%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	405, 6.24%, see rank	4.99%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Riverdale, GA	%	Georgia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,620	30.22%, see rank	18.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	963	28.75%, see rank	14.22%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.