In Riverdale, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.86 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.
In terms of college education, Riverdale is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.15% of adults 25 and older in Riverdale have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Riverdale in 2022 was $20,642, which is low income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $82,568 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 32.27% 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, Nigerian, African, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Riverdale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
