Riverdale is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 14,715 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, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Riverdale who work in office and administrative support (11.82%), food service (9.68%), and sales jobs (8.79%). 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 32.70 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. Despite being a small city, Riverdale has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other 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. 18.12% of adults 25 and older in Riverdale have a college degree. The per capita income in Riverdale in 2022 was $29,406, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,624 for a family of four. However, Riverdale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Riverdale is a somewhat 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. Important ancestries of people in Riverdale include Nigerian, African, Jamaican, Irish, and English. The most common language spoken in Riverdale is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Chinese.
