Riverdale is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 7,164 people and five associated neighborhoods, Riverdale is the 96th largest community in Maryland.Unlike some towns 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 town of professionals, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Riverdale who work in management occupations (10.98%), maintenance occupations (9.63%), and computer science and math (7.77%). Also of interest is that Riverdale has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Riverdale telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 21.07% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. One downside of living in Riverdale, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.35 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. Despite being a small town, Riverdale has a lot of people using taxis to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on taxis are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.In terms of college education, Riverdale is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.35% of adults in Riverdale have a college degree. The per capita income in Riverdale in 2022 was $40,692, which is lower middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $162,768 for a family of four. However, Riverdale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Riverdale is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Riverdale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Riverdale, accounting for 51.99% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). 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 Guyanese, Irish, German, English, and Polish. Riverdale also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 37.66%. The most common language spoken in Riverdale is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Other Asian languages.
