About River Hills

River Hills is a very small village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 1,631 people and just one neighborhood, River Hills is the 327th largest community in Wisconsin.

River Hills is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 96.69% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, River Hills is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in River Hills who work in management occupations (19.87%), healthcare (18.85%), and sales jobs (14.52%).

A relatively large number of people in River Hills telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.38% 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.

In addition, River Hills is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, River Hills is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, River Hills really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is River Hills perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

River Hills is a small village, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around River Hills, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 98.31% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Being a small village, River Hills does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

River Hills Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, River Hills is a pretty powerful place. 76.32% of the adults in River Hills have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in River Hills in 2000 was $94,479, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $377,916 for a family of four. However, River Hills contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

River Hills is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call River Hills home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in River Hills is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in River Hills include German, Irish, English, Russian, Polish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in River Hills is English. Some people also speak Spanish.