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%). In Riverdale, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.70 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. Even though Riverdale is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding 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.
