Riverdale Park, Maryland

Back to Riverdale Park, MD housing info, Prince George's County, Maryland, MD smaller cities, MD small cities, All Cities.   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Riverdale Park, MD Prince George's County Population in July 2008: 6,418. Population change since 2000: -4.1%   Males: 3,370   (52.5%) Females: 3,048   (47.5%) Median resident age:   29.4 years Maryland median age:   36.0 years Zip codes: 20737. Estimated median household income in 2007: $54,493 (it was $44,041 in 2000) Riverdale Park:   $54,493 Maryland:   $68,080 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,279 Riverdale Park:   $25,279 Maryland:   $33,743 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $319,559 (it was $129,500 in 2000) Riverdale Park:   $319,559 Maryland:   $347,000 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $333,353; Detached houses: $340,002; Townhouses or other attached units: $219,241; In 2-unit structures: $192,811; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $263,549 Riverdale Park, MD residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Riverdale Park: Black (38.5%) Hispanic (28.3%) White Non-Hispanic (27.4%) Other race (13.0%) Two or more races (3.7%) American Indian (1.2%) Vietnamese (1.1%) Asian Indian (0.9%) Filipino (0.8%) Chinese (0.6%) Other Asian (0.6%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Riverdale Park: 119.6 (more than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Riverdale Park, Maryland on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Riverdale Park is mentioned 14 times on our forum: where to live near riverdale park  (25 replies) True Maryland Native--Informal Poll  (81 replies) Moving from DC to Maryland  (11 replies) young couple moving to college park area - it cant be that bad  (13 replies) How can you tell if a town/city is incorporated?  (7 replies) How insane would this commute be?  (5 replies) Ancestries: Subsaharan African (9.6%), German (5.9%), Irish (5.3%), English (4.5%), United States (4.3%), West Indian (3.3%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Incorporated in 1920 Elevation: 40 feet Land area: 1.59 square miles. Population density: 4041 people per square mile   (average).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.80
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Riverdale Park, Maryland

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Riverdale Park-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 59% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/24/2001, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.5 miles away from the Riverdale Park town center killed 2 people and injured 55 people and caused $101 million in damages.

On 4/28/2002, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 31.6 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 122 people and caused $124 million in damages.

Riverdale Park-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 88% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/15/1991 at 06:54:08, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 10.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 99.7 miles away from Riverdale Park center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 85.2 miles away from the city center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Political contributions by individuals in Riverdale Park, MD

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Shopping Center: Riverdale Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brier Ditch (A). Display/hide its location on the map Parks in Riverdale Park include: Fletchers Field (1), Riverdale Recreation Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	3.1 people
Maryland:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	66.2%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	6.8%
Whole state:	5.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

This town:	12.0%
Whole state:	8.5%

This town:	4.9%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Riverdale Park, MD

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7.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,416 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.67%
Maryland average:	7.95%

0.22% of residents moved from foreign countries ($569 average AGI)

Prince George's County:	0.22%
Maryland average:	0.25%

from District of Columbia, DC	1.75% ($34,965 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, MD	1.36% ($37,929)
from Anne Arundel County, MD	0.40% ($45,884)

8.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,085 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.80%
Maryland average:	8.13%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($461 average AGI)

Prince George's County:	0.12%
Maryland average:	0.13%

to Montgomery County, MD	1.41% ($37,903 average AGI)
to District of Columbia, DC	1.03% ($31,401)
to Anne Arundel County, MD	0.86% ($51,887)

• Call Sign: KB3EKZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00181616
  Grant Date: 12/07/1999, Expiration Date: 12/07/2009, Certifier: James D Williams
  Registrant: James D Williams, 5911 Harrison Ave, Riverdale Park, MD 20737-1932