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Population (year 2000): 6,690. Estimated population in July 2006: 6,550 (-2.1% change)
 

Males: 3,513  (52.5%)
Females: 3,177  (47.5%)

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Median resident age:  29.4 years
Maryland median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 20737.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $50,500 (it was $44,041 in 2000)
Riverdale Park  $50,500
Maryland:  $61,592

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $243,900 (it was $129,800 in 2000)
Riverdale Park  $243,900
Maryland:  $280,200

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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)

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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: 4146 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Riverdale Park

  • High school or higher: 69.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.8%
  • Unemployed: 6.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Riverdale Park town

  • Never married: 39.2%
  • Now married: 45.3%
  • Separated: 4.6%
  • Widowed: 3.5%
  • Divorced: 7.3%

2,523 residents are foreign born (24.2% Latin America, 7.1% Africa, 4.6% Asia).

This town:  37.7%
Maryland:  9.8%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Riverdale Park, Maryland in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Riverdale Park to the number of sex offenders is 6584 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Riverdale Park:  1.5% ($1,998)
Maryland:  1.2% ($1,782)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Washington, DC (6.7 miles , pop. 572,059).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (142.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Edmonston, MD (0.9 miles ), University Park, MD (1.1 miles ), East Riverdale, MD (1.2 miles ), Bladensburg, MD (1.5 miles ), Hyattsville, MD (1.5 miles ), North Brentwood, MD (2.0 miles ), Brentwood, MD (2.3 miles ), Cottage City, MD (2.3 miles ).

Latitude: 38.96 N, Longitude: 76.93 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -987 (-14.8%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 218 (6.7%)


28 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
12 people in religious group quarters

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Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (26%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Construction laborers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Child care workers (4%)


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Crime in Riverdale Park by Year
Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 01110
    per 100,000 0.015.215.115.00.0
Rapes 02020
    per 100,000 0.030.40.030.00.0
Robberies 4861326849
    per 100,000 696.3925.8483.21020.7737.1
Assaults 2127152337
    per 100,000 304.6409.8226.5345.2556.6
Burglaries 5650374437
    per 100,000 812.3758.8558.7660.5556.6
Thefts 234223193188260
    per 100,000 3394.33384.42914.12822.03911.0
Auto thefts 1041029311688
    per 100,000 1508.61548.01404.21741.21323.7
Arson 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5) 583.1726.7488.4727.7633.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 24 (18 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.73
US city average:  3.00

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Riverdale Park-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 33% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/24/2001, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.1 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 33.3 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 122 people and caused $124 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Riverdale Park:
  • PRINCE GEORGES HOSPITL CENTER (about 5 miles; CHEVERLY, MD)
  • PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; WASHINGTON, DC)
  • WASHINGTON ADVENTIST HOSP (about 6 miles; TAKOMA PARK, MD)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Riverdale Park:
  • RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL (about 11 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: DCA)
  • ANDREWS AFB (about 13 miles; CAMP SPRINGS, MD; ID: ADW)
  • BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL (about 23 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; ID: BWI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Riverdale Park:
  • COLLEGE PARK (about 1 miles; COLLEGE PARK, MD; ID: CGS)
  • SOUTH CAPITOL STREET (about 9 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: 09W)
  • SUBURBAN (about 11 miles; LAUREL, MD; ID: W18)

Amtrak stations near Riverdale Park:
  • 5 miles: NEW CARROLLTON (4300 GARDEN CITY DR.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 7 miles: WASHINGTON (50 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. N.E.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities and snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 15 miles: ALEXANDRIA (110 CALLAHAN DR.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.ci.riverdale-park.md.us

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Riverdale Park:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; Adelphi, MD; Full-time enrollment: 8,434)
  • CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (about 6 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 4,472)
  • GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 11,674)
  • HOWARD UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 9,297)
  • UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (about 10 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 3,223)
  • GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 16,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-COLLEGE PARK (about 10 miles; COLLEGE PARK, MD; FT enrollment: 29,298)

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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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  12.0%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.9%
Whole state:  4.2%

Riverdale Park compared to Maryland state average:
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • House age above state average.


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Riverdale Park government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $192,000
  • Charges - All Other: $15,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,627,000
    Regular Highways: $646,000
    Housing & Community Development: $551,000
    Solid Waste Management: $498,000
    Financial Administration: $398,000
    Central Staff Services: $66,000
    General - Other: $55,000
    Parks & Recreation: $43,000
    General Public Buildings: $11,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $242,000
    All Other: $226,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,081,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $292,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $13,410,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $977,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $755,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $12,210,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,200,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $222,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $997,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $296,000
    Property Sale Other: $43,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $164,000
    Regular Highways: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,289,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $12,210,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $839,000
    Highways: $230,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,842,000
    NEC: $221,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,669,000

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%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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)


Strongest AM radio stations in Riverdale Park:
  • WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WPGC (1580 AM; 50 kW; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WPGC(AM), INC.)
  • WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WUST (1120 AM; daytime; 20 kW; WASHINGTON, DC)
  • WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
  • WACA (1540 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WHEATON, MD; Owner: AC ACQUISITION, LLC)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WWRC (1260 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
  • WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMAL (630 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WMAL, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Riverdale Park:
  • WBIG-FM (100.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCSP-FM (90.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE CORPORATION)
  • WPGC-FM (95.5 FM; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF MARYLAND)
  • WWDC-FM (101.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WHFS (99.1 FM; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WRQX (107.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WMAL, INC.)
  • WHUR-FM (96.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
  • WASH (97.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WKYS (93.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WARW (94.7 FM; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WIHT (99.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WGMS-FM (103.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WAMU (88.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE EXEC. COMM. OF THE BD. OF TRUSTEES OF AMERICAN UNIV.)
  • WMMJ (102.3 FM; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WETA (90.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
  • WGTS (91.9 FM; TAKOMA PARK, MD; Owner: COLUMBIA UNION COLLEGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPFW (89.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WAVA (105.1 FM; ARLINGTON, VA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WJFK-FM (106.7 FM; MANASSAS, VA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF WASHINGTON, DC)
  • WWZZ (104.1 FM; WALDORF, MD; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Riverdale Park:
  • WBDC-TV (Channel 50; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WBDC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJLA-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ACC LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WUSA (Channel 9; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE DETROIT NEWS, INC.)
  • WTTG (Channel 5; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WHUT-TV (Channel 32; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
  • WZDC-LP (Channel 64; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ONDA CAPITAL, INC.)
  • WETA-TV (Channel 26; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE GREATER WASHINGTON ED TELECOMM. ASSOC)
  • WRC-TV (Channel 4; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WRC-TV), INC.)
  • WDCA (Channel 20; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • W28BY (Channel 63; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFORMATION SUPER STATION, L.L.C.)
  • WMPT (Channel 22; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • WBAL-TV (Channel 11; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WBAL HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WMAR-TV (Channel 2; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBFF (Channel 45; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WUTB (Channel 24; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WNUV (Channel 54; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WMDO-CA (Channel 30; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WNVC (Channel 56; FAIRFAX, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WIAV-LP (Channel 58; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ASIAVISION, INC.)
  • WKRP-LP (Channel 42; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA, LLC)
  • WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • WJZ-TV (Channel 13; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WPXW (Channel 66; MANASSAS, VA; Owner: PAXSON WASHINGTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • W63BP (Channel 63; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: ANNAPOLIS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

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