Riverdale, GA (Georgia) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 15,279 (All urban)

Riverdale, Georgia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,533 (4,386 occupied: 2,156 owner occupied, 2,230 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	51%
State:	33%

Housing density: 1063 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $220,098.

Median contract rent in 2007: $651 (lower quartile is $550, upper quartile is $770)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $621

Median gross rent in Riverdale, GA in 2007: $824

Housing units in Riverdale with a mortgage: 1,701 (149 second mortgage, 107 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 294

Riverdale,GA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $130,983 (it was $90,200 in 2000)

Riverdale:	$130,983
Georgia:	$164,500

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $111,263 - $156,047

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $149,590
Here: $149,590
State: $234,442

Townhouses or other attached units: $100,153
Here: $100,153
State: $202,354

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $177,411
Here: $177,411
State: $151,985

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $21,751
Here: $21,751
State: $219,544

Mobile homes: $124,265
Here: $124,265
State: $44,353

Household type by relationship

Households: 12,281

In family households: 10,773 (1,891 male householders, 1,320 female householders)
1,949 spouses, 4,377 children (3,863 natural, 139 adopted, 375 stepchildren), 226 grandchildren, 196 brothers or sisters, 107 parents, 374 other relatives, 333 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,508 (594 male householders (428 living alone)), 556 female householders (495 living alone)), 358 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 172 (148 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,057 2-persons, 867 3-persons, 662 4-persons, 337 5-persons, 203 6-persons, 85 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 923 1-person, 145 2-persons, 61 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 10 5-persons.

1,944 married couples with children.
1,626 single-parent households (257 men, 1,369 women).

81.3% of residents of Riverdale speak English at home.
7.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (32% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 21% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
6.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (30% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 1,899 (15.2%)
(30.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Riverdale, Georgia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 15 3 rooms: 164 4 rooms: 121 5 rooms: 512 6 rooms: 596 7 rooms: 444 8 rooms: 218 9 or more rooms: 86

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Riverdale, Georgia:
	1 room: 94 2 rooms: 321 3 rooms: 324 4 rooms: 689 5 rooms: 533 6 rooms: 176 7 rooms: 70 8 rooms: 16 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 171
1995 to 1998: 258
1990 to 1994: 368
1980 to 1989: 1,263
1970 to 1979: 1,332
1960 to 1969: 866
1950 to 1959: 136
1940 to 1949: 55
1939 or earlier: 84

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Riverdale:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 58 2 bedrooms: 357 3 bedrooms: 1,388 4 bedrooms: 324 5 or more bedrooms: 29

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Riverdale:
	no bedroom: 122 1 bedroom: 588 2 bedrooms: 928 3 bedrooms: 546 4 bedrooms: 31 5 or more bedrooms: 15

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Riverdale in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 87 1 vehicle: 682 2 vehicles: 917 3 vehicles: 319 4 vehicles: 114 5 or more vehicles: 37

Cars and other vehicles available in Riverdale in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 164 1 vehicle: 1,261 2 vehicles: 667 3 vehicles: 124 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 6

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Riverdale, GA:

Less than $10,000: 7
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 25
$60,000 to $69,999: 24
$70,000 to $79,999: 73
$80,000 to $89,999: 106
$90,000 to $99,999: 144
$100,000 to $124,999: 692
$125,000 to $149,999: 712
$150,000 to $174,999: 372
$175,000 to $199,999: 180
$200,000 to $249,999: 178
$250,000 to $299,999: 60
$300,000 to $399,999: 14
$400,000 to $499,999: 22
$500,000 to $749,999: 19
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 10

Riverdale rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Riverdale:

Less than $100: 35 people
$100 to $149: 33
$150 to $199: 22
$200 to $249: 8
$250 to $299: 6
$300 to $349: 1
$350 to $399: 9
$400 to $449: 64
$450 to $499: 143
$500 to $549: 202
$550 to $599: 342
$600 to $649: 467
$650 to $699: 481
$700 to $749: 405
$750 to $799: 254
$800 to $899: 133
$900 to $999: 52
$1,000 to $1,249: 31
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 27

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 779 1990 to 1994: 486 1985 to 1989: 282 1980 to 1984: 250 1975 to 1979: 40 1970 to 1974: 38 1970 to 1974: 16 1965 to 1969: 8

Riverdale, GA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 35.3%
Number of people working at home: 95 (1.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 88
5 to 9 minutes: 152
10 to 14 minutes: 582
15 to 19 minutes: 1008
20 to 24 minutes: 885
25 to 29 minutes: 343
30 to 34 minutes: 1026
35 to 39 minutes: 269
40 to 44 minutes: 215
45 to 59 minutes: 491
60 to 89 minutes: 338
90 or more minutes: 96

Riverdale mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,225 (76%)
Carpooled: 1,040 (19%)
Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 8 (0%)
Taxi: 35 (1%)
Walked: 103 (2%)
Other means: 74 (1%)
Worked at home: 95 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 368
$10,000 to $14,999: 239
$15,000 to $19,999: 281
$20,000 to $24,999: 331
$25,000 to $29,999: 378
$30,000 to $34,999: 352
$35,000 to $39,999: 252
$40,000 to $44,999: 310
$45,000 to $49,999: 274
$50,000 to $59,999: 542
$60,000 to $74,999: 495
$75,000 to $99,999: 396
$100,000 to $124,999: 63
$125,000 to $149,999: 55
$150,000 to $199,999: 17
$200,000 or more: 8

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 8219

United States or American: 595

Subsaharan African:: 393

Nigerian: 201

German: 192

Irish: 173

English: 152

African: 145

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 131

Scotch-Irish: 75

Jamaican: 45

Sudanese: 38

Haitian: 32

Italian: 26

Scottish: 22

British West Indian: 19

Welsh: 18

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 16

British: 15

European: 14

French (except Basque): 13

Arab:: 10

Palestinian: 10

Swedish: 10

Dutch West Indian: 10

Barbadian: 9

Dutch: 9

Sierra Leonean: 9

Greek: 8

Polish: 7

Hungarian: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (24%)
Vietnam (21%)
Nigeria (9%)
Pakistan (8%)
India (8%)
Cambodia (5%)
Cuba (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 6087
Northeast: 624
Midwest: 894
South: 2581
West: 241

34% of Riverdale residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Georgia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 80
Nursery to 4th grade: 44
5th and 6th grade: 94
7th and 8th grade: 47
9th grade: 74
10th grade: 93
11th grade: 112
12th grade, no diploma: 187
High school graduate (or equivalency): 949
Less than 1 year of college: 290
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 565
Associate degree: 208
Bachelor's degree: 393
Master's degree: 75
Professional school degree: 30
Doctorate degree: 23

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 77
Nursery to 4th grade: 80
5th and 6th grade: 47
7th and 8th grade: 133
9th grade: 107
10th grade: 149
11th grade: 145
12th grade, no diploma: 217
High school graduate (or equivalency): 836
Less than 1 year of college: 434
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 970
Associate degree: 212
Bachelor's degree: 441
Master's degree: 115
Professional school degree: 8
Doctorate degree: 9

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 10.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 8.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 2.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 13.1%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $33,791
Black householders: $41,733
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $78,042
Asian householders: $50,443
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $79,672
Some other race householders: $32,026
Two or more races householders: $55,623
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $40,101

Riverdale household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Riverdale household income for Black householders

Riverdale household income for Asian householders

Riverdale household income for Some other race householders

Riverdale household income for Two or more races householders

Riverdale household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Riverdale marital status for males

Riverdale marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $116,316
Black or African American householders: $140,858
Asian householders: $130,257
Some other race householders: $147,247
Two or more races householders: $128,224
Hispanic or Latino householders: $127,788

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,351
One, attached: 346
Two: 125
3 or 4: 487
5 to 9: 667
10 to 19: 244
20 to 49: 134
50 or more: 162
Mobile homes: 17

Median worth of mobile homes: $83,392

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Riverdale:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (78%) Electricity (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (55%) Utility gas (44%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 70

Here:	3.8%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20

Here:	2.6%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 162

Here:	32.3%
Georgia:	22.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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