Riviera Beach, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents

Back to: Riviera Beach, Florida main profile, Florida, Florida smaller cities, Florida small towns, Florida forum, All US cities. Total population: 30,414 (All urban) Houses: 14,341 (11,516 occupied: 6,743 owner occupied, 4,773 renter occupied) % of renters here:   41% State:   30% Housing density: 1721 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Riviera Beach, Florida on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Is Anywhere Safe In Florida??  (206 replies) Any thoughts on Turtle Cay, Riviera Beach?  (2 replies) Is Miami really as dangerous and nasty as everyone says?  (219 replies) Why do you hate it here?  (138 replies) The Random Miami/South Florida Picture Thread  (215 replies) Which City In Pbc Looks The Worst?  (55 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $78,800 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $496 Median gross rent in Riviera Beach, FL in 2000: $587 Housing units in Riviera Beach with a mortgage: 3,295 (382 second mortgage, 238 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,337 Household type by relationship Households: 30,090 In family households: 25,575 (4,067 male householders, 3,671 female householders) 4,480 spouses, 9,735 children (8,978 natural, 258 adopted, 499 stepchildren), 1,629 grandchildren, 331 brothers or sisters, 237 parents, 635 other relatives, 790 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 4,515 (1,840 male householders (1,515 living alone)), 1,937 female householders (1,598 living alone)), 738 nonrelatives In group quarters: 324 (142 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 3,178 2-persons, 1,723 3-persons, 1,230 4-persons, 878 5-persons, 407 6-persons, 322 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 3,113 1-person, 612 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 9 4-persons. 2,843 married couples with children. 4,198 single-parent households (459 men, 3,739 women). 89.0% of residents of Riviera Beach speak English at home. 4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all). 4.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all). 0.4% of residents speak other language at home (38% speak English very well, 53% speak English well, 9% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 3,071 (10.1%) (41.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Riviera Beach, FL: Less than $10,000: 40 $10,000 to $14,999: 13 $15,000 to $19,999: 9 $20,000 to $24,999: 33 $25,000 to $29,999: 70 $30,000 to $34,999: 87 $35,000 to $39,999: 126 $40,000 to $49,999: 479 $50,000 to $59,999: 347 $60,000 to $69,999: 551 $70,000 to $79,999: 537 $80,000 to $89,999: 501 $90,000 to $99,999: 321 $100,000 to $124,999: 481 $125,000 to $149,999: 402 $150,000 to $174,999: 172 $175,000 to $199,999: 94 $200,000 to $249,999: 98 $250,000 to $299,999: 20 $300,000 to $399,999: 112 $400,000 to $499,999: 42 $500,000 to $749,999: 48 $750,000 to $999,999: 28 $1,000,000 or more: 21

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Riviera Beach: Less than $100: 261 $100 to $149: 122 $150 to $199: 93 $200 to $249: 122 $250 to $299: 101 $300 to $349: 273 $350 to $399: 245 $400 to $449: 462 $450 to $499: 584 $500 to $549: 558 $550 to $599: 362 $600 to $649: 361 $650 to $699: 229 $700 to $749: 210 $750 to $799: 237 $800 to $899: 154 $900 to $999: 52 $1,000 to $1,249: 112 $1,250 to $1,499: 30 $1,500 to $1,999: 7 $2,000 or more: 17 No cash rent: 166

Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.8%
Number of people working at home: 267 (2.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 268 5 to 9 minutes: 1083 10 to 14 minutes: 1729 15 to 19 minutes: 2192 20 to 24 minutes: 1963 25 to 29 minutes: 409 30 to 34 minutes: 1914 35 to 39 minutes: 223 40 to 44 minutes: 228 45 to 59 minutes: 400 60 to 89 minutes: 421 90 or more minutes: 269

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 8,245 (73%) Carpooled: 1,852 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 303 (3%) Subway or elevated: 7 (0%) Railroad: 18 (0%) Taxi: 156 (1%) Motorcycle: 13 (0%) Bicycle: 156 (1%) Walked: 248 (2%) Other means: 101 (1%) Worked at home: 267 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 1735 $10,000 to $14,999: 934 $15,000 to $19,999: 954 $20,000 to $24,999: 995 $25,000 to $29,999: 757 $30,000 to $34,999: 821 $35,000 to $39,999: 673 $40,000 to $44,999: 793 $45,000 to $49,999: 436 $50,000 to $59,999: 764 $60,000 to $74,999: 832 $75,000 to $99,999: 685 $100,000 to $124,999: 441 $125,000 to $149,999: 205 $150,000 to $199,999: 181 $200,000 or more: 309

First ancestries reported:

• Other groups: 17016
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 1446
• United States or American: 1032
• German: 943
• English: 853
• Irish: 837
• Italian: 673
• Jamaican: 607
• Haitian: 575
• Polish: 322
• Subsaharan African:: 315
• African: 284
• French (except Basque): 195
• Swedish: 140
• Scottish: 132
• Bahamian: 131
• Russian: 131
• Scotch-Irish: 128
• French Canadian: 118
• Norwegian: 112
• Canadian: 75
• Austrian: 73
• Greek: 66
• Arab:: 60
• Welsh: 52
• Dutch: 51
• Hungarian: 49
• Portuguese: 49
• European: 48
• British: 44
• Ukrainian: 41
• Lebanese: 39
• Lithuanian: 37
• Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 34
• British West Indian: 29
• Belizean: 27
• Czech: 25
• U.S. Virgin Islander: 22
• Israeli: 21
• Iranian: 21
• Danish: 19
• Barbadian: 17
• Slavic: 16
• Swiss: 16
• Other Subsaharan African: 14
• Albanian: 13
• Syrian: 13
• Basque: 13
• Czechoslovakian: 11
• Yugoslavian: 10
• Bulgarian: 9
• Egyptian: 8
• Eastern European: 8
• South African: 8
• Serbian: 8
• Armenian: 8
• Turkish: 7
• Kenyan: 7
• Finnish: 7
• Slovak: 6
• Pennsylvania German: 6
• Slovene: 4
• West Indian: 4
• Nigerian: 2

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

• This state: 16311
• Northeast: 3722
• Midwest: 1833
• South: 4792
• West: 278

54% of Riviera Beach residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in Florida.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 169
• Nursery to 4th grade: 99
• 5th and 6th grade: 245
• 7th and 8th grade: 328
• 9th grade: 301
• 10th grade: 417
• 11th grade: 332
• 12th grade, no diploma: 567
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,424
• Less than 1 year of college: 529
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,059
• Associate degree: 485
• Bachelor's degree: 1,186
• Master's degree: 346
• Professional school degree: 219
• Doctorate degree: 77

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 152
• Nursery to 4th grade: 80
• 5th and 6th grade: 192
• 7th and 8th grade: 341
• 9th grade: 341
• 10th grade: 496
• 11th grade: 430
• 12th grade, no diploma: 707
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,124
• Less than 1 year of college: 801
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,355
• Associate degree: 649
• Bachelor's degree: 1,020
• Master's degree: 332
• Professional school degree: 147
• Doctorate degree: 37

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.7%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 8.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 25.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 14.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 5.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 8.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.6%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $43,719
• Black householders: $26,907
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $12,019
• Asian householders: $28,500
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $61,250
• Some other race householders: $32,452
• Two or more races householders: $23,882
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $32,174

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $139,000
• Black or African American householders: $69,300
• Asian householders: $111,800
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $137,500
• Some other race householders: $112,500
• Two or more races householders: $66,500
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $107,700

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,392
• One, attached: 425
• Two: 854
• 3 or 4: 1,146
• 5 to 9: 859
• 10 to 19: 853
• 20 to 49: 642
• 50 or more: 2,501
• Mobile homes: 558
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 111

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

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Florida:	11.7%

Here:	4.9%
Florida:	9.7%

Here:	30.3%
Florida:	21.0%

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