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Riverside, Connecticut: commercial real estate data.
Riverside is a Census CDP of 8,954 people across 2.42 square miles of land, in Western Connecticut Planning Region. Median household income is $250,001, 80.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Riverside
What Riverside is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.42 sq mi
- Water area0.81 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,698
- County holding the largest share of its areaWestern Connecticut Planning Region, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Riverside
- Population8,954
- Median age40.8
- Population under 182,757
- Share under 1830.8 percent
- Population 65 and over1,306
- Share 65 and over14.6 percent
- Households2,933
- Family households2,304
- Share of households that are families78.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Riverside
- Median household income$250,001
- Per capita income$142,687
- Civilian labor force4,112
- Employed3,886
- Unemployed226 plus or minus 109
- Unemployment rate5.5 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over5,665
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher78.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree43.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Riverside
- Housing units3,043
- Occupied units2,933
- Vacant units110 plus or minus 74
- Vacancy rate3.6 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Owner occupied2,365
- Renter occupied568 plus or minus 138
- Ownership rate80.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,900,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,501
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.8 percent
- Single family units2,730
- Share single family89.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more313 plus or minus 98
- Share in buildings of two or more10.3 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1963
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Riverside gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,517
- Commuting under 15 minutes452 plus or minus 135
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.0 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,047 plus or minus 261
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.6 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Drove alone38.2 percent
- Carpooled7.3 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Public transport16.9 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home34.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Riverside (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$1,183,800
- Average approval$197,300
- Median approval$162,500
- Largest approval$400,000
- Jobs supported31
- Jobs per approval5.2
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term108 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Riverside, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Riverside (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$362,000
- Average approval$362,000
- Median approval$362,000
- Largest approval$362,000
- Jobs supported6
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Riverside, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Western Connecticut Planning Region, not Riverside
Western Connecticut Planning Region context, not Riverside figures
- Establishments in Western Connecticut Planning Region19,955
- Covered employment, Western Connecticut Planning Region287,189
- Average annual pay, Western Connecticut Planning Region$129,052
- Housing units permitted, Western Connecticut Planning Region1,094
Every figure in this section is published for Western Connecticut Planning Region as a whole and is not a measurement of Riverside.
All Western Connecticut Planning Region figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Riverside questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Riverside, Connecticut?
8,954, in 2,933 households. Riverside CDP covers 2.42 square miles of land, which is 3,698 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Riverside in?
Western Connecticut Planning Region, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Riverside?
$250,001. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,900,300. Median gross rent is $3,501 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Riverside businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $1.2 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $162,500, plus 1 504 approvals worth $362,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Riverside, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Riverside borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Riverside. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Riverside figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Western Connecticut Planning Region as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Riverside.
Is zoning published for Riverside?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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