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Riverside, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Riverside is a Census city of 890 people across 1.85 square miles of land, in Washington County. Median household income is $84,091, 81.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Riverside
What Riverside is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.85 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land482 plus or minus 105
- County holding the largest share of its areaWashington County, 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
- Population890 plus or minus 193
- Median age42.6
- Population under 18187 plus or minus 67
- Share under 1821.0 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Population 65 and over143 plus or minus 42
- Share 65 and over16.1 percent
- Households402
- Family households224 plus or minus 63
- Share of households that are families55.7 percent plus or minus 11.8
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$84,091
- Per capita income$42,626
- Civilian labor force542 plus or minus 121
- Employed531 plus or minus 120
- Unemployed11 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate2.0 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over661 plus or minus 139
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.3 percent plus or minus 25.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.1 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Riverside
- Housing units460
- Occupied units402
- Vacant units58 plus or minus 37
- Vacancy rate12.6 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Owner occupied326 plus or minus 68
- Renter occupied76 plus or minus 38
- Ownership rate81.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$183,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$918 plus or minus $245
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.1 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Single family units304 plus or minus 66
- Share single family66.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more144 plus or minus 52
- Share in buildings of two or more31.3 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Mobile homes12 plus or minus 16
- Median year structure built1974
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 commute438 plus or minus 108
- Commuting under 15 minutes82 plus or minus 36
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.7 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more115 plus or minus 47
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.3 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Drove alone79.3 percent
- Carpooled2.1 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.7 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Worked from home15.9 percent plus or minus 7.4
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))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,564,000
- Average approval$391,000
- Median approval$180,000
- Largest approval$1,090,000
- Jobs supported18
- Jobs per approval4.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
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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Flood risk in Riverside
- NFIP communityCity of Riverside
- NFIP community number190648
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/16/13(M)
The City of Riverside participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190648 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Washington County, not Riverside
Washington County context, not Riverside figures
- Establishments in Washington County687
- Covered employment, Washington County8,558
- Average annual pay, Washington County$48,539
- Housing units permitted, Washington County34
Every figure in this section is published for Washington County as a whole and is not a measurement of Riverside.
All Washington County 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.
Coverage
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, Iowa?
890, in 402 households. Riverside city covers 1.85 square miles of land, which is 482 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?
Washington County, 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?
$84,091. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $183,700. Median gross rent is $918 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?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $1.6 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $180,000. 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.
Is Riverside in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Riverside appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Riverside, city of, community 190648, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
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 Washington County 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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