Riley, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Riley is a Census city of 943 people across 0.51 square miles of land, in Riley County. Median household income is $93,750, 89.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $290,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Riley
What Riley is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.51 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,856 plus or minus 443
- County holding the largest share of its areaRiley 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.
Riley
How many people live in Riley
- Population943 plus or minus 225
- Median age37.3 plus or minus 8.8
- Population under 18271 plus or minus 78
- Share under 1828.7 percent
- Population 65 and over168 plus or minus 54
- Share 65 and over17.8 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Households338 plus or minus 76
- Family households273 plus or minus 65
- Share of households that are families80.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Riley
Income and work in Riley
- Median household income$93,750 plus or minus $26,173
- Per capita income$36,367
- Civilian labor force495 plus or minus 120
- Employed482 plus or minus 119
- Unemployed13 plus or minus 10
- Unemployment rate2.6 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over631 plus or minus 144
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.8 percent plus or minus 28.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher30.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.4 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Riley
- Housing units429 plus or minus 90
- Occupied units338 plus or minus 76
- Vacant units91 plus or minus 46
- Vacancy rate21.2 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Owner occupied303 plus or minus 73
- Renter occupied35 plus or minus 21
- Ownership rate89.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$163,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,203 plus or minus $275
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.4 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Single family units407 plus or minus 89
- Share single family94.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more16 plus or minus 18
- Share in buildings of two or more3.7 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Mobile homes6 plus or minus 9
- Median year structure built1967
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Riley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute428 plus or minus 108
- Commuting under 15 minutes75 plus or minus 43
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.5 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more183 plus or minus 58
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.8 percent
- Drove alone76.1 percent
- Carpooled8.9 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.7 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Worked from home11.8 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Riley
SBA loans in Riley (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$290,000
- Average approval$145,000
- Median approval$145,000
- Largest approval$260,000
- Jobs supported16
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term132 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Riley, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Riley
- NFIP communityCity of Riley
- NFIP community number200303
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date03/16/15
The City of Riley participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200303 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Riley County, not Riley
Riley County context, not Riley figures
- Establishments in Riley County1,620
- Covered employment, Riley County30,349
- Average annual pay, Riley County$52,341
- Housing units permitted, Riley County126
Every figure in this section is published for Riley County as a whole and is not a measurement of Riley.
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
Riley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Riley, Kansas?
943, in 338 households. Riley city covers 0.51 square miles of land, which is 1,856 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Riley in?
Riley 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 Riley?
$93,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $163,100. Median gross rent is $1,203 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Riley businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $290,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $145,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Riley, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Riley borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Riley. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Riley in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Riley appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Riley, city of, community 200303, carrying Community Rating System class 9, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Riley figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Riley 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 Riley.
Is zoning published for Riley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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