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Riva, Maryland: commercial real estate data.
Riva is a Census CDP of 4,976 people across 2.46 square miles of land, in Anne Arundel County. Median household income is $176,094, 96.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $25,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Riva
What Riva is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.46 sq mi
- Water area0.45 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,026
- County holding the largest share of its areaAnne Arundel 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.
Riva
How many people live in Riva
- Population4,976
- Median age42.7
- Population under 181,298 plus or minus 291
- Share under 1826.1 percent
- Population 65 and over1,093 plus or minus 276
- Share 65 and over22.0 percent
- Households1,664
- Family households1,475
- Share of households that are families88.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Riva
Income and work in Riva
- Median household income$176,094 plus or minus $45,458
- Per capita income$75,163
- Civilian labor force2,333
- Employed2,306
- Unemployed27 plus or minus 31
- Unemployment rate1.2 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over3,540
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.3 percent plus or minus 23.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher51.4 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree22.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Riva
- Housing units1,696
- Occupied units1,664
- Vacant units32 plus or minus 48
- Vacancy rate1.9 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Owner occupied1,613
- Renter occupied51 plus or minus 43
- Ownership rate96.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$644,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,875 plus or minus $949
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.8 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Single family units1,680
- Share single family99.1 percent plus or minus 22.6
- Units in buildings of two or more16 plus or minus 30
- Share in buildings of two or more0.9 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Riva
How Riva gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,719 plus or minus 407
- Commuting under 15 minutes285 plus or minus 116
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.6 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more825 plus or minus 215
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.0 percent
- Drove alone66.5 percent
- Carpooled4.0 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home24.9 percent plus or minus 6.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Riva
SBA loans in Riva (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$25,000
- Average approval$25,000
- Median approval$25,000
- Largest approval$25,000
- Jobs supported3
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Riva, 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.
Anne Arundel County, not Riva
Anne Arundel County context, not Riva figures
- Establishments in Anne Arundel County14,718
- Covered employment, Anne Arundel County288,447
- Average annual pay, Anne Arundel County$79,546
- Housing units permitted, Anne Arundel County1,304
Every figure in this section is published for Anne Arundel County as a whole and is not a measurement of Riva.
All Anne Arundel 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
Riva questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Riva, Maryland?
4,976, in 1,664 households. Riva CDP covers 2.46 square miles of land, which is 2,026 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Riva in?
Anne Arundel 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 Riva?
$176,094. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $644,500. Median gross rent is $1,875 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Riva businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $25,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $25,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Riva, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Riva borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Riva. 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.
Are the county figures on this page Riva figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Anne Arundel 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 Riva.
Is zoning published for Riva?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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