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Riverview, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Riverview is a Census city of 12,186 people across 4.57 square miles of land, in Wayne County. Median household income is $73,468, 64.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 16 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Riverview
What Riverview is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.57 sq mi
- Water area0.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,664
- County holding the largest share of its areaWayne 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 Riverview
- Population12,186
- Median age40.6
- Population under 182,647
- Share under 1821.7 percent
- Population 65 and over3,081
- Share 65 and over25.3 percent
- Households4,902
- Family households3,277
- Share of households that are families66.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Riverview
Income and work in Riverview
- Median household income$73,468
- Per capita income$37,408
- Civilian labor force5,682
- Employed5,551
- Unemployed131 plus or minus 94
- Unemployment rate2.3 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over8,774
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.1 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Riverview
- Housing units5,352
- Occupied units4,902
- Vacant units450 plus or minus 238
- Vacancy rate8.4 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Owner occupied3,152
- Renter occupied1,750
- Ownership rate64.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$215,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,101
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.0 percent
- Single family units3,663
- Share single family68.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,673 plus or minus 366
- Share in buildings of two or more31.3 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Mobile homes16 plus or minus 27
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Riverview gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,925
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,598 plus or minus 521
- Share commuting under 15 minutes32.4 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,818 plus or minus 447
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.9 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Drove alone79.3 percent
- Carpooled5.5 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Worked from home9.7 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Riverview (7(a))
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$4,535,100
- Average approval$283,444
- Median approval$111,550
- Largest approval$1,650,000
- Jobs supported91
- Jobs per approval5.7
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.5 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Riverview, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 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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SBA loans in Riverview (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$2,886,000
- Average approval$1,443,000
- Median approval$1,443,000
- Largest approval$2,314,000
- Jobs supported49
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Riverview, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Riverview
- NFIP communityCity of Riverview
- NFIP community number260240
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/21/21
The City of Riverview participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 260240 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.
Wayne County, not Riverview
Wayne County context, not Riverview figures
- Establishments in Wayne County33,699
- Covered employment, Wayne County725,504
- Average annual pay, Wayne County$76,411
- Housing units permitted, Wayne County2,629
Every figure in this section is published for Wayne County as a whole and is not a measurement of Riverview.
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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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
Riverview questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Riverview, Michigan?
12,186, in 4,902 households. Riverview city covers 4.57 square miles of land, which is 2,664 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Riverview in?
Wayne 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 Riverview?
$73,468. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $215,100. Median gross rent is $1,101 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Riverview businesses?
16 7(a) approvals totaling $4.5 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $111,550, plus 2 504 approvals worth $2.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Riverview, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Riverview borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Riverview. Only 4 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 Riverview in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Riverview appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Riverview, city of, community 260240, 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 Riverview figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Wayne 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 Riverview.
Is zoning published for Riverview?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.