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Riverside, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Riverside is a Census borough of 1,806 people across 4.94 square miles of land, in Northumberland County. Median household income is $83,750, 89.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Riverside
What Riverside is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area4.94 sq mi
- Water area0.53 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land366
- County holding the largest share of its areaNorthumberland 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
- Population1,806
- Median age39.7
- Population under 18395 plus or minus 102
- Share under 1821.9 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Population 65 and over311 plus or minus 77
- Share 65 and over17.2 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Households768
- Family households481
- Share of households that are families62.6 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$83,750 plus or minus $21,602
- Per capita income$45,904
- Civilian labor force1,028
- Employed1,013
- Unemployed15 plus or minus 14
- Unemployment rate1.5 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over1,313
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher40.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.8 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 Riverside
- Housing units801
- Occupied units768
- Vacant units33 plus or minus 33
- Vacancy rate4.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Owner occupied690
- Renter occupied78 plus or minus 36
- Ownership rate89.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$258,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$998
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.3 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Single family units756
- Share single family94.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more42 plus or minus 32
- Share in buildings of two or more5.2 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Mobile homes3 plus or minus 6
- 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 commute759
- Commuting under 15 minutes373 plus or minus 106
- Share commuting under 15 minutes49.1 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more166 plus or minus 62
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.9 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Drove alone67.9 percent
- Carpooled5.6 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.2 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home25.1 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Riverside
- NFIP communityBorough of Riverside
- NFIP community number420740
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/16/08
The Borough of Riverside participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420740 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.
Northumberland County, not Riverside
Northumberland County context, not Riverside figures
- Establishments in Northumberland County1,611
- Covered employment, Northumberland County26,979
- Average annual pay, Northumberland County$53,035
- Housing units permitted, Northumberland County56
Every figure in this section is published for Northumberland County as a whole and is not a measurement of Riverside.
All Northumberland 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, Pennsylvania?
1,806, in 768 households. Riverside borough covers 4.94 square miles of land, which is 366 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?
Northumberland 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?
$83,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $258,300. Median gross rent is $998 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Riverside in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Riverside appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Riverside, borough of, community 420740, 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 Northumberland 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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