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Riverside, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Riverside is a Census city of 740 people across 2.01 square miles of land, in Walker County. 53.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Riverside
What Riverside is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.01 sq mi
- Water area0.17 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land367 plus or minus 170
- County holding the largest share of its areaWalker 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.
Riverside
How many people live in Riverside
- Population740 plus or minus 343
- Median age33.2
- Population under 18319 plus or minus 157
- Share under 1843.1 percent
- Population 65 and over85 plus or minus 49
- Share 65 and over11.5 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Households262 plus or minus 107
- Family households174 plus or minus 93
- Share of households that are families66.4 percent plus or minus 22.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Riverside
- Per capita income$32,792 plus or minus $11,761
- Civilian labor force227 plus or minus 142
- Employed210 plus or minus 134
- Unemployed17 plus or minus 25
- Unemployment rate7.5 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Adults 25 and over419 plus or minus 163
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.1 percent plus or minus 17.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.8 percent plus or minus 5.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Riverside
- Housing units354 plus or minus 119
- Occupied units262 plus or minus 107
- Vacant units92 plus or minus 46
- Vacancy rate26.0 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Owner occupied141 plus or minus 73
- Renter occupied121 plus or minus 94
- Ownership rate53.8 percent plus or minus 17.1
- Median owner-occupied home value$165,600 plus or minus $144,089
- Median gross rent, monthly$948
- Single family units135 plus or minus 63
- Share single family38.1 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Units in buildings of two or more6 plus or minus 19
- Share in buildings of two or more1.7 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Mobile homes204 plus or minus 113
- Median year structure built1993
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 commute210 plus or minus 134
- Commuting under 15 minutes6 plus or minus 17
- Share commuting under 15 minutes2.9 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more115 plus or minus 84
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more54.8 percent plus or minus 19.5
- Drove alone82.9 percent plus or minus 70.5
- Carpooled17.1 percent plus or minus 20.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Riverside
Flood risk in Riverside
- NFIP communityCity of Riverside
- NFIP community number481044
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/16/11(M)
The City of Riverside participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 481044 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.
Walker County, not Riverside
Walker County context, not Riverside figures
- Establishments in Walker County1,113
- Covered employment, Walker County26,314
- Average annual pay, Walker County$52,613
- Housing units permitted, Walker County829
Every figure in this section is published for Walker County as a whole and is not a measurement of Riverside.
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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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, Texas?
740, in 262 households. Riverside city covers 2.01 square miles of land, which is 367 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?
Walker County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
Is Riverside in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Riverside appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Riverside, city of, community 481044, 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 Walker 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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