Riverview is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 12,003 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Riverview is the 205th largest community in Florida.

Unlike some towns, Riverview isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Riverview are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Riverview is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Riverview who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.72%), sales jobs (14.28%), and management occupations (11.80%).

Also of interest is that Riverview has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Riverview are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Residents of Riverview by-and-large get to work each day by driving: 97.2% use their own cars for their daily commute, making it a very car-oriented town. While Riverview may be a convenient place for driving around town, the negative aspect of this is that places that are suitable for walking or bicycling to and from work or stores may be few and far between. In general, car-oriented communities emphasize roads and convenience of driving, but not have a lot of walking-friendly areas to get from home to work, and tend not to have a lot of public transportation options.

As is often the case in a small town, Riverview doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Riverview Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Riverview is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 25.70% of adults in Riverview have a college degree.

The per capita income in Riverview in 2000 was $23,302, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $93,208 for a family of four.

Riverview is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Riverview home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Riverview is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Riverview include German, English, Irish, Italian, French, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Riverview is English. Some people also speak Spanish.