Riverdale is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 12,453 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Riverdale is the 74th largest community in Georgia.

Unlike some cities, Riverdale isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Riverdale are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Riverdale is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Riverdale who work in office and administrative support jobs (20.29%), sales jobs (11.20%), and management occupations (6.32%).

Even though Riverdale is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation - mostly taxis - for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

Riverdale Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Riverdale is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 14.96%: 15.10% of adults 25 and older in Riverdale have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Riverdale in 2000 was $15,377, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $61,508 for a family of four.

Riverdale is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Riverdale home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Riverdale is African-American, followed by White.

In addition, Riverdale has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.25%).

The most common language spoken in Riverdale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.