Riverside is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 9,120 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Riverside is the 224th largest community in Illinois. Riverside has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

Riverside is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 90.24% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Riverside is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Riverside who work in sales jobs (16.29%), office and administrative support jobs (14.33%), and management occupations (11.64%).

Of important note, Riverside is also a village of artists. Riverside has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Riverside's character.

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

In addition, Riverside is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

In Riverside, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.16 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Being a small village, Riverside does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Riverside Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Riverside. 51.14% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Riverside in 2000 was $34,712, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $138,848 for a family of four. However, Riverside contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Riverside home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Riverside is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Riverside include Irish, Polish, Italian, German, English, Czech, Greek, Lithuanian, and Croatian.

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