Riverdale is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 7,171 people and five associated neighborhoods, Riverdale is the 96th largest community in Maryland.

Housing costs in Riverdale are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Maryland.

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.31% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Riverdale, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.58 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Even though Riverdale is a smaller town, 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.

In terms of college education, Riverdale is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.46% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Riverdale in 2018 was $37,995, which is lower middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $151,980 for a family of four. However, Riverdale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Riverdale is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Riverdale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Riverdale, accounting for 54.72% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Riverdale residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Riverdale include Guyanese, Irish, German, English, and Jamaican.

In addition, Riverdale has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (42.24%).

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