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.

Riverview is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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.

One of the nice things about Riverview is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Riverview is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 97.2% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Riverview.

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

Riverview Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Riverview citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 25.70% of adults in Riverview have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

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.