Riverdale is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 14,715 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Riverdale is the 77th largest community in Georgia.

One downside of living in Riverdale is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Riverdale, the average commute to work is 32.70 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Even though Riverdale is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus 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 nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.12% of adults 25 and older in Riverdale have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Riverdale in 2018 was $29,406, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,624 for a family of four. However, Riverdale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Riverdale is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Riverdale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Riverdale residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Riverdale include Nigerian, African, Jamaican, Irish, and English.

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