Riverview is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 11,976 people and five associated neighborhoods, Riverview is the 93rd largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities, Riverview isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Riverview are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Riverview is a city of service providers, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Riverview who work in office and administrative support (10.69%), management occupations (9.99%), and healthcare suport services (7.56%). 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.29% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. The percentage of people in Riverview who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.28% of adults in Riverview have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Riverview in 2022 was $38,541, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $154,164 for a family of four. However, Riverview contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Riverview is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Riverview home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Riverview residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Riverview also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.55% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Riverview include Polish, German, Irish, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Riverview is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Urdu.
