Riverside, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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4%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

20%

Household income NAT. AVG.

57%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Riverside	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$46,656	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$97,827	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$116,983	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$43,530	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$63,760	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$57,242	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.1%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.3%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Riverside is 4% higher than the national average
The median household income in Riverside is 20% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Riverside is 57% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Riverside is 65% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$65,211 $97,827 $195,654

City

$54,252 $81,387 $162,774

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Riverside median earnings by income bracket

Riverside employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	21.0%	21.0%
Manufacturing sector	9.0%	9.0%
Financial & insurance services	1.0%	1.0%
Wholesale & retail services	10.0%	10.0%
Public administration	3.3%	3.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	16.0%	16.0%
Education, health & social services	17.7%	17.7%
Other	20.3%	20.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
University Heights, IA	1,377	$135,249	66.3%
Cotter, IA	21	$132,680	63.1%
Lone Tree, IA	1,418	$100,800	23.9%
Coralville, IA	22,380	$100,564	23.6%
West Branch, IA	2,414	$95,556	17.5%
Riverside, IA	1,041	$97,827	20.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Greenville, NH	1,041	$81,470	0.2%
Hopedale, OH	1,041	$64,505	20.7%
Latta, OK	1,041	$94,152	15.8%
Talihina, OK	1,041	$44,268	45.6%
Saint-Georges-de-Windsor, QC	1,041	n/a
Riverside, IA	1,041	$97,827	20.3%

Source: The Riverside, IA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.