15.4% of Riverside, AL residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 5.7% less than the poverty level of 16.2% across the entire state of Alabama. 12.9% of high school graduates and 18.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 17.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 35.7%. For comparison, it was 19.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Riverside, AL
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Riverside:
15.4%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Riverside:
6.5%
Whole state:
7.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Riverside:
17.5%
Alabama:
23.5%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 20.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Riverside:
24.3%
Alabama:
24.5%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
35.7%
Residents above poverty level:
19.3%
Poverty by age in Riverside, AL
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Riverside,AL (percentage below poverty level)
36.7%Under 5 years
9.3%5 years
35.8%6 to 11 years
37.5%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
5.3%18 to 24 years
2.8%25 to 34 years
6.5%35 to 44 years
5.1%45 to 54 years
2.9%55 to 64 years
15.5%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Riverside,AL (percentage below poverty level)
12.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
17.0%6 to 11 years
74.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
18.0%18 to 24 years
30.0%25 to 34 years
25.0%35 to 44 years
38.0%45 to 54 years
21.0%55 to 64 years
15.0%65 to 74 years
9.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Riverside,AL (% below half of poverty level)
8.3%Under 6 years
11.9%6 to 11 years
27.8%12 to 17 years
5.9%18 to 24 years
2.4%25 to 34 years
10.7%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
9.8%65 to 74 years
4.7%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Riverside, AL
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Riverside, AL (%)
17.0%White
20.5%Black
26.4%Asian
41.5%2+ races
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Riverside, AL (absolute numbers)
341White
65Black
11Asian
422+ races
18.6%Below poverty level
81.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Riverside, AL
Children below poverty level:
Riverside, Alabama:
29.5%
State:
21.8%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Riverside:
12.9%
Alabama:
11.3%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Riverside:
18.5%
Alabama:
30.1%
58.0%Married-couple family
7.4%Male, no wife present
34.6%Female, no husband present
2.0%Worked full-time, year-round
50.0%Worked part-time
48.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
9.3%One full-time, other didn't work
20.9%Both worked part-time
7.0%One part-time, other didn't work
62.8%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
23.7%1995 to 1998
5.3%1990 to 1994
39.5%1980 to 1989
10.5%1970 to 1979
5.3%1960 to 1969
5.3%1950 to 1959
5.3%1940 to 1949
5.3%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
7.1%1999 to 2000
19.0%1995 to 1998
14.1%1990 to 1994
27.8%1980 to 1989
19.0%1970 to 1979
6.8%1960 to 1969
3.9%1950 to 1959
0.5%1940 to 1949
1.7%1939 or earlier
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