Demographics of Riverbank city, California

Riverbank city, California had 26,557 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,617 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Riverbank city, in four figures

26,557
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 25,166 ±91.; +6.5%
Change since July 2020: +1,617 people.; 34.4 ±1.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $87,966 ±$7,957
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Riverbank city, California's population grew 6.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Riverbank city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Riverbank city, California's population grew 6.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Riverbank city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	24,940	100.0	100.0
2021	24,917	99.9	100.2
2022	24,946	100.0	100.7
2023	25,239	101.2	101.6
2024	25,845	103.6	102.5
2025	26,557	106.5	103.1

Population of Riverbank city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	24,940	—
2021	24,917	−23
2022	24,946	+29
2023	25,239	+293
2024	25,845	+606
2025	26,557	+712

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.4 ±1.8: for men 34.0 ±1.8 and for women 35.0 ±2.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Riverbank city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	1,882 ±384	7.5% ±1.5	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,361 ±538	21.3% ±2.1	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,305 ±401	9.2% ±1.6	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,659 ±558	26.5% ±2.2	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,882 ±631	23.4% ±2.5	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,077 ±362	12.2% ±1.4	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $87,966 ±$7,957, and income per person $35,509 ±$2,664, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Riverbank city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,005 ±264	13.1% ±3.4	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,095 ±256	14.2% ±3.3	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,066 ±243	13.9% ±3.1	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,166 ±221	15.2% ±2.8	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,306 ±271	17.0% ±3.4	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,115 ±322	14.5% ±4.1	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	940 ±164	12.2% ±2.0	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Riverbank city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	3,198 ±775	12.8% ±3.1	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,066 ±336	14.8% ±4.5	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,404 ±368	10.2% ±2.6	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	728 ±228	17.8% ±5.2	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Riverbank city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Riverbank city	California	United States
Housing units	7,762 ±373	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	99.1% ±1.1	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.2% to 1.6%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.3% ±3.4	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.7% ±4.5	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$463,200 ±$14,460	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,604 ±$226	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1996 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Riverbank city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	15,118 ±840	60.1% ±3.3	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,395 ±757	29.4% ±3.0	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	97 to 485	0.4% to 1.9%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,081 ±449	4.3% ±1.8	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	13 to 155	0.1% to 0.6%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	31 to 379	0.1% to 1.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 101	0% to 0.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	949 ±298	3.8% ±1.2	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Riverbank city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	17,522 ±607	69.6% ±2.4	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,984 ±393	7.9% ±1.6	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	345 ±169	1.4% ±0.7	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,315 ±612	21.1% ±2.4	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,209 ±566	12.8% ±2.2	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,106 ±298	8.4% ±1.2	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Riverbank city among the places of California

303rd of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Riverbank city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
West Whittier-Los Nietos CDP	25,615 ±1,493
Reedley city	25,609 ±29
Mountain House CDP	25,513 ±2,041
Dinuba city	25,475 ±27
Lafayette city	25,285 ±35
Riverbank city	25,166 ±91
Loma Linda city	25,122 ±37
Barstow city	25,100 ±70
Norco city	25,054 ±118
Seal Beach city	24,722 ±41
Patterson city	24,693 ±51

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Riverbank city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 60 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 86 Places in California by homeownership rate
No. 125 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 238 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 256 Places in California by median household income
No. 272 Places by Hispanic or Latino share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026