Demographics of Riverview city, Michigan

Riverview city, Michigan had 11,947 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −505 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Riverview city, in four figures

11,947
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 12,186 ±37.; −4.1%
Change since July 2020: −505 people.; 40.6 ±4.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $73,468 ±$5,071
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.

Riverview city, Michigan's population shrank 4.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Riverview city, Michigan'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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Riverview city, Michigan's population shrank 4.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Riverview city, Michigan'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	12,452	100.0	100.0
2021	12,306	98.8	100.2
2022	12,128	97.4	100.7
2023	11,989	96.3	101.6
2024	11,978	96.2	102.5
2025	11,947	95.9	103.1

Population of Riverview city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	12,452	—
2021	12,306	−146
2022	12,128	−178
2023	11,989	−139
2024	11,978	−11
2025	11,947	−31

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.6 ±4.4: for men 37.1 ±5.3 and for women 44.9 ±6.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Riverview city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	835 ±249	6.9% ±2.0	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,812 ±391	14.9% ±3.2	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	765 ±350	6.3% ±2.9	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,184 ±597	26.1% ±4.9	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,509 ±337	20.6% ±2.8	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,081 ±357	25.3% ±2.9	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $73,468 ±$5,071, and income per person $37,408 ±$2,725, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,875 ±$293 in Michigan and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Riverview city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	673 ±177	13.7% ±3.5	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	835 ±230	17.0% ±4.6	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,098 ±369	22.4% ±7.4	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	713 ±180	14.5% ±3.6	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	853 ±236	17.4% ±4.7	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	325 ±136	6.6% ±2.8	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	405 ±155	8.3% ±3.1	9.5% ±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 Riverview city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	853 ±242	7.3% ±2.1	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	66 to 336	2.7% to 12.6%	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	361 ±117	6.2% ±1.9	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	146 to 436	9.2% ±4.4	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Riverview city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Riverview city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	5,352 ±274	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.6% ±6.5	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.0% to 12.8%	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.3% ±4.7	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.7% ±6.0	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$215,100 ±$13,889	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,101 ±$64	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±3	1972 ±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 Riverview city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,118 ±440	9.2% ±3.6	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,474 ±788	77.7% ±6.5	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	176 to 1,808	1.4% to 14.8%	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	61 to 255	0.5% to 2.1%	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 230	0% to 1.9%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	332 ±149	2.7% ±1.2	4.5% ±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 Riverview city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	10,284 ±394	84.4% ±3.2	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,300 ±326	10.7% ±2.7	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 132	0% to 1.1%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	544 ±185	4.5% ±1.5	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	263 ±116	2.2% ±1.0	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	281 ±137	2.3% ±1.1	3.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Riverview city among the places of Michigan

85th of 179 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Places of Michigan near Riverview city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Rochester city	12,934 ±24
Ionia city	12,753 ±25
Woodhaven city	12,690 ±24
Melvindale city	12,554 ±31
Escanaba city	12,354 ±42
Riverview city	12,186 ±37
New Baltimore city	12,072 ±25
South Lyon city	11,950 ±21
Fenton city	11,906 ±37
Niles city	11,803 ±25
Farmington city	11,504 ±26

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026