Riverside, Alabama Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 1,564. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,749 (+11.8% change)
Males: 761 (48.7%), Females: 803 (51.3%)

Zip code: 35135

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $34,812
Median house value: $127,900

Population by Race

Races in Riverside:

  • White Non-Hispanic (84.7%)
  • Black (12.4%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

Ancestries: United States (17.0%), Irish (14.2%), English (13.5%), German (7.2%), Italian (2.7%), Scottish (2.3%).

Land area: 8.9 square miles

 

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Riverside:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Riverside:

  • TALLADEGA MUNI (about 11 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; Abbreviation: ASN)
  • ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 25 miles; ANNISTON, AL; Abbreviation: ANB)
  • BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 39 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Abbreviation: BHM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Riverside:

  • ST CLAIR COUNTY (about 5 miles; PELL CITY, AL; Abbreviation: PLR)
  • GADSDEN MUNI (about 26 miles; GADSDEN, AL; Abbreviation: GAD)
  • ROBBINS FIELD (about 27 miles; ONEONTA, AL; Abbreviation: 20A)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Riverside:

  • JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 6,418)
  • JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,279)
  • GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; GADSDEN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,360)
  • SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,106)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 51 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 12,178)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 52 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,272)
  • SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; WADLEY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,925)

Map of Riverside, AL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Riverside

  • High school or higher: 78.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Riverside town

  • Never married: 18.4%
  • Now married: 60.0%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 7.7%
  • Divorced: 12.6%

0.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +579 (+58.8%).