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:
- ST CLAIR REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; PELL CITY, AL)
- CITIZENS BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; TALLADEGA, AL)
- STRINGFELLOW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; ANNISTON, AL)
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)
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%).