Riverdale, Illinois | |
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Village | |
Village of Riverdale | |
Motto: "A Village with a Vision" | |
![]() Location in Cook County and the state of Illinois. |
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![]() Location of Illinois in the United States |
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Coordinates: 41°38′26″N 87°37′50″W / 41.64056°N 87.63056°WCoordinates: 41°38′26″N 87°37′50″W / 41.64056°N 87.63056°W | |
Country |
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State | Illinois |
County | Cook |
Townships | Thornton, Calumet |
Government | |
• Mayor | Lawrence Jackson |
Area | |
• Total | 3.75 sq mi (9.7 km2) |
• Land | 3.57 sq mi (9.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.18 sq mi (0.5 km2) 4.80% |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 13,549 |
• Density | 3,795.2/sq mi (1,465.3/km2) |
Down 10.00% from 2000 | |
Standard of living (2007-11) | |
• Per capita income | $16,463 |
• Median home value | $101,300 |
ZIP code(s) | 60827 |
Area code(s) | 708 |
Geocode | 64278 |
Website | www |
Riverdale is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 13,549 at the 2010 census.
Riverdale is located at 41°38′26″N 87°37′50″W / 41.64056°N 87.63056°W (41.640684, -87.630645).
According to the 2010 census, Riverdale has a total area of 3.745 square miles (9.70 km2), of which 3.57 square miles (9.25 km2) (or 95.33%) is land and 0.175 square miles (0.45 km2) (or 4.67%) is water.
As of the 2010 census, there were 13,549 people, 4,595 households, and 3,204 families residing in the village. The racial makeup of the village was 4.9% White, 94.9% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.7% from other races, and 0.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population.
There were 4,595 households out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 24.8% were married couples living together, 37.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.3% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.50.