What percentage of people rent in Riverdale, GA?

Name: Renters and owners in Riverdale, GA, 2020–2024
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49.8% (±6.8 points) of the occupied homes in Riverdale, GA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,863 renting households against 2,884 that own their home.

In Riverdale, the share of households that rent went from 49.3% in 2015–2019 to 49.8% in 2020–2024 (+0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 49.8% (±6.8 points)
Renting households: 2,863 (±509)
Median renter income: $43,899 (±$3,884)

Who rents and who owns in Riverdale

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Riverdale	Clayton County	Georgia	United States
Renter-occupied share	49.8% (±6.8 points)	45.5% (±1.4 points)	34.3% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,863 (±509)	48,159 (±1,638)	1,398,009 (±10,043)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,884 (±391)	57,782 (±1,463)	2,676,357 (±16,436)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.3)	2.9 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$43,899 (±$3,884)	$45,679 (±$2,214)	$49,820 (±$493)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$82,377 (±$19,210)	$75,697 (±$2,592)	$96,363 (±$555)	$100,009

In Riverdale, the renter share is not measurably different from Clayton County (45.5%).

It is also higher than in Georgia (34.3%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Clayton County, Riverdale ranks 3 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 130 of 602.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Riverdale has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	49.3% (±4.5 points)	49.8% (±6.8 points)	+0.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$903 (±$38)	$1,360 (±$70)	+50.6%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$50,145 (±$6,604)	$63,455 (±$18,941)	+26.5%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Riverdale

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Riverdale
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Riverdale	—	49.8% (±6.8 points)	—
Jonesboro	4.4 mi	52.8% (±14.5 points)	Not measurably different
Morrow	4.5 mi	48.0% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Forest Park	5.0 mi	59.7% (±5.5 points)	Higher
Lake City	5.0 mi	47.0% (±13.2 points)	Not measurably different
Irondale	6.2 mi	31.5% (±7.4 points)	Lower
College Park	6.2 mi	78.5% (±5.1 points)	Higher
Hapeville	6.7 mi	44.3% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Conley	7.0 mi	34.8% (±11.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Irondale, GA (31.5%), Conley, GA (34.8%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Forest Park, GA (59.7%), College Park, GA (78.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Clayton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Forest Park	59.7% (±5.5 points)
2	Jonesboro	52.8% (±14.5 points)
3	Riverdale	49.8% (±6.8 points)
4	Lovejoy	49.1% (±8.9 points)
5	Morrow	48.0% (±8.2 points)
6	Lake City	47.0% (±13.2 points)
7	Bonanza	46.4% (±12.3 points)
8	Conley	34.8% (±11.1 points)
9	Irondale	31.5% (±7.4 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Riverdale

How many renters are there in Riverdale?

Riverdale has an estimated 2,863 (±509) renting households, 49.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Riverdale?

In Riverdale, the share of households that rent went from 49.3% in 2015–2019 to 49.8% in 2020–2024 (+0.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Riverdale?

A renting household in Riverdale has 2.3 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Riverdale?

The median renting household in Riverdale, GA has an income of $43,899 (±$3,884) a year, against $82,377 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Riverdale city, Georgia (place:65464, in state:13).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.