Riverside TownshipIL
A town of 1,982.
Is Riverside Township a good place to live?
Riverside Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for civic life and cost of living; its weakest is a C for hazard risk. 23% of the land in Riverside Township is conserved, above both the Illinois town median (3.7%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Riverside Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
98% of working residents leave Riverside Township for work
Where Riverside Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Riverside Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Riverside Township is from typical.
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Moving to Riverside Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Riverside Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Riverside Township.
Riverside Township stands out in Illinois and nationally: the average trip to work there is shorter
In Riverside Township, 5.9% of residents live below the poverty line, against 8.4% in Illinois’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Jobs here fell by 61 from 2013 to 2023, to 235. Most working residents leave Riverside Township for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Quincy (53%), Ellington Township (11%) and Springfield (3%).
| Riverside Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 13 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Conservation land takes up 22.5% of Riverside Township
The trail density in Riverside Township is 0.1 miles per square mile. Count the trails in 2 parks and preserves and they come to 2.0 miles.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Maranatha Park | — | 7 |
| 2. Bob Bangert Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Riverside Township ranks healthier than 68% of the country’s towns
Against the Illinois average, Riverside Township comes out ahead on 7 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 4. For adults here, the share who feel lonely is 31%. Among adults here, 37% have high blood pressure and 16% report frequent mental distress.
| Riverside Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Riverside Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.2% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.7% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Riverside Township
The town’s peak summer temperature is 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Illinois overall
College graduates make up 32% of adults 25 and older, against 38% across Illinois. Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 23% of residents (17% statewide). Also worth knowing: the age of the median resident for Riverside Township comes to 48.1 years. 1,982 people lived in Riverside Township by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate, 3% fewer than in 2020.
| Riverside Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48.1 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Riverside Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.5% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.6% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.5% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.4% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.8% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.2% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 14.1% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.6% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.9% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.5% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.3% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.9% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.8% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
Top of a high hazard risk in Riverside Township: inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, Riverside Township has seen 99 flood insurance claims paid out. 52% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 14%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Riverside Township
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Riverside Township
About 2 of every 100 Riverside Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Riverside Township
Township in Illinois, US
Riverside Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,151 and it contained 965 housing units.
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- Area
- 22 sq mi
- Elevation
- 469 ft
Riverside Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Riverside Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Township | — | — | B+ | — | C | B+ |
| Quincy · Quincy Township | #562 | C+ | B+ | — | C | C+ |
| Ellington Township | #550 | C+ | C+ | — | C | B+ |
| Ursa Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | B |
| Melrose Township | #589 | C | B− | — | C | B+ |
Riverside Township and Ursa Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Riverside Township, Quincy, Ellington Township, Ursa Township and Melrose Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Quincy Township and Quincy are one community, graded once. Compare Riverside Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Riverside Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Riverside Township, IL expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.