Overview
          84
                  Total Population
                30.0
                  Median age
                40.48%
                  Female population %
                147.1:100
                  Gender ratio (M:F)
                25-29 years
                  Largest age group
                37.7
                  Total dependency ratio
                White
                  Largest racial group
                16
                  Hispanic population
                Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
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Age
Riverton's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Riverton is 30.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
 - Riverton's population under 18 was 17.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
 - Riverton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.67% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
 - Of the total population in Riverton, 10.71% were under the age of 15, 39.29% aged 15 to 29, 33.33% aged 30 to 64, 15.48% aged 65 to 84, and 1.19% were 85 years of age and older.
 
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Gender
There are 16 less females than males in Riverton:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 40.48% females and 59.52% males in Riverton, NE.
 - The Riverton, NE gender ratio is 147.1:100 i.e. 147.1 men to 100 women (1.471).
 - For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 18.
 - For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 8.
 
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Race / Ethnicity
Riverton's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Riverton population: 78.57% are White, 2.38% are Asian and 19.05% are some other race.
 - Riverton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
 - By ethnicity, 16 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 68 (80.95% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
 - The largest racial group in Riverton is White with a population of 66 (78.57% of the total population).
 
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Year by year
Riverton's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 144 in the year 2000
 - From 2000 to 2010, Riverton's population decreased by 55 (38.19%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
 - From 2010 to 2020, Riverton's population decreased by 33 (37.08%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
 - Between the year 2000 and 2022, Riverton's population was lowest in year 2020 at 56.
 
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
 - U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)