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Riverside, Maryland.

A community in Harford County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Harford County’s.

Living in Riverside, Harford County, Maryland

Riverside, in Harford County, had 7,021 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $105,785 a year and half less, against $112,265 across Harford County; 6% of its people live below the poverty line. 65% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 35% are rented. Unemployment in Harford County was 3.6% in August 2026, and the county had 1.0% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then professional services.

People 7,021 in the 2020 census; median age 35.7
Household income $105,785 the median, give or take $10,741 · Harford County: $112,265
Unemployment 3.6% Harford County, August 2026; 4.3% a year before
Homes 65% lived in by their owners; 35% rented
  • 2,687households
  • 40%of adults have a degree
  • 6%below the poverty line
  • 31 mintypical commute
  • 11%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care25%
  • Professional and business services14%
  • Government13%
  • Shops (retail)11%
  • Transport, warehouses and utilities7%
  • Other services6%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Harford County had 96,105 jobs in 2025, 1.0% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 42° and 25°; warmest in July, 86° and 68° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 42° 25° F M A M J J 86° 68° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 42° and 25°; warmest in July, 86° and 68° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 42° 25° F M A M J J 86° 68° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 42° and lows near 25°; warmest in July, with highs near 86° and lows near 68°. About 47 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Aberdeen Phillips Field weather station, 4 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Riverside

  1. Bel Air Auto AuctionAutomobile merchant wholesalers428
  2. The Arc NCRVocational rehabilitation agencies370
  3. Cox EnterprisesAutomobile and other motor vehicle merchant wholesalers337
  4. Independent Can Company-BelcampMetal cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing269
  5. Chesapeake Spice Co311942 spice and extract manufacturing235
  6. Coty RiversideGeneral warehousing and storage193
  7. Citrus and Allied EssencesEssential oils manufacturing100
  8. IngredionGum and wood chemicals manufacturing80

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 21 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 2,559 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Winter weatherRelatively high
  2. Heat wavesRelatively moderate
  3. Strong windRelatively moderate
  4. LightningRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Riverside’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, very low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Harford County.