Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.55 minutes getting to work every day.
The citizens of Riverton are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.33% of adults in Riverton having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Riverton in 2022 was $27,758, which is low income relative to Wyoming, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $111,032 for a family of four. However, Riverton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Riverton is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Riverton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Riverton residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Riverton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.69% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Riverton include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Riverton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
