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30274 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 30274 covers Riverdale, Georgia, with a population of about 33,929 and a median household income of $50,455.

Population
33,9293,323 per square mile
Median age
34.44.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$50,45532% below the Georgia median
Poverty rate
21.4%9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$200,520up 16.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,241about the Georgia median
Degree or higher
20.9%14.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
48.2%16.8 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
496

Where 30274 is

Riverdale, Georgia — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population33,929
Median age34.4
Family households60.8%
Born outside the US15.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home20.4%
White (non-Hispanic)4.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)75.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.6%
Hispanic or Latino13.6%
Veterans7.6%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$50,455
Income per person$25,818
Poverty rate21.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance20.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.9%
$10–15k6.1%
$15–20k3.2%
$20–25k7.8%
$25–30k4.9%
$30–35k4.9%
$35–40k5.4%
$40–45k4.3%
$45–50k6.0%
$50–60k9.0%
$60–75k7.6%
$75–100k11.2%
$100–125k8.5%
$125–150k7.2%
$150–200k4.9%
$200k or more1.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed15,340
Mean adjusted gross income$35,568
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0.3%
Returns, under $25k46.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k32.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k4.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k3.5%
Returns, $200k or more0.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$157,100
Median gross rent$1,241
Rent as a share of household income40.1%
Owner-occupied48.2%
Vacant homes7.8%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house59.2%
Attached house7.8%
2 to 4 units10.7%
5 to 19 units18.3%
20 or more units3.1%
Mobile home0.8%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$200,520as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 5.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 186.2%
Typical asking rent$1,411as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 28.6%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 108.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$233,690$36,673

$82,623 in 2000 to $200,520 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$1,411$676

$676 in 2016 to $1,411 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%
High school diploma or higher86.5%
Works from home9.4%
Drives to work alone71.6%
Takes public transport4.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.6%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity46.3% 12.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.7% 4.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.1% 8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.2% 5.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)16.9% 5.6 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression17.3% 4.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity33.5% 8.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.4% 3.3 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.8% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.6% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.5% 2.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist47.1% 14.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.7% 4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support32% 7.2 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity33% 15.9 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps29.6% 15.3 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity28.1% 14.3 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport16.7% 7.5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness43.7% 9.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.3% 2.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.8% 3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.3% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat19.3% 10.5 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours46.4% 10 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20.3% 7.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.4% 2.8 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments496
People employed6,134
Annual payroll$247,427,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 23.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 17 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss18.5 out of 100
Community resilience5.5 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hail73.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado69.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave65.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind61.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning61Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm58.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake45.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane43.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire40.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave37.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide31.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding27Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather22.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Georgia and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPGeorgiaUnited States
Median household income$50,455$74,664$78,538
Income per person$25,818$39,525$43,289
Poverty rate21.4%13.5%12.4%
Median home value$157,100$272,900$303,400
Median gross rent$1,241$1,306$1,348
Homeownership48.2%65.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%34.2%35%
Unemployment rate5.5%5.1%5.2%
Works from home9.4%14.2%13.5%
Born outside the US15.1%10.8%13.9%
Median age34.437.438.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationJONESBORO, GA US4.9 km away
Rain in a year53 in
Snow in a year1 in

Average high and low by month

January52.7°F / 32.3°F5.02 in rain, 0.5 in snow
February56.5°F / 35.3°F4.86 in rain
March64.7°F / 41.8°F4.95 in rain, 0.1 in snow
April73°F / 49.1°F4.19 in rain
May80.5°F / 58.8°F3.47 in rain
June86.7°F / 66.5°F4.59 in rain
July89.6°F / 70°F5.09 in rain
August88.6°F / 69°F4.42 in rain
September83.2°F / 63.3°F3.56 in rain
October73.4°F / 51.6°F3.62 in rain
November62.4°F / 40.9°F4.19 in rain
December54.7°F / 35.4°F4.96 in rain, 0.2 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket67% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket67% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket33% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Clayton County School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Household characteristics68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status94more vulnerable than 94% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Walkability9.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

30296 Riverdale, GA3.7 km away
30236 Jonesboro, GA5 km away
30238 Jonesboro, GA6.8 km away
30297 Forest Park, GA6.9 km away
30237 Jonesboro, GA7.4 km away
30287 Morrow, GA7.4 km away
30298 Forest Park, GA7.4 km away
30260 Morrow, GA7.8 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Clayton County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area10.21 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq mi
Population density3,323 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.5531, -84.4003

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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