2020 census As of the
2020 census, River Heights had a population of 2,144. The median age was 33.1 years. 33.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 13.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.5 males age 18 and over. 100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas. There were 664 households in River Heights, of which 44.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 74.4% were married-couple households, 6.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 17.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 14.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 683 housing units, of which 2.8% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 0.0%.
2000 census As of the
2000 census, there were 1,496 people, 477 households, and 390 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 492 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.66%
White, 0.27%
Native American, 0.74%
Asian, 1.47% from
other races, and 0.87% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race was 1.94% of the population. There were 477 households, out of which 42.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.7% were
married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.54. In the city, the population was spread out, with 33.1% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $53,750, and the median income for a family was $60,000. Males had a median income of $48,194 versus $25,729 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $24,068. About 2.2% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over. ==Notable people==