Riverbend is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,123 at the 2020 census.
Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Riverbend ranks 87th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.
Geography
Riverbend is located in east-central King County in the valley of the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River. It is bordered to the north, across Interstate 90, by the city of North Bend. Riverbend is served by Exit 32 on I-90, which leads west to downtown Seattle and east over Snoqualmie Pass to Ellensburg.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 2.37%, are water.
Demographics
At the 2000 census there were 2,230 people, 775 households, and 612 families in the CDP. The population density was 740.2 people per square mile (286.0/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 791 housing units at an average density of 262.5/sq mi (101.5/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.48% White, 0.27% African American, 0.54% Native American, 1.75% Asian, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 1.26% from other races, and 1.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.60%.