Hasbrouck Heights vs River Edge

A side-by-side comparison of Hasbrouck Heights and River Edge: population, income, housing, and more.

Hasbrouck Heights and River Edge are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hasbrouck Heights has the higher population (12,067 vs 12,024 in River Edge). River Edge has the higher median household income ($155,827 vs $118,670 in Hasbrouck Heights). River Edge has the higher median home value ($637,500 vs $508,500 in Hasbrouck Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Hasbrouck Heights	River Edge
Population	12,067	12,024
Median age	44.2 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$118,670	$155,827
Median home value	$508,500	$637,500
Median gross rent	$1,605	$1,811
Housing units	4,544	4,479
Homeownership rate	70.3%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.2%	70.8%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hasbrouck Heights	River Edge
Population	12,082 → 12,067 (-0.1%)	11,500 → 12,024 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$94,801 → $118,670 (+25.2%)	$124,598 → $155,827 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$429,100 → $508,500 (+18.5%)	$520,800 → $637,500 (+22.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,445 → $1,605 (+11.1%)	$1,676 → $1,811 (+8.1%)

Hasbrouck Heights

Population

12,08212,067

Median household income

$94,801$118,670

Median home value

$429,100$508,500

Median gross rent

$1,445$1,605

River Edge

Population

11,50012,024

Median household income

$124,598$155,827

Median home value

$520,800$637,500

Median gross rent

$1,676$1,811

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hasbrouck Heights	River Edge
Under 5	4.5%	4.4%
5 to 17	17.4%	17.0%
18 to 24	7.0%	9.2%
25 to 34	8.6%	8.9%
35 to 44	14.7%	14.3%
45 to 54	15.2%	14.5%
55 to 64	16.3%	16.5%
65 to 74	10.6%	9.7%
75 and over	5.6%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hasbrouck Heights	River Edge
White (non-Hispanic)	53.4%	54.7%
Black or African American	3.4%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	11.7%	28.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	27.5%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hasbrouck Heights	River Edge
No high school diploma	5.4%	4.2%
High school graduate	26.8%	8.2%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	16.9%
Bachelor's degree	25.1%	45.2%
Graduate or professional degree	17.2%	25.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hasbrouck Heights	River Edge
Drove alone	65.3%	59.4%
Carpooled	8.2%	7.8%
Public transit	12.6%	10.5%
Walked	1.7%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	20.1%
Other means	0.5%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hasbrouck Heights	River Edge
1-unit, detached	66.0%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	15.3%	15.4%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	2.9%
20 or more units	14.1%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Hasbrouck Heights	River Edge
Poverty rate	9.4%	3.2%
Average household size	2.76	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	31	35
Median year structure built	1954	1954