Oakland vs River Edge

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

Oakland 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.

Oakland has the higher population (12,700 vs 12,024 in River Edge). Oakland has the higher median household income ($162,862 vs $155,827 in River Edge). River Edge has the higher median home value ($637,500 vs $567,200 in Oakland).

Population, income & housing

	Oakland	River Edge
Population	12,700	12,024
Median age	41.9 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$162,862	$155,827
Median home value	$567,200	$637,500
Median gross rent	$1,462	$1,811
Housing units	4,687	4,479
Homeownership rate	91.8%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.4%	70.8%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oakland	River Edge
Population	12,972 → 12,700 (-2.1%)	11,500 → 12,024 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$126,319 → $162,862 (+28.9%)	$124,598 → $155,827 (+25.1%)
Median home value	$468,700 → $567,200 (+21.0%)	$520,800 → $637,500 (+22.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,642 → $1,462 (-11.0%)	$1,676 → $1,811 (+8.1%)

Oakland

Population

12,97212,700

Median household income

$126,319$162,862

Median home value

$468,700$567,200

Median gross rent

$1,642$1,462

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)

	Oakland	River Edge
Under 5	5.9%	4.4%
5 to 17	15.8%	17.0%
18 to 24	7.9%	9.2%
25 to 34	10.8%	8.9%
35 to 44	12.8%	14.3%
45 to 54	15.9%	14.5%
55 to 64	13.6%	16.5%
65 to 74	9.8%	9.7%
75 and over	7.5%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oakland	River Edge
White (non-Hispanic)	80.2%	54.7%
Black or African American	1.3%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.4%	28.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	11.9%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oakland	River Edge
No high school diploma	3.4%	4.2%
High school graduate	19.8%	8.2%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	16.9%
Bachelor's degree	32.8%	45.2%
Graduate or professional degree	21.6%	25.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oakland	River Edge
Drove alone	71.3%	59.4%
Carpooled	4.7%	7.8%
Public transit	3.3%	10.5%
Walked	1.3%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.4%	20.1%
Other means	0.6%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oakland	River Edge
1-unit, detached	91.0%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	15.4%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.7%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Oakland	River Edge
Poverty rate	3.2%	3.2%
Average household size	2.85	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	30	35
Median year structure built	1960	1954