Pemberton Heights vs Riverton

A side-by-side comparison of Pemberton Heights and Riverton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Riverton has the higher population (2,771 vs 2,643 in Pemberton Heights). Riverton has the higher median household income ($126,818 vs $70,403 in Pemberton Heights). Riverton has the higher median home value ($354,900 vs $232,800 in Pemberton Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Pemberton Heights	Riverton
Population	2,643	2,771
Median age	37.5 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$70,403	$126,818
Median home value	$232,800	$354,900
Median gross rent	$989	$1,409
Housing units	1,324	1,049
Homeownership rate	50.3%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	49.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pemberton Heights	Riverton
Population	2,878 → 2,643 (-8.2%)	2,705 → 2,771 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$58,098 → $70,403 (+21.2%)	$106,058 → $126,818 (+19.6%)
Median home value	$171,800 → $232,800 (+35.5%)	$300,500 → $354,900 (+18.1%)
Median gross rent	$931 → $989 (+6.2%)	$1,379 → $1,409 (+2.2%)

Pemberton Heights

Population

2,8782,643

Median household income

$58,098$70,403

Median home value

$171,800$232,800

Median gross rent

$931$989

Riverton

Population

2,7052,771

Median household income

$106,058$126,818

Median home value

$300,500$354,900

Median gross rent

$1,379$1,409

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pemberton Heights	Riverton
Under 5	4.5%	4.4%
5 to 17	14.0%	17.1%
18 to 24	8.2%	7.6%
25 to 34	19.4%	15.7%
35 to 44	10.3%	10.5%
45 to 54	9.6%	10.9%
55 to 64	19.4%	14.4%
65 to 74	5.1%	10.4%
75 and over	9.4%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pemberton Heights	Riverton
White (non-Hispanic)	36.2%	79.2%
Black or African American	42.3%	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.5%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	8.8%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pemberton Heights	Riverton
No high school diploma	3.3%	1.4%
High school graduate	35.1%	22.8%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	29.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	19.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pemberton Heights	Riverton
Drove alone	81.8%	75.7%
Carpooled	16.3%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	2.8%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	16.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pemberton Heights	Riverton
1-unit, detached	51.8%	68.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	11.6%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	13.0%
5 to 19 units	15.0%	6.0%
20 or more units	21.3%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Pemberton Heights	Riverton
Poverty rate	8.7%	2.8%
Average household size	2.12	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1969	1938