South River vs Woodbridge

A side-by-side comparison of South River and Woodbridge: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Woodbridge has the higher population (20,086 vs 16,007 in South River). South River has the higher median household income ($101,853 vs $99,718 in Woodbridge). South River has the higher median home value ($382,500 vs $361,200 in Woodbridge).

Population, income & housing

	South River	Woodbridge
Population	16,007	20,086
Median age	36.5 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$101,853	$99,718
Median home value	$382,500	$361,200
Median gross rent	$1,599	$2,077
Housing units	5,789	8,132
Homeownership rate	65.7%	52.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.1%	34.3%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South River	Woodbridge
Population	16,001 → 16,007 (+0.0%)	18,768 → 20,086 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$78,162 → $101,853 (+30.3%)	$85,857 → $99,718 (+16.1%)
Median home value	$299,600 → $382,500 (+27.7%)	$278,100 → $361,200 (+29.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,288 → $1,599 (+24.1%)	$1,676 → $2,077 (+23.9%)

South River

Population

16,00116,007

Median household income

$78,162$101,853

Median home value

$299,600$382,500

Median gross rent

$1,288$1,599

Woodbridge

Population

18,76820,086

Median household income

$85,857$99,718

Median home value

$278,100$361,200

Median gross rent

$1,676$2,077

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South River	Woodbridge
Under 5	7.5%	7.4%
5 to 17	18.3%	15.4%
18 to 24	6.0%	5.8%
25 to 34	15.2%	15.0%
35 to 44	14.8%	16.5%
45 to 54	11.1%	16.0%
55 to 64	13.5%	11.2%
65 to 74	6.7%	7.1%
75 and over	6.9%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South River	Woodbridge
White (non-Hispanic)	53.4%	38.1%
Black or African American	10.4%	11.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.1%	20.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	26.7%	28.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South River	Woodbridge
No high school diploma	13.6%	8.4%
High school graduate	31.8%	26.1%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.5%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South River	Woodbridge
Drove alone	72.4%	66.4%
Carpooled	10.9%	6.7%
Public transit	1.9%	9.2%
Walked	1.9%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	6.6%	11.5%
Other means	6.3%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South River	Woodbridge
1-unit, detached	75.5%	42.8%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	6.8%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	30.0%
20 or more units	4.2%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	South River	Woodbridge
Poverty rate	11.3%	7.3%
Average household size	2.87	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	33	31
Median year structure built	1958	1968