River Edge

Population: 12,024
Median household income: $155,827
Median home value: $637,500

River Edge is a community in Bergen County, New Jersey, home to 12,024 residents. At $155,827, its median household income sits above Bergen County's $123,715.

From 2019 to 2023, River Edge's population grew 4.6% from 11,500 to 12,024, while its median home value rose 22.4% from $520,800 to $637,500.

The typical home was built around 1954. 3.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,024
Median age: 42.2 yrs
Median household income: $155,827
Median home value: $637,500
Median gross rent: $1,811
Housing units: 4,479
Homeownership rate: 75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 70.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,500	$124,598	$520,800	$1,676
2020	11,510	$128,231	$523,900	$1,598
2021	12,024	$142,214	$549,500	$1,715
2022	12,022	$150,073	$625,000	$1,789
2023	12,024	$155,827	$637,500	$1,811

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 348.9%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 6416.5%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	525	4.4%
5 to 17	2,043	17.0%
18 to 24	1,108	9.2%
25 to 34	1,068	8.9%
35 to 44	1,718	14.3%
45 to 54	1,743	14.5%
55 to 64	1,985	16.5%
65 to 74	1,171	9.7%
75 and over	663	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,579	54.7%
Black or African American	569	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3,415	28.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	412	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,049	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate8.2%

Some college or associate's16.9%

Bachelor's degree45.2%

Graduate or professional degree25.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	348	4.2%
High school graduate	684	8.2%
Some college or associate's	1,408	16.9%
Bachelor's degree	3,770	45.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,138	25.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone59.4%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit10.5%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.1%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,759	59.4%
Carpooled	491	7.8%
Public transit	668	10.5%
Walked	28	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,276	20.1%
Other means	111	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	765	15.1%
15 to 29 min	1,840	36.4%
30 to 44 min	848	16.8%
45 to 59 min	554	11.0%
60+ min	1,050	20.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 3.2% (381 of 12,024)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,499	79.9%
Nonfamily households	878	20.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,377	97.7%
Vacant	102	2.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,320	75.9%
Renter-occupied	1,057	24.1%

1-unit, detached72.8%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units15.4%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units5.6%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,261	72.8%
1-unit, attached	135	3.0%
2 to 4 units	689	15.4%
5 to 19 units	130	2.9%
20 or more units	249	5.6%
Mobile home & other	15	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3463360
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.83 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 40.9268, -74.0375