Riverdale

Population: 4,084
Median household income: $96,667
Median home value: $384,500

Located in Morris County, New Jersey, Riverdale is a community with a population of 4,084. Its median household income of $96,667 runs below the Morris County figure of $134,929.

From 2019 to 2023, Riverdale's population declined 2.7% from 4,197 to 4,084, while its median home value rose 10.7% from $347,400 to $384,500.

81.6% of workers drive to work alone. 38.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,084
Median age: 50.2 yrs
Median household income: $96,667
Median home value: $384,500
Median gross rent: $2,351
Housing units: 2,038
Homeownership rate: 71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,1974,084

Median household income

$110,664$96,667

Median home value

$347,400$384,500

Median gross rent

$2,098$2,351

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,197	$110,664	$347,400	$2,098
2020	4,179	$112,688	$336,500	$2,496
2021	4,049	$101,219	$343,000	$2,572
2022	4,081	$103,214	$383,000	$2,568
2023	4,084	$96,667	$384,500	$2,351

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6420.2%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	155	3.8%
5 to 17	550	13.5%
18 to 24	284	7.0%
25 to 34	433	10.6%
35 to 44	377	9.2%
45 to 54	568	13.9%
55 to 64	825	20.2%
65 to 74	465	11.4%
75 and over	427	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,071	75.2%
Black or African American	70	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	131	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.2%
Two or more races	176	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	629	15.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.0%

High school graduate26.8%

Some college or associate's22.4%

Bachelor's degree30.6%

Graduate or professional degree17.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	94	3.0%
High school graduate	830	26.8%
Some college or associate's	694	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	948	30.6%
Graduate or professional degree	529	17.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone81.6%

Carpooled2.6%

Public transit2.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,840	81.6%
Carpooled	58	2.6%
Public transit	50	2.2%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	308	13.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	360	18.5%
15 to 29 min	731	37.5%
30 to 44 min	473	24.3%
45 to 59 min	211	10.8%
60+ min	173	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.05
Poverty rate: 10.1% (414 of 4,084)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,009	50.8%
Nonfamily households	979	49.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,988	97.5%
Vacant	50	2.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,419	71.4%
Renter-occupied	569	28.6%

1-unit, detached38.1%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units10.3%

20 or more units39.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	777	38.1%
1-unit, attached	59	2.9%
2 to 4 units	185	9.1%
5 to 19 units	209	10.3%
20 or more units	808	39.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3463300
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 2.03 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 40.9959, -74.3145