Riverton is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 2,816 people and six associated neighborhoods, Riverton is the 393rd largest community in New Jersey. Much of the housing stock in Riverton was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Of important note, Riverton is also a borough of artists. Riverton has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Riverton’s character.

Also of interest is that Riverton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 18.72% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The education level of Riverton ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Riverton, 47.11% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Riverton in 2022 was $54,503, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $218,012 for a family of four.

Riverton is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Riverton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Riverton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Riverton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.04% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Riverton include English, Irish, Italian, German, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Riverton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.