South River’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
One downside of living in South River, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.94 minutes every day commuting to work.
In terms of college education, South River is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.92% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in South River in 2022 was $42,301, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $169,204 for a family of four. However, South River contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
South River is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call South River home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South River residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. South River also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.46% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in South River include Polish, Italian, Portuguese, Irish, and German.
Foreign born people are also an important part of South River's cultural character, accounting for 26.37% of the borough’s population.
The most common language spoken in South River is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
