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    South River, NJ
    Demographic Data



    South River Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    South River Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    16,392

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    6.9%
    5 - 17:
    18.4%
    18 - 24:
    6.3%
    25 - 34:
    14.8%
    35 - 54:
    28.2%
    55 - 64:
    12.1%
    Over 65 Years:
    13.4%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    3.6%
    3.6%
    87.9%
    87.9%
    27.9%
    27.9%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    South River
    USA
    $42,301
    $42,301
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    South River
    USA
    $96,147
    $96,147
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    12.5%

    Employment Industries

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    Healthcare
    Construction
    Transportation
    Manufacturing
    Retail
    Education
    Accommodation
    Administration
    Other
    Real estate
    Finance
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Public Service
    13.5%
    13.5%
    12.4%
    12.4%
    11.0%
    11.0%
    9.0%
    9.0%
    8.8%
    8.8%
    8.4%
    8.4%
    6.9%
    6.9%
    6.1%
    6.1%
    5.2%
    5.2%
    4.1%
    4.1%
    4.1%
    4.1%
    4.1%
    4.1%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Black or African American
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Asian
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    52.8%
    52.8%
    24.5%
    24.5%
    13.5%
    13.5%
    5.1%
    5.1%
    4.0%
    4.0%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    Polish
    Italian
    Portuguese
    Irish
    German
    Hungarian
    English
    Brazilian
    Ukrainian
    Russian
    Egyptian
    African
    Dutch
    Macedonian
    Greek
    Palestinian
    U.S. Virgin Islander
    European
    Czechoslovakian
    Welsh
    10.6%
    10.6%
    9.9%
    9.9%
    9.5%
    9.5%
    8.5%
    8.5%
    5.0%
    5.0%
    3.1%
    3.1%
    2.4%
    2.4%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    1.7%
    1.7%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    Portuguese
    Slavic languages
    Polish
    Tagalog
    Chinese
    Arabic
    African languages
    Langs. of India
    Greek
    French Creole
    Serbo-Croatian
    West Germanic languages
    Russian
    German/Yiddish
    Other Indo-European
    Other Asian languages
    Hungarian
    Pacific Island languages
    57.5%
    57.5%
    16.9%
    16.9%
    12.3%
    12.3%
    2.4%
    2.4%
    1.8%
    1.8%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.2%
    1.2%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born South River Residents

    26.4%

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