River Edge, New Jersey demographics

River Edge, NJ demographics: median age 43.6; 66.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · River Edge borough, New Jersey · Incorporated borough · GEOID 3463360. The survey estimates a population of 12,091 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in River Edge is 43.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.8 years. There are 4,503 households (±230). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	43.6 ±2.8	40.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,091
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Under 18	2,615 ±428	21.6% ±3.5 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	1,851 ±361	15.3% ±3.0 pp	21.3%	22.8%
35–64	5,619 ±595	46.5% ±4.9 pp	39.7%	38.0%
65 and older	2,006 ±324	16.6% ±2.7 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,091
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Male	6,470 ±328	53.5% ±2.7 pp	49.2%	49.5%
Female	5,621 ±330	46.5% ±2.7 pp	50.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,091
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
White alone	6,618 ±631	54.7% ±5.2 pp	54.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	564 ±507 · low precision	4.7% ±4.2 pp · low precision	12.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	7 ±11 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	3,599 ±496	29.8% ±4.1 pp	10.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	154 ±198 · low precision	1.3% ±1.6 pp · low precision	10.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,149 ±444	9.5% ±3.7 pp	12.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,091
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,708 ±527	88.6% ±4.4 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,383 ±528	11.4% ±4.4 pp	22.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,503
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,169 ±229	70.4% ±3.6 pp	49.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	142 ±103 · low precision	3.2% ±2.3 pp · low precision	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	249 ±105	5.5% ±2.3 pp	12.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	864 ±198	19.2% ±4.3 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	79 ±57 · low precision	1.8% ±1.3 pp · low precision	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,503
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,604 ±238	35.6% ±5.0 pp	31.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,899 ±394	64.4% ±8.1 pp	68.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,503
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	864 ±198	19.2% ±4.3 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,377 ±302	30.6% ±6.5 pp	31.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	998 ±248	22.2% ±5.4 pp	17.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	911 ±228	20.2% ±5.0 pp	15.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	253 ±96	5.6% ±2.1 pp	6.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	74 ±56 · low precision	1.6% ±1.3 pp · low precision	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	26 ±38 · low precision	0.6% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,091
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Native	8,810 ±540	72.9% ±4.5 pp	76.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,281 ±539	27.1% ±4.5 pp	23.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 11,522
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
English only	7,239 ±672	62.8% ±5.7 pp	66.9%	77.7%
Spanish	806 ±380	7.0% ±3.3 pp	17.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	57 ±73 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	50 ±73 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	153 ±122 · low precision	1.3% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	416 ±212 · low precision	3.6% ±1.8 pp · low precision	5.6%	2.0%
Korean	1,529 ±530	13.3% ±4.6 pp	0.9%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	505 ±377 · low precision	4.4% ±3.3 pp · low precision	1.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	156 ±115 · low precision	1.4% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	533 ±312 · low precision	4.6% ±2.7 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	78 ±81 · low precision	0.7% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 8,559
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	350 ±187 · low precision	4.1% ±2.2 pp · low precision	9.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	999 ±262	11.7% ±3.0 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,101 ±279	12.9% ±3.2 pp	15.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	393 ±147	4.6% ±1.7 pp	6.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,531 ±568	41.3% ±6.5 pp	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,185 ±418	25.5% ±4.8 pp	17.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 11,976
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Same house	11,034 ±355	92.1% ±2.8 pp	90.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	527 ±287 · low precision	4.4% ±2.4 pp · low precision	4.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	96 ±84 · low precision	0.8% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.5%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	274 ±168 · low precision	2.3% ±1.4 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	45 ±62 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

2.2% of River Edge residents (±1.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 98.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	River Edge	New Jersey	U.S.	Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	2.2% ±1.1 pp · low precision	7.5%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	98.4% ±0.9 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.7% ±2.7 pp · low precision	3.7%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for River Edge . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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