River Edge is home to 12,091 people in New Jersey. This is an unusually credentialed place: 67% of adults have a four-year degree. Households take in $159,028 a year at the median, 93% more than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 54% more than in New Jersey as a whole. Few US cities rank higher on income. The typical home is worth $660,300, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $159,028, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
67% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 44%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about River Edge
What changed most since 1990
White share87.3% → 50.3%(−37.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Asian share8.4% → 29.8%(+21.3 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree39.1% → 66.8%(+27.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)38.3%(171)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.2%(41)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.6%(181)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.8%(26)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 446 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
River Edge, decade by decade
River Edge population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
10,603
$125,106
$528,495
39.1%
28.6
2000
10,946
$130,780
$458,328
45.4%
42.6
2010
11,340
$140,715
$687,781
53.4%
61.0
2020
12,049
$155,421
$634,987
66.4%
75.0
2024
12,091
$159,028
$660,300
66.8%
80.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
