COMPARING TWO PLACES
River Edge vs Maywood
PLACE A
River Edge, New Jersey
VS
PLACE B
Maywood, New Jersey
River Edge is 20% larger than Maywood. River Edge earns more, with a median household income $41,116 higher.
RIVER EDGEMAYWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population12,15910,166+20% vs Maywood
Population density6,6337,899−1,266
Population growth6.3%5.5%+0.8 pts
Median age43.644.9−1.3
Male53.5%51.1%+2.4 pts
Female46.5%48.9%−2.4 pts
Foreign-born27.1%25.0%+2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic50.3%48.4%+1.9 pts
Black4.7%4.6%+0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.4%27.3%−15.9 pts
Asian29.8%17.1%+12.7 pts
Other3.8%2.6%+1.3 pts
Median household income$159,028$117,912+$41,116
Per capita income$75,927$55,572+$20,355
Poverty rate4.4%3.9%+0.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4450.409+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher66.8%46.6%+20.2 pts
Graduate degree25.5%20.0%+5.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%8.1%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation68.8%65.9%+2.8 pts
Median home value$660,300$533,500+$126,800
Median gross rent$1,879$1,854+$25
Owner-occupied76.2%69.1%+7.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.9%2.0%−0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households54.6%52.3%+2.3 pts
Average commute35.330.3+5.0
Worked from home21.4%12.2%+9.2 pts
Public transit to work12.1%9.6%+2.5 pts
Uninsured2.2%3.4%−1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025