What is the population of River Edge borough?

River Edge borough has 12,024 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #115 of 700 in New Jersey.

What is the median household income in River Edge borough?

Median household income in River Edge borough is $155,827 a year, 98.4% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in River Edge borough?

Median gross rent is $1,811 a month and the median home value is $637,500, so rent absorbs about 13.9% of median household income.

Is River Edge borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so River Edge borough is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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River Edge, NJ population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of River Edge, New Jersey (River Edge, NJ — Census place “River Edge borough”) is 12,024 residents, ranking #115 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $155,827, the median home is worth $637,500 and median gross rent runs $1,811 a month. Looking for the River Edge New Jersey ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve River Edge, NJ: 07661.

Population: 12,024River Edge borough residents
Median household income: $155,827Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $637,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,811Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 42.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 75.9%Owner-occupied households

River Edge ZIP codes (New Jersey)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps River Edge.

The River Edge NJ ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

07661

What the numbers mean in River Edge borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the River Edge borough median would spend about 13.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.2% of residents and 75.9% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

River Edge borough, NJ in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

River Edge borough is a mid-size town in New Jersey, with 12,024 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #115 of 700 ranked by population — larger than 83% of them. The median age here is 42.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in River Edge borough earn a median of $155,827 a year, 98.4% above the national figure of $78,538 and 46% above the $106,926 median for the 543 New Jersey cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 3.2% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in River Edge borough is valued at $637,500, 110.1% above the national figure and 55% above the $412,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,811 a month, 28.8% above the national figure, or roughly $21,732 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 13.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 75.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of River Edge borough?: River Edge borough has 12,024 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #115 of 700 in New Jersey.
What is the median household income in River Edge borough?: Median household income in River Edge borough is $155,827 a year, 98.4% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in River Edge borough?: Median gross rent is $1,811 a month and the median home value is $637,500, so rent absorbs about 13.9% of median household income.
Is River Edge borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so River Edge borough is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this River Edge borough data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.