Riverton borough, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,764 ( 15 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population density: 4176.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,277	82.38%	11.1%
Black:	151	5.46%	67.8%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	39	1.41%	69.6%
2+ races:	23	0.83%	51.1%
Hispanic:	245	8.86%	337.5%

Total non-White:	487	17.62%	124.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-285	-12.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	270	11.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,779
2,562	92.19%
90	3.24%
0	0.00%
23	0.83%
47	1.69%
56	2.02%
217	7.81%

2000
2,759
2,673	96.88%
35	1.27%
4	0.14%
5	0.18%
21	0.76%
21	0.76%
86	3.12%

1990
2,775
2,665	96.04%
89	3.21%
5	0.18%
11	0.40%
n/a
5	0.18%
110	3.96%

1980
3,068
2,989	97.43%
65	2.12%
0	0.00%
6	0.20%
n/a
8	0.26%
79	2.57%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-111	-4.0
131	4.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

8	0.3
-24	-0.9

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-324	-10.6
31	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Riverton borough, NJ

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.0
614	22.2%
2,150	77.8%
495	17.9%

1,028
2.58

728	70.8%
602	82.7%
11	1.5%
300	29.2%

2010
Number	Percent
44.2
596	21.4%
2,183	78.6%
498	17.9%

1,057
2.52

755	71.4%
598	79.2%
57	7.5%
302	28.6%

2000
Number	Percent
41.7
598	21.7%
2,161	78.3%
534	19.4%

1,069
2.47

755	70.6%
637	84.4%
44	5.8%
314	29.4%

1990
Number	Percent
37.3
589	21.2%
2,186	78.8%
494	17.8%

1,053
2.54

749	71.1%
617	82.4%
58	7.7%
304	28.9%

1980
Number	Percent
34.2
798	26.0%
2,270	74.0%
438	14.3%

1,104
2.72

821	74.4%
704	85.7%
50	6.1%
283	25.6%

2022 Housing Data for Riverton borough, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5	0.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	6	0.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	21	2.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	14	1.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	13	1.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	18	1.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	3	0.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	43	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	5	0.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	44	4.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	89	8.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	115	11.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	147	14.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	165	16.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	94	9.1%
$200,000 or more	246	23.9%

Median Household Income	122,069
Per Capita Income	54,499

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	7	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7	0.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,332	85.2%
Unemployed	28	1.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,360	87.0%
Not in Labor Force	204	13.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		14.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	553	420	56.8%
Non-Profit	40	132	23.3%
Self-Employed	104	64	61.9%

Local Government	51	87	37.0%
State Government	26	17	60.5%
Federal Government	23	12	65.7%

Total Private + Self	657	484	57.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	140	248	36.1%
Total	797	732	52.1%

Pct. Govt.	14.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	307	20.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	349	22.8%
Professional, Technical	567	37.1%
Service Occupations	160	10.5%
All others	146	9.5%

White Collar		80.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	238	15.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	210	13.7%
Health care and social assistance	208	13.6%
Retail trade	142	9.3%
Transportation and warehousing	122	8.0%
Construction	91	6.0%
Manufacturing	89	5.8%
Information	68	4.4%
Other services	66	4.3%
Finance and insurance	65	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	50	3.3%
Accommodation and food services	48	3.1%
Wholesale trade	45	2.9%
Public administration	38	2.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	21	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	15	1.0%
Utilities	13	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	24	0.87%
Puerto Rican	155	5.61%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	6	0.22%

Total Central American	54	1.95%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	13	0.47%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	41	1.48%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	6	0.22%
Argentinean	6	0.22%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	20	0.72%
Chinese	19	0.69%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,502	94.3%
Spanish	72	2.7%
German, other Germanic	57	2.1%
Other Indo-European	18	0.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4	0.2%
Chinese	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	644	23.3%
German	544	19.7%
English	401	14.5%
Italian	388	14.0%
Polish	204	7.4%
American	148	5.4%
European	145	5.2%
Scottish	88	3.2%
French	67	2.4%
Welsh	67	2.4%
Danish	66	2.4%
Scotch-Irish	60	2.2%
Greek	56	2.0%
British	43	1.6%
Dutch	43	1.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,741	99.2%
Not a citizen	23	0.8%

Native	2,709	98.0%
Foreign-born	55	2.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9	0.5%	39	2.0%	459	23.3%	503	25.5%	587	29.8%	373	18.9%
Average years of education: 14.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9	0.5%
9-12 Years	39	2.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	459	23.3%
Some College	503	25.5%
Bach. Degree	587	29.8%
Grad Degree	373	18.9%
Average years of education: 14.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +58	D +141	D + 5.1%
D +199
2020 vs. 2012	R -18	D +250	D + 13.1%
D +232
2020 vs. 2008	R -39	D +197	D + 10.5%
D +158

2016 vs. 2008	R -97	D +56	D + 5.5%
D -41
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	79%	Joe Biden (D)	1,070	62.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	620	36.1%	29	1.7%	1,719	-5	-11	0.04%
2016	72%	Hillary Clinton (D)	871	55.7%	Donald Trump (R)	562	36.0%	130	8.3%	1,563	-5	-10	0.04%
2012	69%	Barack Obama* (D)	838	55.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	638	42.4%	28	1.9%	1,504	2	-5	0.04%
2008	73%	Barack Obama (D)	912	57.5%	John McCain (R)	659	41.5%	16	1.0%	1,587	0	-4	0.04%
2004	72%	John Kerry (D)	858	54.8%	George W. Bush* (R)	693	44.3%	14	0.9%	1,565	-2	-6	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Riverton borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,070

62.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

620

36.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,719

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -11

2016 President, Riverton borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

871

55.7%

Donald Trump (R)

562

36.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.4%

Other

4.9%

TOTAL

1,563

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -10

2012 President, Riverton borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

838

55.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

638

42.4%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

1,504

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -5

2008 President, Riverton borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

912

57.5%

John McCain (R)

659

41.5%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,587

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -4

2004 President, Riverton borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

693

44.3%

John Kerry (D)

858

54.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,565

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Riverton borough, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	53%	Phil Murphy* (D)	645	55.3%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	510	43.7%	11 [+]	0.9%	1,166	-3	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 11 (0.9%);
2020	S2	78%	Cory Booker* (D)	1,002	58.7%	Rik Mehta (R)	669	39.2%	36 [+]	2.1%	1,707	-2	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 23 (1.3%); Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 7 (0.4%); Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 6 (0.4%);
2018	S1	63%	Robert Menendez* (D)	729	53.1%	Bob Hugin (R)	586	42.7%	58 [+]	4.2%	1,373	0	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 30 (2.2%); Other (Write-in) 15 (1.1%); Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 13 (0.9%);
2017	G	46%	Phil Murphy (D)	583	58.0%	Kim Guadagno (R)	413	41.1%	9 [+]	0.9%	1,005	0	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Other (Write-in) 5 (0.5%); Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 2 (0.2%); Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 2 (0.2%);
2014	S2	41%	Cory Booker* (D)	480	53.0%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	412	45.5%	14 [+]	1.5%	906	3	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 9 (1.0%); Eugene LaVergne (D-R Party) 3 (0.3%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 2 (0.2%); Antonio Sabas (I) 0 (0.0%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,087
Median Value	$344,100

Occupied	1,028	94.6%
Vacant	59	5.4%

Owned	781	76.0%
Rented	247	24.0%
Median Rent	$1,498

Single-Family Units	862	79.3%
Detached	747	68.7%
Attached	115	10.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	73	6.7%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Riverton borough, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Riverton borough, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Riverton borough, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Riverton borough, NJ

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Riverton borough, NJ

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Riverton borough, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Riverton borough, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Riverton borough, NJ