Riverdale borough, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 4,081 ( 522 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.0 square miles
Population density: 2014.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,087	75.64%	2.4%
Black:	66	1.62%	57.1%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	107	2.62%	42.8%
2+ races:	179	4.39%	237.7%
Hispanic:	637	15.61%	148.8%

Total non-White:	994	24.36%	82.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	73	2.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	449	15.3

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
3,559
3,014	84.69%
42	1.18%
2	0.06%
187	5.25%
53	1.49%
256	7.19%
545	15.31%

2000
2,498
2,244	89.83%
39	1.56%
0	0.00%
138	5.52%
9	0.36%
45	1.80%
254	10.17%

1990
2,370
2,303	97.17%
27	1.14%
2	0.08%
6	0.25%
n/a
32	1.35%
67	2.83%

1980
2,530
2,510	99.21%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
20	0.79%
20	0.79%

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

770	30.8
291	11.6

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

-59	-2.5
187	7.9

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

-207	-8.2
47	1.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Riverdale 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
49.0
760	18.6%
3,321	81.4%
829	20.3%

1,904
2.14

989	51.9%
817	82.6%
84	8.5%
915	48.1%

2010
Number	Percent
40.0
669	18.8%
2,890	81.2%
535	15.0%

1,547
2.30

917	59.3%
754	82.2%
54	5.9%
630	40.7%

2000
Number	Percent
37.5
593	23.7%
1,905	76.3%
301	12.0%

927
2.66

670	72.3%
560	83.6%
35	5.2%
257	27.7%

1990
Number	Percent
35.1
541	22.8%
1,829	77.2%
281	11.9%

861
2.75

664	77.1%
575	86.6%
18	2.7%
197	22.9%

1980
Number	Percent
32.1
653	25.8%
1,877	74.2%
223	8.8%

828
3.06

695	83.9%
573	82.4%
45	6.5%
133	16.1%

2022 Housing Data for Riverdale borough, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	100	5.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	60	3.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	17	0.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	35	1.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	55	2.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	43	2.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	41	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	32	1.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	8	0.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	89	4.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	116	6.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	342	18.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	177	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	265	13.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	194	10.2%
$200,000 or more	330	17.3%

Median Household Income	103,214
Per Capita Income	57,148

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	96	5.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	56	2.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,687	77.6%
Unemployed	36	1.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,723	79.3%
Not in Labor Force	450	20.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	787	764	50.7%
Non-Profit	123	130	48.6%
Self-Employed	114	79	59.1%

Local Government	45	91	33.1%
State Government	23	60	27.7%
Federal Government	6	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	901	843	51.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	197	281	41.2%
Total	1,098	1,124	49.4%

Pct. Govt.	10.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	434	19.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	611	27.4%
Professional, Technical	691	30.9%
Service Occupations	198	8.9%
All others	300	13.4%

White Collar		77.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	278	12.4%
Health care and social assistance	271	12.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	264	11.8%
Retail trade	263	11.8%
Manufacturing	225	10.1%
Transportation and warehousing	185	8.3%
Accommodation and food services	139	6.2%
Finance and insurance	131	5.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	109	4.9%
Other services	86	3.8%
Construction	84	3.8%
Information	58	2.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	35	1.6%
Wholesale trade	26	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	26	1.2%
Public administration	23	1.0%
Utilities	22	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	9	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	29	0.71%
Puerto Rican	97	2.38%
Cuban	11	0.27%
Dominican	287	7.03%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	188	4.61%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	166	4.07%
Colombian	22	0.54%
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	25	0.61%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	46	1.13%
Filipino	34	0.83%
Japanese	23	0.56%
Chinese	19	0.47%
Taiwanese	8	0.20%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,095	79.9%
Spanish	340	8.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	225	5.8%
Other Indo-European	102	2.6%
Arabic	57	1.5%
Other Asian	26	0.7%
German, other Germanic	14	0.4%
Tagalog	13	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	923	22.6%
Irish	623	15.3%
German	540	13.2%
Dutch	278	6.8%
Russian	233	5.7%
English	199	4.9%
Polish	190	4.7%
French	181	4.4%
American	179	4.4%
Other Arab	122	3.0%
Syrian	88	2.2%
Scottish	60	1.5%
British	59	1.4%
Croatian	49	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	46	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,927	96.2%
Not a citizen	154	3.8%

Native	3,421	83.8%
Foreign-born	660	16.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
35	1.1%	54	1.8%	889	29.0%	738	24.0%	805	26.2%	549	17.9%
Average years of education: 14.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	35	1.1%
9-12 Years	54	1.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	889	29.0%
Some College	738	24.0%
Bach. Degree	805	26.2%
Grad Degree	549	17.9%
Average years of education: 14.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +144	D +44	D + 4.8%
D +188
2020 vs. 2012	R +366	R +170	R + 3.7%
D +196
2020 vs. 2008	R +407	R +161	R + 2.5%
D +246

2016 vs. 2008	R +263	R +205	R + 7.3%
D +58
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	78%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,451	57.9%	Joe Biden (D)	1,012	40.4%	44	1.8%	2,507	17	11	0.05%
2016	72%	Donald Trump (R)	1,307	58.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	824	36.9%	100	4.5%	2,231	18	13	0.06%
2012	65%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,085	56.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	816	42.5%	17	0.9%	1,918	16	9	0.05%
2008	68%	John McCain (R)	1,044	57.1%	Barack Obama (D)	766	41.9%	19	1.0%	1,829	15	11	0.05%
2004	64%	George W. Bush* (R)	916	62.0%	John Kerry (D)	548	37.1%	13	0.9%	1,477	16	11	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Riverdale borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,012

40.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,451

57.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

2,507

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 11

2016 President, Riverdale borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

824

36.9%

Donald Trump (R)

1,307

58.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.0%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

2,231

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 13

2012 President, Riverdale borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

816

42.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,085

56.6%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,918

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Riverdale borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

766

41.9%

John McCain (R)

1,044

57.1%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,829

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 11

2004 President, Riverdale borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

916

62.0%

John Kerry (D)

548

37.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,477

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Riverdale borough, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	50%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	1,037	64.7%	Phil Murphy* (D)	553	34.5%	14 [+]	0.9%	1,604	17	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 14 (0.9%);
2020	S2	74%	Rik Mehta (R)	1,359	57.1%	Cory Booker* (D)	999	42.0%	23 [+]	1.0%	2,381	16	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 11 (0.5%); Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 7 (0.3%); Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 5 (0.2%);
2018	S1	55%	Bob Hugin (R)	1,044	60.7%	Robert Menendez* (D)	624	36.3%	53 [+]	3.1%	1,721	18	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 30 (1.7%); Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 12 (0.7%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 11 (0.6%);
2017	G	38%	Kim Guadagno (R)	683	57.4%	Phil Murphy (D)	479	40.3%	28 [+]	2.4%	1,190	16	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Other (Write-in) 11 (0.9%); Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 10 (0.8%); Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 7 (0.6%);
2014	S2	30%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	556	61.0%	Cory Booker* (D)	340	37.3%	16 [+]	1.8%	912	19	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 10 (1.1%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 3 (0.3%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 3 (0.3%); Eugene LaVergne (D-R Party) 0 (0.0%); Antonio Sabas (I) 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	1,954
Median Value	$383,000

Occupied	1,904	97.4%
Vacant	50	2.6%

Owned	1,334	70.1%
Rented	570	29.9%
Median Rent	$2,568

Single-Family Units	813	41.6%
Detached	757	38.7%
Attached	56	2.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	981	50.2%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Riverdale borough, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Riverdale borough, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Riverdale borough, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Riverdale borough, NJ

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Riverdale borough, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Riverdale borough, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Riverdale borough, NJ