Riverdale, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

Back to: Riverdale, New Jersey main profile, New Jersey, New Jersey smaller cities, New Jersey small towns, New Jersey forum, All US cities. Total population: 2,498 (All urban) Houses: 940 (919 occupied: 756 owner occupied, 163 renter occupied) % of renters here:   18% State:   34% Housing density: 457 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Riverdale, New Jersey on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: morris county  (60 replies) State "Brands": How the world views NJ  (47 replies) relocating to morris county  (35 replies) Bronx to Jersey  (17 replies) relocating bergen county area- Help!  (12 replies) Morris County, NJ  (7 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $162,500 Median gross rent in Riverdale, NJ in 2000: $951 Housing units in Riverdale with a mortgage: 488 (64 second mortgage, 85 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 172 Household type by relationship Households: 2,467 In family households: 2,154 (493 male householders, 177 female householders) 536 spouses, 802 children (764 natural, 13 adopted, 25 stepchildren), 40 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 20 other relatives, 53 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 313 (134 male householders (88 living alone)), 123 female householders (106 living alone)), 56 nonrelatives In group quarters: 31 (0 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 263 2-persons, 170 3-persons, 144 4-persons, 73 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 194 1-person, 52 2-persons, 11 3-persons. 458 married couples with children. 74 single-parent households (11 men, 63 women). 86.7% of residents of Riverdale speak English at home. 2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 6% speak English not well). 7.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (52% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 2.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 24% speak English not well). 1.0% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 38% speak English well). Foreign born population: 228 (9.1%) (56.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Riverdale, NJ: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 0 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 0 $50,000 to $59,999: 0 $60,000 to $69,999: 0 $70,000 to $79,999: 4 $80,000 to $89,999: 0 $90,000 to $99,999: 0 $100,000 to $124,999: 16 $125,000 to $149,999: 35 $150,000 to $174,999: 137 $175,000 to $199,999: 93 $200,000 to $249,999: 220 $250,000 to $299,999: 84 $300,000 to $399,999: 71 $400,000 to $499,999: 0 $500,000 to $749,999: 0 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Riverdale: Less than $100: 0 $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 0 $200 to $249: 0 $250 to $299: 0 $300 to $349: 0 $350 to $399: 0 $400 to $449: 0 $450 to $499: 0 $500 to $549: 11 $550 to $599: 0 $600 to $649: 11 $650 to $699: 14 $700 to $749: 14 $750 to $799: 11 $800 to $899: 25 $900 to $999: 19 $1,000 to $1,249: 40 $1,250 to $1,499: 7 $1,500 to $1,999: 6 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 5

Percentage of workers working in this county: 36.2%
Number of people working at home: 33 (2.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 69 5 to 9 minutes: 178 10 to 14 minutes: 118 15 to 19 minutes: 207 20 to 24 minutes: 253 25 to 29 minutes: 167 30 to 34 minutes: 129 35 to 39 minutes: 24 40 to 44 minutes: 27 45 to 59 minutes: 61 60 to 89 minutes: 76 90 or more minutes: 51

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,158 (83%) Carpooled: 134 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 35 (3%) Railroad: 13 (1%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 18 (1%) Worked at home: 33 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 35 $10,000 to $14,999: 28 $15,000 to $19,999: 16 $20,000 to $24,999: 32 $25,000 to $29,999: 17 $30,000 to $34,999: 47 $35,000 to $39,999: 49 $40,000 to $44,999: 37 $45,000 to $49,999: 57 $50,000 to $59,999: 71 $60,000 to $74,999: 112 $75,000 to $99,999: 166 $100,000 to $124,999: 131 $125,000 to $149,999: 29 $150,000 to $199,999: 66 $200,000 or more: 34

First ancestries reported:

• Italian: 700
• Irish: 410
• German: 233
• Other groups: 193
• Dutch: 131
• Polish: 122
• United States or American: 83
• Russian: 74
• English: 74
• Arab:: 55
• French Canadian: 42
• Egyptian: 33
• Hungarian: 28
• Swiss: 26
• Greek: 24
• Romanian: 17
• Swedish: 14
• Norwegian: 13
• Syrian: 12
• Scotch-Irish: 12
• Scottish: 12
• Subsaharan African:: 12
• French (except Basque): 11
• Lebanese: 10
• Ukrainian: 10
• Czechoslovakian: 10
• British: 8
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 8
• Jamaican: 8
• Austrian: 6
• South African: 6
• African: 6
• Slovak: 5
• European: 4
• Lithuanian: 4
• Canadian: 3
• Welsh: 3

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1774
• Northeast: 361
• Midwest: 33
• South: 50
• West: 17

68% of Riverdale residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 93% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 0
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 0
• 7th and 8th grade: 7
• 9th grade: 9
• 10th grade: 26
• 11th grade: 15
• 12th grade, no diploma: 32
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 294
• Less than 1 year of college: 54
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 72
• Associate degree: 38
• Bachelor's degree: 199
• Master's degree: 52
• Professional school degree: 8
• Doctorate degree: 4

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 0
• Nursery to 4th grade: 3
• 5th and 6th grade: 0
• 7th and 8th grade: 27
• 9th grade: 22
• 10th grade: 23
• 11th grade: 7
• 12th grade, no diploma: 16
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 317
• Less than 1 year of college: 46
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 141
• Associate degree: 43
• Bachelor's degree: 189
• Master's degree: 67
• Professional school degree: 13
• Doctorate degree: 0

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 11.1%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $69,511
• Black householders: $175,492
• Asian householders: $103,773
• Some other race householders: $57,000
• Two or more races householders: $127,308
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $111,448

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $208,200
• Black or African American householders: $237,500
• Asian householders: $250,000
• Some other race householders: $212,500
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $242,900

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 713
• One, attached: 36
• Two: 89
• 3 or 4: 36
• 5 to 9: 4
• 10 to 19: 8
• 20 to 49: 54

Here:	8.6%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Here:	19.9%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Here:	22.0%
New Jersey:	30.1%

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