Riverdale, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,858 (All urban)

Riverdale, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 940 (919 occupied: 756 owner occupied, 163 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	34%

Housing density: 457 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $420,316.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,120 (lower quartile is $901, upper quartile is $1,462)

Median gross rent in Riverdale, NJ in 2007: $1,253

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

Riverdale,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $410,007 (it was $203,500 in 2000)

Riverdale:	$410,007
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $339,204 - $470,597

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $409,742
Here: $409,742
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $412,028
Here: $412,028
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $428,936
Here: $428,936
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $666,178
Here: $666,178
State: $371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $186,026
Here: $186,026
State: $309,003

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)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Riverdale, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 18 4 rooms: 69 5 rooms: 104 6 rooms: 199 7 rooms: 158 8 rooms: 135 9 or more rooms: 69

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Riverdale, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 25 4 rooms: 49 5 rooms: 52 6 rooms: 20 7 rooms: 12 8 rooms: 5 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 78
1995 to 1998: 33
1990 to 1994: 29
1980 to 1989: 65
1970 to 1979: 52
1960 to 1969: 89
1950 to 1959: 302
1940 to 1949: 101
1939 or earlier: 191

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Riverdale:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 44 2 bedrooms: 134 3 bedrooms: 380 4 bedrooms: 179 5 or more bedrooms: 19

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Riverdale:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 39 2 bedrooms: 80 3 bedrooms: 44 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Riverdale in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 28 1 vehicle: 199 2 vehicles: 362 3 vehicles: 107 4 vehicles: 40 5 or more vehicles: 20

Cars and other vehicles available in Riverdale in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 53 2 vehicles: 72 3 vehicles: 38 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 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: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 2
$150,000 to $174,999: 3
$175,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 to $249,999: 26
$250,000 to $299,999: 70
$300,000 to $399,999: 306
$400,000 to $499,999: 258
$500,000 to $749,999: 174
$750,000 to $999,999: 26
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Riverdale rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Riverdale:

Less than $100: 0 people
$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: 0
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 1
$650 to $699: 10
$700 to $749: 1
$750 to $799: 6
$800 to $899: 23
$900 to $999: 23
$1,000 to $1,249: 50
$1,250 to $1,499: 37
$1,500 to $1,999: 24
$2,000 or more: 6
No cash rent: 5

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 45 1990 to 1994: 48 1985 to 1989: 52 1980 to 1984: 17 1975 to 1979: 23 1970 to 1974: 7 1970 to 1974: 4 1965 to 1969: 32

Riverdale, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

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

Riverdale mode of transportation to work chart

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

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

India (16%)
Vietnam (15%)
Egypt (12%)
Germany (7%)
Philippines (7%)
Poland (7%)
Greece (5%)

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

Educational Attainment for Males

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

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

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 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $86,410
Black householders: $167,464
Asian householders: $136,940
Some other race householders: $54,926
Two or more races householders: $178,336
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $114,358

Riverdale household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Riverdale household income for Asian householders

Riverdale household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Riverdale marital status for males

Riverdale marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $419,476
Black or African American householders: $478,509
Asian householders: $503,694
Some other race householders: $428,139
Hispanic or Latino householders: $489,389

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

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Riverdale:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (78%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%) Electricity (3%) Wood (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (51%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (34%) Electricity (15%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 25

Here:	8.6%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 30

Here:	19.9%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 18

Here:	22.0%
New Jersey:	30.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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