Riverton is a very small coastal borough (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 2,759 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Riverton is the 421st largest community in New Jersey. Much of the housing stock in Riverton was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Riverton is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Riverton is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Riverton who work in sales jobs (14.65%), office and administrative support jobs (13.54%), and management occupations (8.80%).

Also of interest is that Riverton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Riverton is also a borough of artists. Riverton has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Riverton's character.

In addition, Riverton is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Riverton is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The borough's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Riverton's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One of the nice things about Riverton is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the borough are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Riverton is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Riverton Information and Demographics

The citizens of Riverton are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.25% of adults in Riverton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Riverton in 2000 was $30,223, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,892 for a family of four. However, Riverton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Riverton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Riverton is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Riverton include Irish, German, English, Italian, Polish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Riverton is English.