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Riverton, NJ
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Riverton profile


Living in Riverton



Riverton is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 2,773 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Riverton is the 393rd largest community in New Jersey. Riverton has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.28% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Riverton is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Riverton really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Riverton perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

In Riverton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.04 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

Despite being a small borough, Riverton has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

The education level of Riverton ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Riverton, 45.83% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Riverton in 2018 was $49,718, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $198,872 for a family of four.

Riverton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Riverton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Riverton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Riverton include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Riverton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.