The population of Riverside is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.31% of adults in Riverside have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Riverside in 2022 was $43,821, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $175,284 for a family of four. However, Riverside contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Riverside is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Riverside home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Riverside residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Riverside also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.17% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Riverside include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Riverside is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
