One downside of living in South River, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.44 minutes every day commuting to work.
The percentage of people in South River who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.05% of adults in South River have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in South River in 2022 was $40,055, 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 $160,220 for a family of four. However, South River contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
South River is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call South River home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South River residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. South River also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.99% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in South River include Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Irish, and Hungarian.
South River also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 28.36%.
The most common language spoken in South River is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
