River Vale township, Bergen County, New Jersey (NJ) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 12 (71% naturalized citizens)
River Vale township: | 11.5% |
Whole state: | 17.5% |
75% of River Vale township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in New Jersey.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4880
- Northeast: 2985
- Midwest: 250
- South: 128
- West: 83
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $225,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
People in group quarters in River Vale township, New Jersey:
- 47 people in nursing homes
- 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 2 people in other workers' dormitories
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,837
- One, attached: 104
- Two: 43
- 3 or 4: 50
- 5 to 9: 24
- 10 to 19: 39
- 20 to 49: 43
- 50 or more: 172
Housing units in River Vale township with a mortgage: 2,068 (164 second mortgage, 355 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 682
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (18%)
- Finance and insurance (12%)
- Construction (6%)
- Health care (5%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (3%)
- Health care (22%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)
- Personal and laundry services (3%)
- Social assistance (3%)
- Top executives (10%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Computer specialists (5%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in River Vale township:
- Italian (25.7%)
- Irish (13.9%)
- German (10.3%)
- United States or American (6.6%)
- Polish (4.8%)
- Russian (4.5%)
- English (3.1%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Korea (17%)
- Germany (10%)
- Russia (9%)
- Argentina (7%)
- Greece (6%)
- Cuba (6%)
- Canada (5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 3,551 (82%)
- Carpooled: 238 (6%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 143 (3%)
- Subway or elevated: 30 (1%)
- Railroad: 99 (2%)
- Walked: 43 (1%)
- Other means: 9 (0%)
- Worked at home: 214 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (89%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Electricity (5%)
People in group quarters in River Vale township, New Jersey:
- 47 people in nursing homes
- 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 2 people in other workers' dormitories
84.5% of residents of River Vale township speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
7.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 9,395- In family households: 8,730 (2,368 male householders, 330 female householders)
2,520 spouses, 3,240 children (3,184 natural, 41 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 37 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 58 parents, 121 other relatives, 38 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 665 (190 male householders (150 living alone)), 396 female householders (352 living alone)), 79 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 54 (47 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 995 2-persons, 602 3-persons, 715 4-persons, 284 5-persons, 102 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 502 1-person, 84 2-persons,
2,348 married couples with children.
157 single-parent households (35 men, 122 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 182
Here: | 15.3% |
New Jersey: | 13.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 125
Here: | 24.2% |
New Jersey: | 13.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 166
Here: | 62.4% |
New Jersey: | 30.1% |