A small town in Middlesex County, New Jersey with an estimated population of
15,322.
Similarly to its surrounding central Jersey towns, South River boasts a diverse population, mostly white, with two large Eastern European and Portuguese minorities.
The
small 2.9 mi² town has also become
home to a number of illegal immigrant homes, mainly Brazilian, attracted by the infamously large Portuguese population.
The median income for a household in the town is ~$52,324.
The town is frequently described by its residents as a New Jersey small town
stereotype, whose residents wish nothing more than to move out.