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.