CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Avenel

New Jersey · 15,504 residents · 3.40 sq mi

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Avenel is a city of 15,504 people in New Jersey. The typical home is worth $148,200. The poverty rate is 3.6%, under the national 13.2%. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $651 a month. The median household earns $38,112, about 26% above the national median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 41%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,504

−12%vs 2000

vs 17,552 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

34.4

−3%vs 2000

vs 35.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.40 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.3%(815)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.2%(645)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.5%(704)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.4%(675)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(1,101)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3426.2%(4,069)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419.6%(3,032)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(1,513)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(1,334)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.2%(1,123)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.9%(444)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(49)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$38,112

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,929 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,357

−33%vs 2000

vs $19,794 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.6%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$148,200

+41%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $138,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$651

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $856 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.8%

+6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.6% in 2000

39.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic49%(8,596)

Black18.8%(3,296)

Hispanic / Latino9.9%(1,729)

Asian18.9%(3,312)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic74.3%(11,518)

Black16.9%(2,622)

Hispanic / Latino7.8%(1,202)

Asian6.3%(971)

Other2.5%(393)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican10%(1,706)

South American7.3%(1,257)

Peruvian4.1%(694)

Dominican3.4%(581)

Ecuadorian1.9%(333)

Central American1.6%(275)

Panamanian1.3%(216)

Colombian1.1%(196)

Cuban0.5%(94)

Mexican0.4%(70)

Spaniard0.2%(41)

Argentine0.2%(34)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Salvadoran0.2%(31)

Guatemalan0.2%(28)

Asian origin

Asian Indian8.5%(1,458)

Pakistani2.4%(418)

Filipino1.7%(286)

Korean1.1%(188)

Indonesian1.1%(183)

Chinese0.5%(85)

Vietnamese0.4%(62)

Bangladeshi0.1%(25)

Ancestry

Italian7.1%(1,211)

West Indian4.1%(703)

Irish3.8%(659)

Polish2.7%(468)

German2.6%(445)

Haitian1.7%(291)

Jamaican1.4%(240)

American1.1%(181)

Subsaharan African0.9%(155)

Portuguese0.7%(118)

English0.5%(93)

Nigerian0.5%(88)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Greek0.5%(80)

Hungarian0.4%(74)

Ukrainian0.4%(69)

French0.4%(61)

Slovak0.3%(50)

Macedonian0.3%(49)

Kenyan0.3%(48)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.3%(45)

Scottish0.2%(34)

Swiss0.2%(34)

Lithuanian0.2%(26)

Turkish0.2%(26)

Swedish0.1%(22)

Russian0.1%(18)

Welsh0.1%(18)

Norwegian0.1%(12)

British0.1%(9)

RANKED:Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Asian Indian population · Largest South American population · Largest Italian population · Largest West Indian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.3%

−14.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.5%

−12.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.9 min

−3%vs 2000

vs 22.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married49.6%(4,222)

Married41.4%(3,522)

Widowed2.7%(226)

Divorced6.4%(541)

Women 15+

Never married27.2%(1,642)

Married48.9%(2,950)

Widowed6.9%(416)

Divorced16.9%(1,022)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.0%

−8.4 ptssince 2013

from 12.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

73.1%

+14.6 ptssince 2020

from 58.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.7%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.3%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.2%

−9.2 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.6%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.7%

+11.7 ptssince 2020

from 69.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

26.2%

−9.2 ptssince 2020

from 35.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)8.1%(36)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.5%(73)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33%(146)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.5%(42)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 442 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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