CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Budd Lake

New Jersey · 7,272 residents · 5.44 sq mi

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Budd Lake is a city of 7,272 people in New Jersey. Median home value sits at $154,500. Median household income runs $44,424, well clear of the $30,130 US median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.2% of residents. Median rent is $632 a month. Getting to work takes 28 minutes on average.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

24% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,272

−10%vs 2000

vs 8,100 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

30.6

−9%vs 2000

vs 33.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.44 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.2%(743)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(538)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(468)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(512)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(557)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.2%(1,544)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.8%(1,369)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(762)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.5%(403)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.3%(243)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.6%(116)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(17)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$44,424

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,540 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,444

−29%vs 2000

vs $24,581 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.2%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$154,500

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $177,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$632

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $743 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.1%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.6% in 2000

31.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82.5%(6,680)

Black3.4%(279)

Hispanic / Latino6.6%(536)

Asian5.8%(467)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.7%(6,886)

Black2.1%(155)

Hispanic / Latino3.2%(232)

Asian2.1%(152)

Other1.1%(79)

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 Rican6.1%(646)

Central American5.9%(629)

South American4.6%(485)

Salvadoran2.6%(280)

Dominican1.9%(201)

Honduran1.4%(145)

Peruvian1.4%(145)

Guatemalan1.3%(142)

Ecuadorian1.2%(131)

Cuban1.2%(128)

Spaniard1.1%(113)

Colombian0.9%(92)

+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data

Costa Rican0.6%(62)

Uruguayan0.4%(44)

Venezuelan0.3%(27)

Argentine0.2%(25)

Paraguayan0.2%(21)

Asian origin

Asian Indian5.7%(604)

Chinese0.9%(93)

Filipino0.7%(72)

Ancestry

Irish15.8%(1,683)

Italian14.5%(1,542)

German13.3%(1,416)

Polish7.8%(826)

English5.7%(605)

Greek3.3%(348)

American2.7%(285)

Subsaharan African2.3%(250)

Ghanaian2%(209)

West Indian1.4%(146)

French1.3%(142)

Russian1.3%(134)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Slovak1.1%(117)

Norwegian1.1%(113)

Ukrainian1%(107)

Hungarian0.9%(93)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(79)

Brazilian0.7%(70)

Scottish0.6%(65)

Dutch0.5%(57)

Jamaican0.5%(51)

French Canadian0.4%(46)

Portuguese0.3%(28)

Lithuanian0.2%(25)

Romanian0.2%(22)

Swedish0.2%(19)

Canadian0.1%(15)

Latvian0.1%(15)

Arab0.1%(14)

Egyptian0.1%(14)

Austrian0.1%(14)

Welsh0.1%(13)

Belgian0.1%(12)

Iranian0.1%(12)

Swiss0.1%(11)

British0.1%(9)

Guyanese0.1%(9)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest German population · Largest Polish population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.5%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.1%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.3%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.4 min

+2%vs 2000

vs 28.0 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 married34.4%(1,398)

Married56.7%(2,306)

Widowed3.8%(154)

Divorced5.1%(208)

Women 15+

Never married27.5%(1,133)

Married56.1%(2,309)

Widowed5%(205)

Divorced11.4%(471)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.3%

−5.9 ptssince 2013

from 10.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

78.6%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 75.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.1%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 7.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.2%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.2%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.4%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

82.9%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 81.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

21.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% 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)21.7%(48)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.6%(39)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22.2%(49)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.9%(13)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 221 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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