CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Buena

New Jersey · 4,441 residents · 7.57 sq mi

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With 4,441 people, Buena is a city in New Jersey. Households here earn about 33% less than in New Jersey as a whole. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population is up 15% since 2000. Owners hold 69% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $80,400.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% 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

4,441

+15%vs 2000

vs 3,873 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.8

−7%vs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.57 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(332)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(306)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(292)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(324)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(279)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.8%(789)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(623)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(408)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(384)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.1%(450)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(208)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(46)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,577

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,679 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,923

−29%vs 2000

vs $16,717 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.7%

−8.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$80,400

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $98,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$501

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $639 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.3%

+6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.9% in 2000

30.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic66.4%(2,572)

Black7.1%(274)

Hispanic / Latino23.7%(916)

Asian0.4%(17)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic81.3%(3,609)

Black4.5%(202)

Hispanic / Latino21.3%(944)

Asian0.9%(38)

Other13.3%(592)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican17.5%(791)

Puerto Rican11.9%(540)

Central American1.1%(50)

Salvadoran1.1%(50)

South American1%(46)

Peruvian1%(46)

Spaniard0.6%(25)

Asian origin

Asian Indian5.9%(268)

Chinese0.8%(34)

Korean0.1%(6)

Ancestry

Italian30.6%(1,385)

German9.3%(421)

Irish8.8%(396)

Scotch-Irish2.4%(109)

English2.1%(93)

Polish1.6%(72)

Canadian1.3%(58)

American1%(45)

British0.8%(38)

Russian0.8%(34)

French0.7%(33)

Norwegian0.3%(15)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Scottish0.2%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.1%

+3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.7%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.9 min

+2%vs 2000

vs 18.6 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 married35.9%(571)

Married48.6%(773)

Widowed3.6%(58)

Divorced11.8%(188)

Women 15+

Never married36%(721)

Married44.8%(897)

Widowed10.2%(205)

Divorced9%(180)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.5%

−1.5 ptssince 2013

from 9.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.5%

−10.3 ptssince 2020

from 56.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.2%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.8%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.3%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 0.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.3%

−12.6 ptssince 2020

from 70.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.2%

+6.3 ptssince 2020

from 33.9% 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)24.8%(27)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.3%(9)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44%(48)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.4%(7)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 109 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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