CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Carteret

New Jersey · 19,025 residents · 4.39 sq mi

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Carteret is a city of 19,025 people in New Jersey. Median home value sits at $148,000. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income runs $40,268, well clear of the $30,130 US median. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock. Median rent is $587 a month.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 45%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

19,025

−8%vs 2000

vs 20,709 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.2

−5%vs 2000

vs 37.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.39 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202425K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(1,160)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(1,216)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(1,178)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(1,206)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(1,345)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.7%(3,364)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(2,568)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(2,004)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.4%(2,163)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.3%(1,959)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(772)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(90)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$40,268

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,148 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,024

−21%vs 2000

vs $18,967 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.4%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$148,000

+45%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $134,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$587

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $741 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.8%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.3% in 2000

29.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic57.2%(11,855)

Black9%(1,856)

Hispanic / Latino23.4%(4,839)

Asian8.2%(1,705)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic84.6%(16,104)

Black5.9%(1,125)

Hispanic / Latino13.9%(2,648)

Asian3.6%(687)

Other5.8%(1,109)

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 Rican11.6%(2,962)

Dominican8.2%(2,083)

South American5.8%(1,489)

Central American4.6%(1,185)

Honduran4.4%(1,124)

Peruvian2.6%(653)

Colombian2%(518)

Mexican1.2%(308)

Cuban1.1%(273)

Ecuadorian0.8%(206)

Spaniard0.4%(101)

Uruguayan0.2%(60)

+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data

Venezuelan0.2%(45)

Salvadoran0.1%(25)

Panamanian0.1%(22)

Costa Rican0%(9)

Argentine0%(7)

Guatemalan0%(5)

Asian origin

Asian Indian17.8%(4,543)

Filipino3.4%(867)

Pakistani2.5%(642)

Chinese0.7%(190)

Bangladeshi0.4%(98)

Korean0.1%(27)

Sri Lankan0.1%(21)

Vietnamese0%(6)

Ancestry

Italian5.6%(1,430)

American4.4%(1,118)

West Indian4.2%(1,068)

Polish3.5%(905)

Irish3.3%(834)

Haitian2.4%(609)

German2.1%(532)

Subsaharan African1.7%(435)

Portuguese1.3%(322)

Hungarian1.1%(269)

Jamaican0.9%(225)

Nigerian0.7%(168)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

English0.6%(159)

Ghanaian0.4%(103)

Ukrainian0.4%(99)

Slovak0.4%(93)

Scottish0.3%(85)

French0.3%(68)

Arab0.3%(64)

Dutch0.2%(50)

Russian0.2%(43)

Guyanese0.1%(35)

Swedish0.1%(35)

Egyptian0.1%(34)

Norwegian0.1%(32)

Syrian0.1%(30)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(30)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(26)

French Canadian0.1%(23)

Greek0.1%(20)

Danish0.1%(18)

Lithuanian0%(12)

Czech0%(8)

Croatian0%(3)

Serbian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.3%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.4%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.7 min

+6%vs 2000

vs 19.5 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 married44%(4,421)

Married48.8%(4,904)

Widowed2.3%(229)

Divorced5%(502)

Women 15+

Never married36.3%(3,906)

Married45.5%(4,896)

Widowed6.8%(736)

Divorced11.3%(1,214)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.7%

−9.5 ptssince 2013

from 18.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.1%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 57.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.9%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 10.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.3%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 22.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.0%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 65.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.6%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 34.6% 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)29.4%(213)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.7%(63)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.5%(293)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.8%(35)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 724 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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