CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Dunellen

New Jersey · 6,528 residents · 1.06 sq mi

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With 6,528 people, Dunellen is a city in New Jersey. The typical home is worth $153,500. Median household income runs $44,375, well clear of the $30,130 US median. Median rent is $678 a month. The poverty rate is 4.3%, under the national 13.2%. About 22% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.4

US median: 33.0

Average education

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,528

−4%vs 2000

vs 6,823 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.4

−4%vs 2000

vs 35.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.06 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(493)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.7%(371)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.9%(321)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(365)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(443)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.9%(1,367)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416%(1,043)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(666)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(540)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(570)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(299)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(50)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$44,375

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,205 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,641

−34%vs 2000

vs $26,529 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.3%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$153,500

+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $156,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$678

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $811 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.0%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.1% in 2000

31.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic76.6%(5,227)

Black3.5%(241)

Hispanic / Latino14.8%(1,010)

Asian3.5%(242)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.2%(6,280)

Black1%(67)

Hispanic / Latino4.9%(319)

Asian1.6%(102)

Other1.2%(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

Central American27.3%(2,162)

Salvadoran16.5%(1,306)

South American13.3%(1,050)

Peruvian6.5%(512)

Costa Rican4.9%(388)

Honduran4.4%(350)

Colombian3.2%(257)

Ecuadorian2.5%(198)

Puerto Rican1.7%(135)

Nicaraguan1.5%(118)

Paraguayan1%(83)

Mexican0.8%(62)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Dominican0.6%(47)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.5%(195)

Filipino0.9%(72)

Vietnamese0.8%(64)

Chinese0.6%(48)

Korean0.5%(38)

Pakistani0.2%(18)

Indonesian0.1%(10)

Ancestry

Italian15.9%(1,255)

Irish9%(715)

American7.6%(601)

Polish6.2%(487)

German4.6%(360)

English2.9%(228)

French2.2%(173)

West Indian1.8%(142)

Hungarian1.6%(130)

Austrian1.5%(116)

Russian1.5%(115)

Jamaican1.3%(103)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

British1.3%(99)

Subsaharan African0.6%(51)

Scottish0.6%(46)

Czech0.5%(42)

Dutch0.5%(40)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.5%(39)

Portuguese0.4%(33)

Greek0.3%(24)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(22)

Brazilian0.2%(17)

Cape Verdean0.2%(12)

Nigerian0.1%(11)

Guyanese0.1%(8)

Slovak0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population · Largest Italian population · Largest South American population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.2%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.4%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.3%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.1 min

−4%vs 2000

vs 20.0 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 married35.8%(1,203)

Married50.9%(1,712)

Widowed4.3%(143)

Divorced9%(303)

Women 15+

Never married32.2%(971)

Married53.9%(1,629)

Widowed9.4%(283)

Divorced4.5%(137)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.8%

+5.7 ptssince 2013

from 13.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.4%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 50.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

3.9%

−10.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.6%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.1%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 0.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.9%

−8.2 ptssince 2020

from 64.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.5%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 32.5% 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)37.1%(99)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.7%(66)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era49.4%(132)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 267 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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