CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Eatontown

New Jersey · 13,800 residents · 5.84 sq mi

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Eatontown is a city of 13,800 people in New Jersey. Owners hold 45% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $167,200. The poverty rate is 5.1%, under the national 13.2%. Median rent is $613 a month. The average commute runs 15 minutes.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

26% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,800

−1%vs 2000

vs 14,008 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.9

−13%vs 2000

vs 36.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.84 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(1,031)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.1%(839)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.1%(710)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(840)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.1%(1,259)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3422.9%(3,164)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.1%(2,089)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(1,356)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.6%(1,044)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(905)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.8%(385)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(178)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,864

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $53,833 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,679

−34%vs 2000

vs $26,965 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.1%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$167,200

+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $166,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$613

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $766 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

45.1%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 49.2% in 2000

54.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic70%(9,806)

Black11.2%(1,572)

Hispanic / Latino6.6%(928)

Asian9.3%(1,301)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic79.1%(10,917)

Black12.6%(1,735)

Hispanic / Latino4.5%(620)

Asian6.6%(909)

Other1.7%(239)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.3%(454)

South American2.3%(307)

Central American1.8%(238)

Puerto Rican1.5%(208)

Dominican1.5%(205)

Salvadoran1.3%(174)

Colombian1.2%(169)

Argentine0.8%(107)

Cuban0.4%(56)

Costa Rican0.4%(51)

Spaniard0.3%(37)

Peruvian0.1%(16)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Nicaraguan0.1%(13)

Ecuadorian0.1%(8)

Uruguayan0.1%(7)

Asian origin

Filipino6.3%(855)

Vietnamese4.3%(585)

Asian Indian1.9%(258)

Chinese0.9%(119)

Korean0.4%(53)

Japanese0.3%(37)

Kazakh0%(3)

Ancestry

Irish16%(2,173)

Italian13.7%(1,853)

German12.6%(1,707)

English6.5%(887)

Polish3.9%(532)

Arab2.5%(345)

West Indian2.5%(337)

Portuguese2.2%(295)

American1.9%(259)

Jamaican1.8%(242)

French1.7%(237)

Hungarian1.5%(204)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African1.1%(156)

Scottish1.1%(146)

Swedish1%(130)

Austrian0.7%(98)

Romanian0.7%(98)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(93)

Lebanese0.6%(76)

Brazilian0.5%(73)

British0.5%(70)

Greek0.5%(69)

Latvian0.5%(67)

Croatian0.5%(65)

Dutch0.4%(60)

Finnish0.4%(60)

French Canadian0.4%(54)

Norwegian0.4%(49)

Ukrainian0.3%(47)

Russian0.3%(44)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.3%(42)

Turkish0.3%(37)

Ethiopian0.3%(36)

Danish0.2%(31)

Nigerian0.2%(25)

Welsh0.2%(24)

Syrian0.1%(17)

Slovak0.1%(12)

Australian0.1%(11)

Lithuanian0.1%(9)

Czech0.1%(8)

Haitian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Filipino population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

26.1%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 33.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.2%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

11.2%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.3 min

−14%vs 2000

vs 17.8 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 married29.3%(1,439)

Married57.8%(2,835)

Widowed4.7%(230)

Divorced8.2%(401)

Women 15+

Never married33.4%(2,235)

Married44%(2,939)

Widowed10.5%(700)

Divorced12.1%(809)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.7%

−10.8 ptssince 2013

from 17.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.7%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 65.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.1%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.5%

+6.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.1%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.4%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 76.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.8%

+7.7 ptssince 2020

from 28.1% 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)16.7%(79)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.9%(61)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era51.5%(244)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.2%(20)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 474 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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