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Echelon

New Jersey · 13,284 residents · 2.80 sq mi
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Echelon is home to 13,284 people in New Jersey. 37% of homes are owner-occupied. 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. There are 4,749 people per square mile. The foreign-born share is 26%. The population is up 27% since 2000.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
54% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 58%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
13,284
+27%since 2000
from 10,440 in 2000
2000 – 2024
Population density
4,749 / sq mi
+24%since 2009
from 3,820 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
36.4
+2%since 2000
from 35.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
2.80 sq mi
Population, 2000 – 2024
10K11K12K13K14K2000201020202024Echelon
202413K
2000201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.2%(562)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 99.3%(1,241)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.2%(692)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 194.6%(617)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.3%(843)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3418.1%(2,405)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4417.5%(2,324)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412%(1,595)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 649.4%(1,252)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 746.9%(914)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.7%(622)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.6%(217)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$82,932
−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $49,410 in 2000
US average: $82,259
2000 – 2024
Per capita income
$43,875
+63%since 2000
from $26,850 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
52.5%
+15.7 ptssince 2009
from 36.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.6%
+2.3 ptssince 2000
from 8.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.440
+6%since 2010
from 0.415 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade5.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services4.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance4.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Arts, entertainment, food4.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Wholesale trade2.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$328,600
+58%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $114,400 in 2000
US average: $376,019
2000 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,717
+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $833 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
36.8%
−5.7 ptssince 2000
from 42.4% in 2000
63.2% rent
Vacancy rate
0.9%
−5.3 ptssince 2009
from 6.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.10 people
+3%since 2009
from 2.03 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
32.8%
−2.2 ptssince 2009
from 35.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
53.3%
+15.7 ptssince 2009
from 37.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.0
+10%since 2009
from 3.6 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
50
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic71.7%(7,484)
Black10%(1,048)
Hispanic / Latino3%(317)
Asian13.2%(1,375)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic56.1%(7,447)
Black9.1%(1,213)
Hispanic / Latino4.4%(586)
Asian25.5%(3,384)
Other4.9%(654)
Diversity Score
76
+6%since 2009
from 71 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican1.8%(233)
Dominican1%(134)
Colombian0.7%(87)
Mexican0.3%(37)
Ecuadorian0.2%(26)
Cuban0.1%(19)
Chilean0.1%(13)
Peruvian0.1%(12)
Asian origin
Asian Indian14.9%(1,975)
Filipino2.7%(360)
Vietnamese2.6%(342)
Korean2.4%(321)
Chinese2.1%(284)
Japanese0.3%(43)
Burmese0.2%(32)
Cambodian0.1%(9)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
Irish21.2%(2,814)
German16.3%(2,167)
Italian13.4%(1,785)
Polish4.3%(567)
English4.2%(563)
American2.7%(354)
Scotch-Irish2.5%(332)
Turkish1.3%(168)
Brazilian1.2%(161)
Ukrainian0.9%(126)
Russian0.9%(116)
Belgian0.6%(76)
+ 21 more ancestry groups with data
West Indian0.5%(73)
Jamaican0.5%(73)
Iranian0.5%(63)
Arab0.5%(61)
Hungarian0.5%(60)
Dutch0.4%(50)
British0.3%(43)
Jordanian0.3%(42)
Romanian0.3%(37)
Scottish0.3%(37)
Portuguese0.3%(36)
French0.3%(34)
Austrian0.2%(24)
Swedish0.2%(24)
Swiss0.2%(21)
Egyptian0.1%(19)
Armenian0.1%(19)
Norwegian0.1%(10)
Czech0.1%(9)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
53.6%
+13.3 ptssince 2000
from 40.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
96.1%
+6.9 ptssince 2000
from 89.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
21.5%
+6.2 ptssince 2000
from 15.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
29.1 min
+38%since 2000
from 21.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
65.8%
−8.4 ptssince 2009
from 74.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
4.8%
−2.4 ptssince 2009
from 7.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
4.3%
−6.7 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
23.0%
+19.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.2%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
11.3%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 13.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.9%
−3.9 ptssince 2011
from 7.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
68.8%
+2.0 ptssince 2011
from 66.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.3%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 73.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
9.2%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 11.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
54.8%
+4.5 ptssince 2009
from 50.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.8%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 48.8% in 2009
Female
50.2%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 51.2% in 2009
Foreign born
25.8%
+3.4 ptssince 2009
from 22.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
3.1%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 7.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.9%
−0.9 ptssince 2012
from 14.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.0%
−10.3 ptssince 2013
from 14.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
94.4%
+8.4 ptssince 2017
from 86.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.1%
+4.7 ptssince 2020
from 92.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
81.3%
+3.2 ptssince 2020
from 78.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
71.1%
−2.6 ptssince 2016
from 73.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
3.3%
+1.7 ptssince 2016
from 1.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married35.3%(1,754)
Married46.3%(2,301)
Widowed1.7%(85)
Divorced16.6%(825)
Women 15+
Never married36.8%(2,142)
Married42.1%(2,450)
Widowed10.1%(587)
Divorced11.1%(645)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.0%
−10.3 ptssince 2013
from 14.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
69.7%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 69.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
10.6%
−3.0 ptssince 2020
from 13.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
14.4%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 13.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
15.1%
+3.8 ptssince 2020
from 11.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 1.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
79.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 80.0% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
25.6%
+4.7 ptssince 2020
from 20.9% 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)61%(194)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)52.8%(168)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era20.4%(65)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 318 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Echelon, New Jersey?

Echelon, New Jersey has about 13,284 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Echelon, New Jersey?

The typical household in Echelon, New Jersey earns about $82,932 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Echelon, New Jersey expensive?

In Echelon, New Jersey, the median home is worth about $328,600, and the typical rent is about $1,717 a month.

How educated are people in Echelon, New Jersey?

About 53.6% of adults age 25 and over in Echelon, New Jersey hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Echelon, New Jersey?

About 10.6% of people in Echelon, New Jersey live below the federal poverty line.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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