Emerson is home to 7,305 people in New Jersey. The median age is 48.8, about 10 years above the US median. Owners hold 92% of the housing stock. This is an unusually credentialed place: 57% of adults have a four-year degree. Median household income runs $155,536, well clear of the $82,259 US median. That is roughly 50% ahead of the New Jersey median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $155,536, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
57% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 36%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Emerson
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree28.2% → 57.0%(+28.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$549,376 → $645,200(+17%)US over the same years: +67%
Asian share5.9% → 15.6%(+9.7 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era56.7%(119)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War18.1%(38)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5.7%(12)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 210 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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Over time
Emerson, decade by decade
Emerson population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
6,930
$147,405
$549,376
28.2%
23.4
2000
7,197
$135,815
$474,177
40.3%
30.9
2010
7,401
$142,839
$726,910
38.6%
41.4
2020
7,290
$156,703
$645,047
49.7%
54.9
2024
7,305
$155,536
$645,200
57.0%
59.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
