CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Fords

New Jersey · 14,392 residents · 1.89 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

With 14,392 people, Fords is a city in New Jersey. Median home value sits at $158,800. At a median age of 37.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The poverty rate is 2.9%, under the national 13.2%. Households take in $43,913 a year at the median, 46% more than the country as a whole. 73% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.4

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 35%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,392

−4%vs 2000

vs 15,032 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

37.4

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 37.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.89 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(839)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.1%(734)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.9%(702)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.3%(762)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(928)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.5%(2,667)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(2,207)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(1,559)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.2%(1,750)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.7%(1,686)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.1%(439)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(119)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$43,913

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,015 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,124

−30%vs 2000

vs $25,917 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.9%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$158,800

+35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $155,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$637

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $787 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.8%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.7% in 2000

27.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic67%(10,070)

Black5.8%(877)

Hispanic / Latino9.2%(1,388)

Asian16%(2,402)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90%(12,959)

Black2.3%(333)

Hispanic / Latino5.7%(815)

Asian6.2%(888)

Other1.5%(212)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American9.5%(1,219)

Dominican6%(762)

Puerto Rican4.9%(631)

Peruvian3.6%(463)

Colombian3.3%(423)

Ecuadorian1.2%(157)

Cuban1.2%(151)

Central American0.9%(115)

Venezuelan0.9%(113)

Spaniard0.8%(104)

Argentine0.5%(63)

Mexican0.4%(56)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Costa Rican0.4%(48)

Guatemalan0.4%(46)

Honduran0.2%(21)

Asian origin

Asian Indian6.8%(864)

Filipino6.2%(791)

Chinese1.1%(141)

Pakistani0.9%(109)

Korean0.6%(79)

Nepalese0.6%(77)

Thai0.3%(32)

Indonesian0.2%(31)

Vietnamese0.1%(18)

Ancestry

Irish8.8%(1,118)

Italian7.7%(977)

Polish6.2%(789)

German5.7%(726)

American4.2%(531)

Subsaharan African3.7%(473)

Ghanaian3.4%(439)

West Indian2.5%(318)

Hungarian2.4%(306)

English2.1%(268)

Arab1.5%(197)

Russian1.5%(195)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Egyptian1.5%(188)

Slovak1.2%(155)

Macedonian1.2%(152)

Jamaican0.8%(104)

Portuguese0.7%(86)

Ukrainian0.5%(67)

French0.5%(61)

Danish0.5%(60)

Haitian0.3%(43)

Nigerian0.3%(34)

Norwegian0.3%(32)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(31)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(31)

Serbian0.2%(28)

Guyanese0.2%(27)

Greek0.2%(20)

Welsh0.1%(12)

Lebanese0.1%(9)

Brazilian0.1%(9)

Finnish0.1%(9)

French Canadian0.1%(7)

Swedish0%(6)

RANKED:Largest South American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest Asian Indian population · Largest Filipino population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.7%

−9.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.2%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.7%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.0 min

−2%vs 2000

vs 21.5 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 married39.4%(2,182)

Married51%(2,823)

Widowed2%(113)

Divorced7.6%(421)

Women 15+

Never married34.3%(1,832)

Married49.1%(2,623)

Widowed7.5%(403)

Divorced9.1%(487)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.2%

−7.1 ptssince 2013

from 10.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

72.0%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 69.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.2%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.9%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.3%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

79.0%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 78.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.0%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.7% 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)23.9%(60)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)5.2%(13)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.2%(116)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.4%(16)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 251 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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper