CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Golden Triangle

New Jersey · 3,511 residents · 2.83 sq mi

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Golden Triangle is home to 3,511 people in New Jersey. The median age is 41.0, about 6 years above the US median. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. Median rent is $790 a month. That trails the New Jersey median by roughly 16%. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.7% of residents.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 41.0

US median: 35.2

Average education

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 37%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,511

−12%vs 2009

vs 3,981 in 2009

2000 – 2024

Median age

41.0

−5%vs 2009

vs 43.0 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

2.83 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.2%(181)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 95%(176)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.7%(200)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 195.4%(191)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.3%(151)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3413.8%(485)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4417.4%(611)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.7%(447)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.7%(339)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748.5%(299)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 848.5%(299)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over3.8%(132)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$46,266

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $62,001 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$22,423

−29%vs 2009

vs $31,474 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

7.7%

+2.7 ptsvs 2009

vs 5.0% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$115,800

−37%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $229,000 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$790

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $1,476 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

80.3%

+2.9 ptsvs 2009

vs 77.4% in 2009

19.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic69.5%(2,765)

Black15.1%(601)

Hispanic / Latino4.7%(187)

Asian7.9%(316)

2000

White, non-Hispanic78.6%(2,759)

Black8.8%(308)

Hispanic / Latino5.5%(193)

Asian5.1%(180)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican4.3%(248)

Central American2.4%(141)

Guatemalan2.1%(120)

Dominican2%(117)

Mexican1.5%(87)

Costa Rican0.4%(21)

South American0.2%(11)

Peruvian0.2%(11)

Asian origin

Filipino6.3%(363)

Vietnamese4.9%(284)

Pakistani1.1%(64)

Chinese0.7%(39)

Asian Indian0.4%(21)

Cambodian0.1%(5)

Ancestry

Italian18.3%(1,056)

Irish11.1%(639)

Polish9.9%(569)

German8.6%(493)

English7.1%(409)

Greek4.1%(235)

Russian2%(114)

American1.9%(112)

Arab1.7%(99)

Lebanese1.7%(99)

Swedish1.5%(85)

Dutch1.4%(80)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

British1.3%(73)

Iranian0.8%(49)

Portuguese0.7%(41)

French0.7%(39)

Hungarian0.6%(33)

Danish0.6%(32)

Romanian0.6%(32)

Subsaharan African0.3%(18)

Welsh0.3%(16)

Norwegian0.2%(13)

Scottish0.2%(12)

Brazilian0.1%(4)

West Indian0.1%(3)

Barbadian0.1%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.6%

−9.2 ptsvs 2009

vs 30.7% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

82.1%

−7.2 ptsvs 2009

vs 89.3% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

6.5%

−3.0 ptsvs 2009

vs 9.5% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.0 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married38.7%(532)

Married47.4%(652)

Widowed4.1%(57)

Divorced9.8%(135)

Women 15+

Never married26.6%(399)

Married47.4%(712)

Widowed14.6%(219)

Divorced11.5%(172)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.4%

−9.6 ptssince 2013

from 12.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.0%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 55.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.7%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.6%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.8%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.0%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 75.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.6%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 36.0% 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)8.5%(25)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)5.8%(17)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era48.6%(143)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.1%(18)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 294 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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