CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hackettstown

New Jersey · 8,120 residents · 3.61 sq mi

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Hackettstown is home to 8,120 people in New Jersey. The typical home is worth $150,700. The poverty rate is 3.5%, under the national 13.2%. The population has fallen 22% since 2000. Median household income runs $39,307, well clear of the $30,130 US median. 57% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.4

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,120

−22%vs 2000

vs 10,403 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.4

−6%vs 2000

vs 35.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.61 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(522)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(575)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.9%(398)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(668)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249%(727)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.5%(1,423)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.9%(1,288)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(833)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(662)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.1%(493)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(334)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(197)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$39,307

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,955 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,670

−33%vs 2000

vs $24,742 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.5%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$150,700

+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $153,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$594

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $719 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.4%

+9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 48.2% in 2000

42.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic84.7%(8,814)

Black2.1%(221)

Hispanic / Latino8%(833)

Asian2.9%(301)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.3%(7,742)

Black1.7%(137)

Hispanic / Latino4.1%(329)

Asian2.1%(174)

Other0.8%(67)

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 Rican9.3%(938)

Central American6%(610)

South American4.9%(494)

Colombian2.7%(278)

Honduran2.5%(253)

Dominican2.4%(248)

Salvadoran1.2%(123)

Ecuadorian1.2%(118)

Costa Rican1.1%(108)

Guatemalan0.9%(94)

Mexican0.8%(80)

Cuban0.7%(70)

+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data

Chilean0.6%(59)

Nicaraguan0.3%(32)

Argentine0.2%(23)

Spaniard0.2%(21)

Uruguayan0.1%(13)

Peruvian0%(3)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2%(199)

Pakistani1.7%(169)

Chinese0.8%(77)

Korean0.4%(42)

Filipino0.3%(35)

Cambodian0.3%(34)

Vietnamese0.2%(23)

Ancestry

Italian19%(1,927)

Irish17%(1,719)

German14.5%(1,473)

English5.8%(590)

Polish5.4%(545)

American3.3%(337)

Lithuanian2.9%(297)

Arab2.4%(239)

French2.1%(218)

Norwegian1.4%(140)

Dutch1.3%(135)

Lebanese1.3%(132)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Russian1.2%(126)

Hungarian1.1%(115)

West Indian1%(104)

Ukrainian0.9%(96)

Jamaican0.8%(83)

Moroccan0.6%(65)

Portuguese0.6%(64)

Scottish0.6%(58)

Brazilian0.5%(53)

Czech0.5%(48)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(48)

British0.4%(43)

Greek0.4%(39)

Welsh0.4%(36)

Israeli0.3%(31)

Swedish0.2%(24)

Swiss0.2%(22)

Egyptian0.2%(18)

Subsaharan African0.2%(17)

Slovak0.1%(13)

Australian0.1%(12)

Croatian0.1%(11)

Austrian0.1%(10)

Danish0.1%(10)

Syrian0%(3)

Turkish0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Central American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.8%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.2%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.4%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.7 min

−11%vs 2000

vs 26.5 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 married40.5%(1,666)

Married49%(2,014)

Widowed1.4%(58)

Divorced9.1%(374)

Women 15+

Never married39.5%(1,778)

Married43%(1,935)

Widowed8.7%(392)

Divorced8.8%(396)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.5%

−11.2 ptssince 2013

from 21.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

64.3%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 63.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.6%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.8%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.3%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.6%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 72.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

24.6%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 29.7% 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)31.9%(87)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.2%(36)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24.5%(67)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 273 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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