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Hawthorne

New Jersey · 20,169 residents (2025 est.) · 3.32 sq mi
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With 19,628 people, Hawthorne is a city in New Jersey. Few US cities rank higher on income. Density works out to 5,916 people per square mile. 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At a median age of 42.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The poverty rate is 4.0%, under the national 12.5%.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $110,237, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
47% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 45%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Hawthorne

What changed most since 1990

  • Hispanic share2.9% → 26.1% (+23.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
  • White share96.0% → 65.4% (−30.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$449,533 → $533,700 (+19%)US over the same years: +67%

Among the 810 cities and towns in the New York metro

  • 539th in household income$110,237
  • 481st in share with a bachelor's degree47.0%
  • 496th in home value$533,700
  • 327th in diversity score62.6

Its weight in Passaic County

Hawthorne's population equals 3.8% of Passaic County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.1% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.2% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
19,628
+8%since 2000
from 18,218 in 2000
20,169 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
5,916 / sq mi
+8%since 2000
from 5,491 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
42.4
+11%since 2000
from 38.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
3.32 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
17K18K18K19K20K19902000201020202024Hawthorne
202420K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 53.1%(613)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.9%(1,361)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.6%(1,097)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.7%(1,119)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 244.5%(879)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3416.3%(3,207)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.1%(2,172)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413.3%(2,620)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.8%(2,515)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412%(2,358)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.8%(1,141)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.8%(546)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$110,237
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $55,340 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$52,062
+96%since 2000
from $26,551 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
67.5%
+19.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
4.0%
+0.6 ptssince 2000
from 3.4% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.389
−1%since 2010
from 0.392 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade7.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Other services7.3%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade6.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration5.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance4.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Arts, entertainment, food3.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Professional, scientific, technical2.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$533,700
+45%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $202,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,830
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $949 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
69.1%
+3.8 ptssince 2000
from 65.2% in 2000
30.9% rent
Vacancy rate
5.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.56 people
−5%since 2009
from 2.70 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
36.1%
−4.6 ptssince 2009
from 40.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
43.5%
−5.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.8
−18%since 2009
from 5.9 in 2009
1990 – 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
52
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic88.6%(16,141)
Black0.7%(130)
Hispanic / Latino7.4%(1,354)
Asian1.9%(339)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic65.4%(12,843)
Black2.4%(466)
Hispanic / Latino26.1%(5,132)
Asian1.8%(359)
Other4.2%(828)
Diversity Score
63
+57%since 2009
from 40 in 2009
1990 – 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
South American7.9%(1,559)
Dominican6.4%(1,259)
Puerto Rican3.2%(636)
Ecuadorian2.6%(510)
Colombian2%(386)
Peruvian1.9%(381)
Cuban1.9%(375)
Costa Rican1.6%(319)
Salvadoran1.1%(208)
Argentine0.7%(144)
Mexican0.7%(142)
+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0.4%(85)
Spaniard0.3%(63)
Guatemalan0.3%(53)
Panamanian0.2%(47)
Uruguayan0.2%(42)
Bolivian0.1%(11)
Asian origin
Chinese0.6%(120)
Bangladeshi0.4%(78)
Korean0.3%(65)
Filipino0.3%(62)
Taiwanese0.2%(32)
Asian Indian0.1%(12)
Ancestry
Italian23.4%(4,601)
Irish14.1%(2,774)
German10.3%(2,025)
English5.6%(1,091)
Polish5%(980)
American4.1%(799)
Dutch3.9%(771)
Arab2%(394)
Syrian1.4%(267)
French1.2%(233)
Russian0.9%(186)
Armenian0.7%(140)
+ 32 more ancestry groups with data
Scottish0.7%(137)
Hungarian0.6%(111)
Austrian0.5%(92)
Slovak0.4%(83)
Greek0.4%(74)
Turkish0.4%(73)
British0.4%(69)
Jordanian0.3%(65)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(59)
Lebanese0.3%(58)
Portuguese0.3%(56)
Macedonian0.3%(54)
Swedish0.3%(52)
West Indian0.3%(50)
Norwegian0.2%(48)
Ukrainian0.2%(44)
Lithuanian0.2%(40)
Jamaican0.2%(38)
Guyanese0.2%(31)
Welsh0.2%(30)
Nigerian0.1%(26)
Croatian0.1%(14)
Czech0.1%(13)
Canadian0.1%(11)
Finnish0.1%(11)
Belgian0%(9)
Slovene0%(9)
Swiss0%(9)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
47.0%
+21.5 ptssince 2000
from 25.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
95.8%
+11.6 ptssince 2000
from 84.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
16.5%
+8.7 ptssince 2000
from 7.9% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.6 min
+50%since 2000
from 16.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
78.5%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 80.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
5.4%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 9.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
2.0%
−4.5 ptssince 2009
from 6.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
11.9%
+10.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
3.6%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 4.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.1%
−1.9 ptssince 2011
from 7.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
69.6%
−4.5 ptssince 2011
from 74.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
86.6%
+4.1 ptssince 2020
from 82.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
15.7%
+1.7 ptssince 2009
from 14.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
46.9%
+8.1 ptssince 2009
from 38.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.3%
+3.2 ptssince 2009
from 46.1% in 2009
Female
50.7%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 53.9% in 2009
Foreign born
20.4%
+5.8 ptssince 2009
from 14.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
3.9%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 6.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
10.7%
+2.4 ptssince 2012
from 8.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.3%
−7.2 ptssince 2013
from 10.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.5%
+7.9 ptssince 2017
from 85.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.6%
+4.0 ptssince 2020
from 91.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 89.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
70.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2016
from 71.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
20.5%
+3.2 ptssince 2016
from 17.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married32.1%(2,565)
Married56.6%(4,523)
Widowed1.2%(94)
Divorced10.1%(810)
Women 15+
Never married27.3%(2,341)
Married50.8%(4,349)
Widowed8.4%(720)
Divorced13.5%(1,155)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.3%
−7.2 ptssince 2013
from 10.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
67.4%
−2.8 ptssince 2020
from 70.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
10.8%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 9.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
20.5%
+3.4 ptssince 2020
from 17.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
11.3%
−2.3 ptssince 2020
from 13.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.4%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 1.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
76.7%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 77.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
30.1%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 29.0% 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)22.7%(138)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13%(79)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.6%(271)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.1%(43)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 608 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

Hawthorne, decade by decade

Hawthorne population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199017,084$103,465$449,53322.5%9.6
200018,218$100,810$367,97425.6%26.1
201018,791$104,994$602,76132.4%44.4
202019,637$125,550$499,23942.9%61.5
202419,628$110,237$533,70047.0%62.6

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Hawthorne, New Jersey?

Hawthorne, New Jersey has about 19,628 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Hawthorne, New Jersey earns about $110,237 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Hawthorne, New Jersey expensive?

In Hawthorne, New Jersey, the median home is worth about $533,700, and the typical rent is about $1,830 a month.

How educated are people in Hawthorne, New Jersey?

About 47.0% of adults age 25 and over in Hawthorne, New Jersey hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Hawthorne, New Jersey?

About 4.0% of people in Hawthorne, New Jersey live below the federal poverty line.

Has Hawthorne, New Jersey grown since 1990?

Yes, Hawthorne, New Jersey has grown since 1990. The population has added about 2,544 residents, a change of about 15 percent over that period.

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