CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hopatcong

New Jersey · 15,586 residents · 10.9 sq mi

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Hopatcong is a city of 15,586 people in New Jersey. Owners hold 89% of the housing stock. Median rent is $879 a month. The median household earns $48,203, about 60% above the national median. The typical home is worth $142,300. The poverty rate is 3.2%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.3

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,586

−2%vs 2000

vs 15,888 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.3

−12%vs 2000

vs 35.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

10.9 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59%(1,398)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(1,103)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(1,181)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(1,052)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(1,007)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.8%(3,392)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.1%(2,815)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.7%(1,827)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.5%(854)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.1%(637)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.7%(266)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(54)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$48,203

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,799 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,642

−34%vs 2000

vs $26,698 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.2%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$142,300

+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $142,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$879

+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $915 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

88.6%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.4% in 2000

11.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89%(14,144)

Black1.9%(296)

Hispanic / Latino6%(952)

Asian1.8%(282)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(15,059)

Black1.7%(259)

Hispanic / Latino3.2%(504)

Asian1.6%(248)

Other0.1%(20)

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 American9.2%(1,340)

Puerto Rican7.8%(1,139)

Colombian5.2%(759)

Ecuadorian2.1%(307)

Mexican1.8%(259)

Dominican1.8%(255)

Cuban1.3%(193)

Central American0.9%(134)

Uruguayan0.7%(109)

Peruvian0.4%(64)

Guatemalan0.4%(62)

Salvadoran0.4%(59)

+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data

Argentine0.4%(52)

Chilean0.3%(37)

Spaniard0.1%(17)

Bolivian0.1%(12)

Costa Rican0%(7)

Honduran0%(6)

Asian origin

Filipino0.8%(112)

Kazakh0.6%(83)

Pakistani0.2%(34)

Chinese0.2%(28)

Asian Indian0.2%(27)

Japanese0.1%(17)

Korean0.1%(16)

Taiwanese0.1%(14)

Vietnamese0.1%(9)

Ancestry

Irish19.3%(2,805)

Italian17.8%(2,592)

German12.8%(1,870)

Polish10.5%(1,533)

English6.1%(886)

Ukrainian2.3%(328)

American2%(285)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(257)

Portuguese1.4%(202)

French1.1%(166)

Scottish1.1%(161)

Norwegian1%(146)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.9%(137)

Hungarian0.8%(113)

Greek0.7%(107)

Czech0.7%(106)

Lithuanian0.5%(78)

Arab0.5%(73)

Subsaharan African0.5%(67)

Canadian0.4%(64)

Romanian0.4%(61)

West Indian0.4%(61)

Croatian0.4%(57)

Swedish0.4%(55)

Syrian0.4%(53)

Russian0.4%(51)

Swiss0.4%(51)

Slovak0.3%(45)

French Canadian0.3%(43)

British0.3%(39)

Ghanaian0.2%(31)

Armenian0.2%(30)

Welsh0.2%(30)

Danish0.2%(26)

Egyptian0.1%(20)

Macedonian0.1%(18)

Israeli0.1%(12)

Jamaican0.1%(9)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest German population · Largest Polish population · Largest South American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.5%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

86.3%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.5%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.9 min

+2%vs 2000

vs 30.2 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 married34.6%(2,233)

Married55.7%(3,587)

Widowed1.7%(109)

Divorced8%(516)

Women 15+

Never married27.5%(1,689)

Married56.4%(3,457)

Widowed7.2%(439)

Divorced9%(549)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.2%

−8.1 ptssince 2013

from 12.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

67.5%

−7.9 ptssince 2020

from 75.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.2%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 12.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.5%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

11.1%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 7.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.5%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

81.6%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 86.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

24.3%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% 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)21.3%(99)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.3%(85)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.3%(150)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.7%(22)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 464 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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