With 13,727 people, New Providence is a city in New Jersey. This is an unusually credentialed place: 68% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $769,900, having more than doubled since 2000. Median household income runs $161,599, well clear of the $82,259 US median. That is roughly 56% ahead of the New Jersey median. The median age is 45.7, about 7 years above the US median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $161,599, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
68% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 34%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about New Providence
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$590,657 → $769,900(+30%)US over the same years: +67%
Asian share4.9% → 14.8%(+9.9 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
White share91.4% → 67.9%(−23.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
New Providence's population equals 2.4% of Union County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 0.5% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.3% of the county's.
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)23.4%(109)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.7%(101)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era23%(107)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War12.3%(57)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II13.5%(63)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 465 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
New Providence, decade by decade
New Providence population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
11,439
$149,812
$590,657
48.6%
20.2
2000
11,907
$165,705
$574,914
58.1%
29.5
2010
12,171
$163,338
$875,946
65.6%
41.0
2020
13,650
$181,464
$764,797
70.7%
60.9
2024
13,727
$161,599
$769,900
67.6%
63.1
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.
