With 6,656 people, North Caldwell is a city in New Jersey. Households here earn about 101% more than in New Jersey as a whole. This is an unusually credentialed place: 81% of adults have a four-year degree. The median household earns $208,245, about 153% above the national median. Owners hold 98% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $904,500, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $208,245, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
81% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about North Caldwell
What changed most since 1990
White share82.9% → 79.7%(−3.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree55.9% → 80.6%(+24.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Black share10.0% → 2.5%(−7.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
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)21.8%(19)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.8%(19)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21.8%(19)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War23%(20)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 87 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
North Caldwell, decade by decade
North Caldwell 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
6,706
$221,061
$885,145
55.9%
37.5
2000
7,375
$213,853
$725,930
58.2%
46.0
2010
6,183
$218,595
$1,072,886
65.4%
26.4
2020
6,694
$228,772
$896,303
75.4%
40.1
2024
6,656
$208,245
$904,500
80.6%
43.9
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.
