CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Phillipsburg

New Jersey · 15,757 residents · 3.19 sq mi

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Phillipsburg is a city of 15,757 people in New Jersey. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 33% less than in New Jersey as a whole. Owners hold 58% of the housing stock. Households earn $27,289 at the median, near the US median. The typical home is worth $86,700.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,757

+4%vs 2000

vs 15,166 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.2

−8%vs 2000

vs 36.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.19 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.6%(1,353)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(999)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(1,018)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(981)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.3%(1,147)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.1%(2,849)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(2,073)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.3%(1,314)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(1,446)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.8%(1,541)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(812)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(224)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,289

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,368 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,236

−34%vs 2000

vs $18,452 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.9%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$86,700

+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $89,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$489

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $600 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.5%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.0% in 2000

41.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89%(13,495)

Black3.3%(502)

Hispanic / Latino5.4%(816)

Asian0.8%(126)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.9%(15,111)

Black1.9%(295)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(256)

Asian1.2%(185)

Other1.1%(166)

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 Rican7.1%(1,090)

South American3.1%(471)

Mexican2.3%(354)

Central American2.2%(334)

Peruvian1.2%(188)

Colombian1.1%(166)

Salvadoran0.7%(105)

Guatemalan0.7%(101)

Honduran0.5%(69)

Ecuadorian0.4%(54)

Paraguayan0.4%(54)

Cuban0.3%(50)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Costa Rican0.3%(45)

Dominican0.2%(36)

Nicaraguan0.1%(14)

Venezuelan0.1%(9)

Asian origin

Chinese0.7%(113)

Filipino0.2%(26)

Korean0%(1)

Vietnamese0%(1)

Ancestry

German17.9%(2,740)

Italian16.4%(2,503)

Irish15%(2,294)

English5%(767)

Dutch3%(458)

American2.5%(380)

Subsaharan African2.2%(332)

Hungarian1.8%(268)

Arab1.7%(263)

Polish1.7%(262)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(216)

Egyptian1.4%(209)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Nigerian0.8%(116)

Scottish0.7%(111)

French0.6%(86)

West Indian0.5%(77)

Welsh0.5%(75)

Lebanese0.4%(54)

Danish0.4%(54)

Ukrainian0.4%(54)

Slovak0.3%(53)

Portuguese0.3%(44)

Norwegian0.3%(42)

Swedish0.3%(42)

Greek0.2%(32)

Bulgarian0.2%(28)

Turkish0.2%(23)

Brazilian0.1%(18)

Austrian0.1%(16)

Swiss0.1%(15)

French Canadian0.1%(14)

Lithuanian0.1%(9)

Czech0%(6)

Russian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.8%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.1%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.7%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.4 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 18.5 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 married42.6%(2,678)

Married41.9%(2,631)

Widowed2.6%(166)

Divorced12.8%(806)

Women 15+

Never married32.9%(2,090)

Married42.3%(2,692)

Widowed9.1%(578)

Divorced15.7%(999)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.6%

−5.4 ptssince 2013

from 13.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.4%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 54.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 10.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.5%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.0%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 28.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.1%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 62.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.0%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 42.8% 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%(171)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.5%(177)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.4%(206)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.4%(71)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.3%(10)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 752 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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