CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Ramtown

New Jersey · 5,932 residents · 2.16 sq mi

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Ramtown is home to 5,932 people in New Jersey. 96% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $1,238 a month at the median. The median household earns $73,339, about 72% above the national median. Households here earn about 33% more than in New Jersey as a whole. Getting to work takes 30 minutes on average.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 32.6

US median: 35.2

Average education

26% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 43%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,932

−8%vs 2009

vs 6,443 in 2009

2000 – 2024

Median age

32.6

−4%vs 2009

vs 34.1 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

2.16 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 59.3%(550)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 910.9%(645)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.6%(627)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 198%(472)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 243.2%(189)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3412.6%(749)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4423.2%(1,376)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.8%(818)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 644.5%(264)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 742.7%(159)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 841.2%(74)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over0.2%(9)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$73,339

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $96,979 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$23,042

−30%vs 2009

vs $32,791 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

3.1%

−0.9 ptsvs 2009

vs 4.0% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$161,500

−43%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $354,700 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$1,238

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $2,001 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

95.8%

−2.6 ptsvs 2009

vs 98.4% in 2009

4.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic86.9%(5,600)

Black2.2%(142)

Hispanic / Latino7.4%(475)

Asian1.8%(118)

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.8%(5,268)

Black2%(116)

Hispanic / Latino6.2%(368)

Asian2.1%(127)

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 American7.8%(483)

Puerto Rican7.7%(477)

Colombian5.8%(360)

Dominican2.2%(138)

Central American2%(123)

Salvadoran2%(123)

Venezuelan2%(123)

Spaniard0.5%(31)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.7%(166)

Filipino0.5%(33)

Ancestry

Italian25.6%(1,589)

Irish19.8%(1,231)

German14.6%(907)

English6.1%(378)

American5.3%(327)

Polish4.1%(254)

Greek3.2%(198)

Dutch1.8%(109)

Hungarian1.6%(102)

Czech1.5%(92)

West Indian1.1%(66)

Lithuanian0.9%(55)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.5%(30)

Jamaican0.5%(29)

Scottish0.4%(27)

Slovak0.4%(26)

French Canadian0.4%(25)

Ukrainian0.3%(16)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(14)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest South American population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

26.0%

−5.7 ptsvs 2009

vs 31.7% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

91.9%

−3.3 ptsvs 2009

vs 95.2% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

7.7%

−3.6 ptsvs 2009

vs 11.3% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.8 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married25.5%(547)

Married70.8%(1,519)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced3.7%(80)

Women 15+

Never married15.2%(335)

Married75.1%(1,657)

Widowed3.7%(81)

Divorced6%(133)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2000

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.6%

−2.9 ptssince 2013

from 5.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

76.1%

−7.4 ptssince 2020

from 83.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.4%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 9.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.7%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.1%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 7.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 0.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

81.8%

−8.8 ptssince 2020

from 90.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

26.0%

+7.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% 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)28.2%(82)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)5.8%(17)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43%(125)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 291 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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