Raritan is a city of 8,368 people in New Jersey. That puts it in the top 6% of US cities for household income. The foreign-born share is 31%. 50% of homes are owner-occupied. 2,030 more people live here than in 2000. There are 4,201 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $107,672, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
44% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 38%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Raritan
What changed most since 1990
White share95.8% → 47.0%(−48.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Asian share0.9% → 21.7%(+20.8 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.8% → 44.5%(+32.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Raritan's population equals 2.4% of Somerset County's. Its number of veterans equals 1.3% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 3.6% 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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.7%(8)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era63%(75)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.7%(8)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 119 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
Raritan, decade by decade
Raritan 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
5,798
$93,103
$400,571
11.8%
10.2
2000
6,338
$93,127
$331,541
27.0%
40.4
2010
6,881
$100,867
$515,440
30.0%
65.5
2020
7,835
$99,958
$438,031
37.2%
79.6
2024
8,368
$107,672
$456,900
44.5%
85.1
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.
