CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Runnemede

New Jersey · 9,042 residents · 2.05 sq mi

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With 9,042 people, Runnemede is a city in New Jersey. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. That trails the New Jersey median by roughly 19%. The poverty rate is 7.1%, under the national 13.2%. 70% of homes are owner-occupied. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,042

+6%vs 2000

vs 8,533 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.2

−9%vs 2000

vs 37.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.05 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(628)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.9%(536)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(563)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(549)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.6%(686)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.8%(1,702)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(1,299)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(836)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(939)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.2%(921)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(330)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(53)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$33,012

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,126 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,263

−20%vs 2000

vs $19,143 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.1%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$92,900

+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $97,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$488

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $598 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.9%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.9% in 2000

30.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.9%(7,668)

Black3.7%(315)

Hispanic / Latino3.6%(306)

Asian1.5%(132)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.3%(8,704)

Black2.7%(244)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(150)

Asian0.5%(44)

Other0.6%(50)

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%(591)

Mexican2.6%(215)

Central American1.8%(152)

Salvadoran0.7%(57)

Guatemalan0.5%(44)

Cuban0.4%(32)

Costa Rican0.3%(29)

Spaniard0.3%(21)

South American0.2%(20)

Ecuadorian0.2%(19)

Nicaraguan0.2%(14)

Honduran0.1%(8)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Peruvian0%(1)

Asian origin

Bangladeshi0.6%(48)

Vietnamese0.5%(45)

Asian Indian0.5%(42)

Pakistani0.3%(27)

Taiwanese0.1%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(11)

Ancestry

Irish25.6%(2,137)

Italian22.7%(1,893)

German12.8%(1,073)

English11.1%(924)

Polish6.1%(511)

Russian1.9%(161)

Dutch1.9%(157)

West Indian1.9%(157)

American1.7%(141)

Welsh1.3%(110)

Subsaharan African1%(84)

Haitian1%(82)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Jamaican0.9%(75)

Scottish0.8%(63)

Austrian0.5%(42)

British0.5%(42)

Greek0.5%(42)

Norwegian0.5%(42)

French0.5%(41)

Swedish0.4%(36)

Ghanaian0.4%(31)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(29)

Hungarian0.3%(26)

Czech0.3%(22)

Serbian0.2%(15)

French Canadian0.2%(14)

Turkish0.2%(13)

Arab0.1%(11)

Moroccan0.1%(11)

Brazilian0.1%(11)

Danish0.1%(11)

Armenian0.1%(10)

Finnish0.1%(8)

Lithuanian0.1%(8)

Ukrainian0.1%(8)

Slovak0%(4)

Canadian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.9%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.7%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.2%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.0 min

+8%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 married41.2%(1,503)

Married44.1%(1,606)

Widowed5.6%(203)

Divorced9.1%(333)

Women 15+

Never married36.3%(1,195)

Married43.4%(1,429)

Widowed8.7%(288)

Divorced11.5%(380)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.0%

−7.2 ptssince 2013

from 14.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.2%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 63.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.4%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 10.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.1%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.0%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.7%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 71.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.2%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 30.3% 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)27.4%(120)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.5%(90)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45%(197)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.2%(27)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.8%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 438 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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