With 21,778 people, Secaucus is a city in New Jersey. 63% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. The foreign-born share is 43%. Few US cities rank higher on income. Households take in $139,821 a year at the median, 70% more than the country as a whole. 51% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $139,821, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
63% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 52%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Secaucus
What changed most since 1990
White share85.6% → 33.7%(−51.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Asian share4.9% → 36.1%(+31.2 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree24.1% → 63.1%(+39.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Secaucus's population equals 3.0% of Hudson County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.1% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.2% 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)4.7%(15)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11%(35)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.4%(132)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War18.5%(59)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 319 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
Secaucus, decade by decade
Secaucus 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
14,061
$124,357
$505,935
24.1%
32.4
2000
15,931
$108,935
$375,625
29.1%
59.7
2010
16,264
$118,379
$640,452
39.8%
76.4
2020
22,181
$151,677
$574,022
53.9%
86.5
2024
21,778
$139,821
$571,900
63.1%
89.4
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.
