CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Watchung

New Jersey · 5,110 residents · 6.02 sq mi

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With 5,110 people, Watchung is a city in New Jersey. Households take in $79,129 a year at the median, 163% more than the country as a whole. The typical home is worth $390,700. That is roughly 93% ahead of the New Jersey median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 49% of adults have a four-year degree. Owners hold 93% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 43.1

US median: 33.0

More educated

49% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,110

−9%vs 2000

vs 5,613 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

43.1

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 43.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.02 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.4%(227)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.7%(242)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(367)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(331)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(284)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 349.8%(502)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(763)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5418.5%(943)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6414.8%(758)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.8%(499)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.8%(141)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(53)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$79,129

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $101,944 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$38,936

−34%vs 2000

vs $58,653 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.2%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$390,700

+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $436,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$975

+50%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $854 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

92.9%

+11.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.1% in 2000

7.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82.2%(4,615)

Black3.4%(189)

Hispanic / Latino3%(168)

Asian9.9%(553)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.9%(4,797)

Black0.9%(48)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(64)

Asian5.2%(265)

Other0%(0)

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 American2.5%(161)

Spaniard2.3%(152)

Puerto Rican2%(127)

Chilean1.5%(99)

Cuban1.2%(81)

Peruvian0.8%(54)

Mexican0.3%(22)

Colombian0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Asian Indian6.8%(442)

Korean2.3%(147)

Chinese1.4%(93)

Japanese0.7%(46)

Filipino0.3%(21)

Thai0.3%(20)

Laotian0.2%(12)

Ancestry

Italian17.3%(1,121)

Irish13.2%(854)

Polish10%(648)

German9.8%(638)

English5.4%(348)

Russian4.9%(320)

Portuguese4.6%(299)

American2.8%(181)

Swedish1.6%(105)

Dutch1.5%(99)

French1.2%(81)

Canadian1.2%(77)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian1.2%(77)

Austrian1.1%(73)

Lithuanian0.9%(57)

Arab0.7%(48)

Scottish0.6%(41)

Slovak0.4%(28)

Croatian0.4%(24)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(24)

Jordanian0.4%(23)

Czech0.3%(21)

Ukrainian0.3%(21)

West Indian0.2%(12)

Jamaican0.2%(12)

Hungarian0.2%(10)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Polish population · Largest German population · Largest Asian Indian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

49.1%

−8.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

92.8%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 93.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

23.0%

−8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 31.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.8 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 20.3 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 married25.5%(624)

Married69.2%(1,693)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced5.2%(128)

Women 15+

Never married19.9%(555)

Married56.3%(1,570)

Widowed12.3%(342)

Divorced11.5%(322)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.4%

−5.9 ptssince 2013

from 7.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

70.2%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 67.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.0%

−8.3 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.7%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 28.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

3.8%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 7.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.0%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 0.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

81.6%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 85.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.9%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 29.6% 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)14.4%(28)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.3%(86)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War16%(31)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 194 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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