COMPARING TWO PLACES
New Jersey vs Wisconsin
PLACE A
New Jersey
VS
PLACE B
Wisconsin
New Jersey is 58% larger than Wisconsin. New Jersey earns more, with a median household income $26,071 higher.
NEW JERSEYWISCONSINDIFFERENCE
Total population9,343,8095,914,872+58% vs Wisconsin
Population density1,271109+1,161
Population growth5.7%3.6%+2.0 pts
Median age40.140.2−0.1
Male49.2%50.1%−0.9 pts
Female50.8%49.9%+0.9 pts
Foreign-born23.9%5.2%+18.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic50.9%78.6%−27.6 pts
Black12.2%5.9%+6.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.5%8.0%+14.5 pts
Asian10.0%2.9%+7.1 pts
Other4.4%4.6%−0.2 pts
Median household income$103,556$77,485+$26,071
Per capita income$54,253$43,373+$10,880
Poverty rate9.7%10.6%−0.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4780.444+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher43.6%33.4%+10.2 pts
Graduate degree17.6%11.4%+6.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.3%3.2%+3.1 pts
Labor force participation66.4%65.3%+1.1 pts
Median home value$454,400$266,500+$187,900
Median gross rent$1,720$1,087+$633
Owner-occupied63.8%67.8%−4.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.5%10.8%−3.3 pts
Rent-burdened households49.1%41.1%+8.0 pts
Average commute30.522.2+8.3
Worked from home16.8%13.1%+3.7 pts
Public transit to work8.1%1.1%+7.0 pts
Uninsured7.5%5.2%+2.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024