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Cumberland County

New Jersey · 157,148 residents (2025 est.) · 483 sq mi
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Cumberland County is a county of 153,305 people in New Jersey. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. That trails the New Jersey median by roughly 35%. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $221,400. Median household income is $67,436, under the $82,259 national median. The poverty rate is 15.6%, above the 12.5% national rate.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,436, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 36%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Cumberland County

What changed most since 1990

  • Hispanic share12.6% → 35.7% (+23.2 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
  • White share69.0% → 40.9% (−28.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$176,645 → $221,400 (+25%)US over the same years: +67%

Among the 21 counties in New Jersey

  • 21st in household income$67,436
  • 21st in share with a bachelor's degree18.9%
  • 21st in home value$221,400
  • 7th in diversity score84.3
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
153,305
+5%since 2000
from 146,438 in 2000
157,148 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
317 / sq mi
+5%since 2000
from 303 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
37.7
+6%since 2000
from 35.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
483 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
136K142K148K154K159K19902000201020202024Cumberland County
2024153K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.2%(9,429)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.5%(9,984)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.4%(11,385)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.6%(10,157)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.1%(9,324)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.6%(20,853)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.2%(20,302)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.4%(18,957)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.2%(18,698)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.3%(14,282)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.5%(6,962)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.9%(2,972)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$67,436
−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $39,150 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$32,721
+88%since 2000
from $17,376 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
45.1%
+15.0 ptssince 2009
from 30.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.6%
+0.5 ptssince 2000
from 15.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.473
+9%since 2010
from 0.433 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade10.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade8.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance8.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical7.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services3.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Transportation & warehousing3.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Public administration2.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.9%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Arts, entertainment, food0.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.6%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$221,400
+36%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $89,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,282
+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $616 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
66.5%
−1.4 ptssince 2000
from 67.9% in 2000
33.5% rent
Vacancy rate
6.1%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 8.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.68 people
−6%since 2009
from 2.84 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
30.0%
−5.3 ptssince 2009
from 35.3% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
52.4%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 54.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.3
−2%since 2009
from 3.4 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
20
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic58.4%(85,510)
Black19.2%(28,134)
Hispanic / Latino19%(27,823)
Asian0.9%(1,338)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic40.9%(62,771)
Black16.4%(25,190)
Hispanic / Latino35.7%(54,804)
Asian1.4%(2,201)
Other5.4%(8,339)
Diversity Score
84
+9%since 2009
from 78 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
42
−2%since 2020
from 43 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican16%(24,561)
Mexican13.4%(20,534)
Dominican1.4%(2,173)
South American1.4%(2,074)
Guatemalan1.2%(1,856)
Colombian0.9%(1,452)
Salvadoran0.5%(835)
Cuban0.5%(705)
Peruvian0.2%(306)
Honduran0.2%(242)
Spaniard0.1%(172)
+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data
Costa Rican0.1%(149)
Ecuadorian0.1%(141)
Venezuelan0.1%(126)
Argentine0%(49)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.8%(1,240)
Filipino0.3%(431)
Pakistani0.1%(184)
Japanese0.1%(137)
Korean0%(75)
Chinese0%(73)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
Italian12.5%(19,183)
German9.2%(14,106)
Irish7.9%(12,094)
English6.2%(9,449)
American3.5%(5,403)
Polish2.2%(3,297)
West Indian1.3%(1,943)
French1%(1,486)
Scottish0.9%(1,307)
Ukrainian0.8%(1,269)
Jamaican0.8%(1,167)
+ 41 more ancestry groups with data
Nigerian0.6%(972)
Russian0.6%(942)
Swedish0.4%(639)
Dutch0.4%(567)
Guyanese0.3%(528)
Hungarian0.3%(486)
Welsh0.2%(380)
Scotch-Irish0.2%(379)
Turkish0.2%(374)
Norwegian0.2%(368)
Greek0.2%(347)
Lithuanian0.2%(303)
Haitian0.1%(211)
British0.1%(205)
Austrian0.1%(188)
Slovak0.1%(158)
Australian0.1%(148)
Portuguese0.1%(117)
Czech0.1%(100)
Belgian0.1%(94)
Israeli0.1%(84)
Arab0%(75)
Serbian0%(66)
Finnish0%(62)
Barbadian0%(58)
Latvian0%(57)
Danish0%(50)
Croatian0%(44)
Swiss0%(39)
Ghanaian0%(32)
Brazilian0%(25)
Syrian0%(23)
Romanian0%(20)
Armenian0%(12)
Canadian0%(11)
Egyptian0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
18.9%
+7.2 ptssince 2000
from 11.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
81.6%
+13.1 ptssince 2000
from 68.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
6.1%
+2.4 ptssince 2000
from 3.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.5 min
+54%since 2000
from 16.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
76.5%
−4.0 ptssince 2009
from 80.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
12.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 12.4% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
5.4%
+3.6 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.3%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.6% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.8%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
10.1%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.8%
−5.9 ptssince 2011
from 12.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
57.5%
−2.8 ptssince 2011
from 60.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.8%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 70.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
16.8%
−1.7 ptssince 2009
from 18.5% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
29.8%
+3.8 ptssince 2009
from 25.9% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
51.0%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 51.6% in 2009
Female
49.0%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 48.4% in 2009
Foreign born
12.7%
+3.9 ptssince 2009
from 8.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.0%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 8.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.8%
−0.7 ptssince 2012
from 15.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.5%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 15.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.5%
+18.1 ptssince 2017
from 71.4% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.6%
+4.4 ptssince 2020
from 89.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
91.4%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 89.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
69.8%
−2.9 ptssince 2016
from 72.7% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
25.7%
+2.2 ptssince 2016
from 23.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married45.2%(28,232)
Married44.3%(27,714)
Widowed2.8%(1,776)
Divorced7.6%(4,776)
Women 15+
Never married35.5%(21,332)
Married44.5%(26,715)
Widowed9.6%(5,784)
Divorced10.3%(6,178)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.5%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 15.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
48.9%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 50.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.1%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 12.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 19.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
30.0%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 29.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 1.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
57.2%
−2.4 ptssince 2020
from 59.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
44.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 44.2% 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)24.6%(1,426)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.2%(1,055)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.7%(1,782)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.2%(360)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4%(230)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 5,802 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

Cumberland County, decade by decade

Cumberland County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990138,053$71,966$176,64510.8%60.1
2000146,438$71,318$162,49211.7%73.2
2010156,898$72,865$252,46913.3%79.7
2020154,152$67,521$201,68316.6%83.6
2024153,305$67,436$221,40018.9%84.3

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Cumberland County, New Jersey?

Cumberland County, New Jersey has about 153,305 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Cumberland County, New Jersey?

The typical household in Cumberland County, New Jersey earns about $67,436 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Cumberland County, New Jersey expensive?

In Cumberland County, New Jersey, the median home is worth about $221,400, and the typical rent is about $1,282 a month.

How educated are people in Cumberland County, New Jersey?

About 18.9% of adults age 25 and over in Cumberland County, New Jersey hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Cumberland County, New Jersey?

About 15.6% of people in Cumberland County, New Jersey live below the federal poverty line.

Has Cumberland County, New Jersey grown since 1990?

Yes, Cumberland County, New Jersey has grown since 1990. The population has added about 15,252 residents, a change of about 11 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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