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STATE · ADMITTED 1787 · 2000 CENSUS

New Jersey

8,414,350 residents · 21 counties · 700 cities · 7,354 sq mi · 2,181 census tracts
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With 8,414,350 people, New Jersey is a state. Median home value sits at $167,900. Households take in $55,146 a year at the median, 29% more than the country as a whole. 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.5% of people here. Headcount has barely moved since 1990.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
8,414,350
+9%since 1990
from 7,730,188 in 1990
1990 – 2024
Median age
36.7
+6%since 1990
from 34.5 in 1990
US average: 35.2
Land area
7,354 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
7.6M8.1M8.5M9.0M9.5M19902000201020202024New Jersey
20249.3M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2000
Under 56.7%(563,785)
US avg: 6.8%
5 to 97.2%(604,529)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 147%(590,577)
US avg: 7.3%
15 to 196.2%(525,216)
US avg: 7.2%
20 to 245.7%(480,079)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3414.1%(1,189,040)
US avg: 14.2%
35 to 4417.1%(1,435,106)
US avg: 16%
45 to 5413.8%(1,158,898)
US avg: 13.4%
55 to 649%(753,984)
US avg: 8.6%
65 to 746.8%(574,669)
US avg: 6.5%
75 to 844.8%(402,468)
US avg: 4.4%
85 and over1.6%(135,999)
US avg: 1.5%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$55,146
+2%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $40,927 in 1990
US average: $42,589
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$27,006
+44%since 1990
from $18,714 in 1990
US average: $21,522
Poverty rate
8.5%
+0.9 ptssince 1990
from 7.6% in 1990
US average: 12.4%
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$167,900
−21%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $161,200 in 1990
US average: $120,530
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$751
−4%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $592 in 1990
US average: $602
Owner-occupied
65.6%
+0.7 ptssince 1990
from 64.9% in 1990
34.4% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990
White, non-Hispanic79.4%(6,135,725)
Black13.4%(1,035,386)
Hispanic / Latino9.3%(720,344)
Asian3.5%(269,808)
2000
White, non-Hispanic66%(5,557,209)
Black13%(1,096,171)
Hispanic / Latino13.3%(1,117,191)
Asian5.7%(477,012)

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 American5.3%(496,600)
Puerto Rican5.1%(475,835)
Dominican4%(374,675)
Central American3.1%(287,346)
Mexican2.6%(243,086)
Ecuadorian1.8%(166,226)
Colombian1.7%(156,892)
Peruvian1.1%(98,473)
Cuban1%(94,637)
Salvadoran0.9%(88,450)
Guatemalan0.9%(88,166)
Honduran0.7%(65,211)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.4%(36,051)
Costa Rican0.3%(24,966)
Venezuelan0.2%(21,642)
Argentine0.2%(19,839)
Nicaraguan0.1%(11,886)
Chilean0.1%(11,311)
Uruguayan0.1%(10,936)
Panamanian0.1%(7,915)
Bolivian0.1%(6,085)
Paraguayan0%(3,532)
Asian origin
Asian Indian4.6%(426,992)
Chinese1.6%(154,166)
Filipino1.3%(119,845)
Korean1.1%(100,766)
Pakistani0.4%(40,470)
Vietnamese0.2%(22,698)
Japanese0.2%(14,246)
Taiwanese0.1%(11,208)
Bangladeshi0.1%(10,706)
Sri Lankan0.1%(4,788)
Nepalese0%(4,147)
Thai0%(2,983)
+ 12 more asian origin groups with data
Kazakh0%(2,322)
Indonesian0%(1,964)
Cambodian0%(1,695)
Burmese0%(1,512)
Malaysian0%(741)
Uzbek0%(288)
Laotian0%(256)
Mongolian0%(243)
Hmong0%(78)
Okinawan0%(23)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(1,057)
Chamorro0%(893)
Fijian0%(201)
Guamanian0%(153)
Tongan0%(14)
Ancestry
Italian13.7%(1,279,010)
Irish12.1%(1,130,177)
German8.6%(807,255)
English4.9%(458,863)
Polish4.7%(435,061)
American3.3%(310,856)
West Indian2.1%(193,349)
Subsaharan African1.4%(134,537)
Russian1.4%(129,072)
Arab1.3%(117,452)
French0.9%(83,716)
Scottish0.9%(83,710)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Hungarian0.9%(79,659)
Portuguese0.8%(76,048)
Jamaican0.8%(75,636)
Haitian0.8%(70,358)
Ukrainian0.7%(68,243)
Dutch0.7%(63,463)
Greek0.6%(56,785)
Brazilian0.5%(49,308)
Egyptian0.5%(45,253)
Swedish0.4%(40,453)
Norwegian0.4%(36,148)
Nigerian0.4%(36,144)
Scotch-Irish0.3%(29,239)
Austrian0.3%(28,358)
Lithuanian0.3%(28,140)
Slovak0.3%(27,159)
Turkish0.3%(26,134)
Welsh0.3%(25,615)
Guyanese0.3%(25,061)
Czech0.2%(19,672)
British0.2%(18,804)
Romanian0.2%(18,472)
Ghanaian0.2%(17,774)
French Canadian0.2%(15,290)
Syrian0.2%(14,848)
Danish0.2%(14,373)
Armenian0.2%(14,309)
Lebanese0.2%(14,111)
Croatian0.1%(12,591)
Swiss0.1%(12,003)
Canadian0.1%(10,721)
Palestinian0.1%(10,531)
Israeli0.1%(10,246)
Moroccan0.1%(10,005)
Iranian0.1%(8,604)
Jordanian0.1%(6,146)
Macedonian0.1%(6,138)
Belgian0.1%(5,580)
Finnish0.1%(5,120)
Barbadian0.1%(5,073)
Serbian0.1%(4,976)
Latvian0%(4,054)
Kenyan0%(3,807)
Ethiopian0%(3,794)
Bulgarian0%(3,577)
Australian0%(2,131)
Iraqi0%(1,907)
Slovene0%(1,493)
Somali0%(115)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
29.8%
+4.9 ptssince 1990
from 24.9% in 1990
US average: 24.4%
High school or higher
82.1%
+5.4 ptssince 1990
from 76.7% in 1990
US average: 80.3%
Graduate degree
11.0%
+2.1 ptssince 1990
from 8.8% in 1990
US average: 8.8%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
21.8 min
−8%since 1990
from 23.6 min in 1990
US average: 17.6
Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.1%(989,404)
Married59.8%(1,898,076)
Widowed2.9%(90,666)
Divorced6.2%(198,267)
Women 15+
Never married25.3%(878,964)
Married54.5%(1,897,262)
Widowed11.5%(400,113)
Divorced8.7%(302,581)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2000
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
7.5%
−5.3 ptssince 2013
from 12.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
60.8%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 62.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.4%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 12.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.6%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 17.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
18.1%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 16.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
70.8%
−1.8 ptssince 2020
from 72.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
33.1%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 31.4% 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)20.9%(57,033)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.1%(46,556)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.1%(98,637)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.9%(18,708)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.6%(4,256)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 273,031 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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Section 02

Largest cities

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1.Newark323,808
2.Jersey City302,013
3.Paterson161,793
4.Elizabeth141,675
5.Toms River94,956
6.Trenton91,506
7.Clifton91,127
8.Bayonne74,744
9.East Orange72,159
10.Camden71,430
11.Passaic71,337
12.Lakewood69,585
13.Union City66,656
14.Vineland62,703
15.Hoboken59,027
16.Plainfield57,141
17.New Brunswick57,133
18.Perth Amboy56,739
19.West New York53,192
20.Sayreville46,787
21.Hackensack46,380
22.Linden45,752
23.Sicklerville44,998
24.Kearny40,862
25.Fort Lee40,345
26.Atlantic City38,787
27.Fair Lawn37,128
28.Garfield33,353
29.Long Branch33,321
30.Westfield32,595
31.Princeton31,469
32.Rahway31,010
33.Englewood30,035
34.Bergenfield28,754
35.Bridgeton28,307
36.Old Bridge28,236
37.Millville28,098
38.Paramus26,723
40.Ridgewood26,527
41.Lodi26,187
42.Carteret25,781
44.Glassboro24,483
45.Summit23,314
Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (3)
1.Trenton399,289
2.Atlantic City372,047
3.Vineland157,148

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

Frequently asked

How many people live in New Jersey?

New Jersey has about 8,414,350 residents according to the 2000 Census.

What is the median household income in New Jersey?

The typical household in New Jersey earns about $55,146 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is New Jersey expensive?

In New Jersey, the median home is worth about $167,900, and the typical rent is about $751 a month.

How educated are people in New Jersey?

About 29.8% of adults age 25 and over in New Jersey hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in New Jersey?

About 8.5% of people in New Jersey live below the federal poverty line.

Has New Jersey grown since 1990?

Yes, New Jersey has grown since 1990. The population has added about 684,162 residents, a change of about 9 percent over that period.

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

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