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STATE · ADMITTED 1787 · 2020 ACS

New Jersey

9,288,994 residents · 21 counties · 700 cities · 7,354 sq mi · 2,181 census tracts
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With 9,288,994 people, New Jersey is a state. 23% of people here were born outside the United States. 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $343,500. Households take in $85,245 a year at the median, 29% more than the country as a whole. Getting to work takes 32 minutes on average.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
9,288,994
+10%since 2000
from 8,414,350 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Median age
39.9
+9%since 2000
from 36.7 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
7,354 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
7.6M8.1M8.5M9.0M9.5M19902000201020202024New Jersey
20249.3M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55.4%(502,046)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.9%(547,708)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 146.4%(592,713)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.5%(604,078)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.3%(583,873)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3413.1%(1,220,130)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4412.9%(1,199,275)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5413.2%(1,228,603)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6413.8%(1,279,269)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 749.5%(884,167)
US avg: 10%
75 to 844.9%(450,975)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over2.1%(196,157)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$85,245
+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $55,146 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$44,153
+63%since 2000
from $27,006 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
55.4%
+9.1 ptssince 2009
from 46.3% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
9.7%
+1.2 ptssince 2000
from 8.5% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information10.7%
US avg: 11.1%
Other services8.5%
US avg: 6.6%
Retail trade8.1%
US avg: 10%
Public administration6.6%
US avg: 4.7%
Finance & insurance6.4%
US avg: 5.5%
Wholesale trade5.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical5.6%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing3.3%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food2.6%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$343,500
+36%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $167,900 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,368
+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $751 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
61.3%
−4.4 ptssince 2000
from 65.6% in 2000
38.7% rent
Persons per household
2.66 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.68 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
4.0
−22%since 2009
from 5.2 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic66%(5,557,209)
Black13%(1,096,171)
Hispanic / Latino13.3%(1,117,191)
Asian5.7%(477,012)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic51.9%(4,816,381)
Black12.4%(1,154,142)
Hispanic / Latino21.6%(2,002,575)
Asian10.2%(942,921)
Other2.7%(249,679)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican5.2%(465,653)
South American4.6%(405,215)
Dominican3.4%(305,336)
Central American2.5%(220,972)
Mexican2.4%(215,699)
Colombian1.5%(132,647)
Ecuadorian1.4%(128,500)
Cuban1%(93,139)
Peruvian1%(85,876)
Salvadoran0.8%(73,605)
Guatemalan0.7%(61,652)
Honduran0.5%(46,976)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.4%(31,255)
Costa Rican0.2%(21,380)
Argentine0.2%(16,816)
Venezuelan0.1%(12,723)
Uruguayan0.1%(10,695)
Chilean0.1%(9,840)
Nicaraguan0.1%(9,209)
Panamanian0.1%(7,784)
Bolivian0%(4,123)
Paraguayan0%(2,862)
Asian origin
Asian Indian4.3%(386,236)
Chinese1.7%(147,358)
Filipino1.3%(113,071)
Korean1.1%(95,179)
Pakistani0.4%(33,055)
Vietnamese0.2%(19,703)
Japanese0.2%(14,117)
Bangladeshi0.1%(9,972)
Taiwanese0.1%(6,715)
Sri Lankan0%(2,934)
Thai0%(2,881)
Nepalese0%(1,891)
+ 9 more asian origin groups with data
Indonesian0%(1,857)
Cambodian0%(1,494)
Burmese0%(1,064)
Malaysian0%(404)
Laotian0%(361)
Mongolian0%(301)
Hmong0%(82)
Bhutanese0%(74)
Okinawan0%(17)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(1,375)
Samoan0%(1,028)
Fijian0%(68)
Tongan0%(49)
Ancestry
Italian15%(1,336,455)
Irish13.3%(1,181,301)
German9.8%(867,285)
Polish5.3%(467,026)
English4.8%(429,774)
American3.3%(293,861)
West Indian1.9%(173,084)
Russian1.7%(155,018)
Subsaharan African1.3%(115,456)
French1.1%(95,512)
Hungarian1%(90,903)
Scottish1%(85,422)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.9%(79,492)
Portuguese0.9%(78,295)
Haitian0.8%(69,338)
Ukrainian0.7%(65,855)
Jamaican0.7%(63,832)
Greek0.7%(59,665)
Swedish0.5%(48,759)
Egyptian0.5%(41,846)
Norwegian0.4%(39,302)
Brazilian0.4%(39,050)
Scotch-Irish0.4%(31,731)
Slovak0.4%(31,120)
Austrian0.3%(30,817)
Lithuanian0.3%(29,743)
British0.3%(29,682)
Welsh0.3%(29,486)
Nigerian0.3%(27,205)
Guyanese0.3%(24,035)
Turkish0.3%(23,985)
Czech0.2%(22,113)
French Canadian0.2%(21,211)
Romanian0.2%(17,638)
Danish0.2%(16,259)
Armenian0.2%(15,243)
Swiss0.2%(14,616)
Syrian0.1%(13,057)
Lebanese0.1%(12,973)
Croatian0.1%(11,930)
Canadian0.1%(11,776)
Ghanaian0.1%(11,168)
Arab0.1%(8,740)
Moroccan0.1%(8,510)
Israeli0.1%(8,459)
Palestinian0.1%(7,072)
Iranian0.1%(7,052)
Belgian0.1%(6,059)
Macedonian0.1%(5,809)
Finnish0.1%(5,480)
Jordanian0.1%(4,827)
Kenyan0.1%(4,600)
Latvian0.1%(4,512)
Barbadian0%(4,335)
Serbian0%(4,012)
Ethiopian0%(3,397)
Bulgarian0%(3,154)
Australian0%(2,597)
Iraqi0%(1,927)
Slovene0%(1,751)
Somali0%(27)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
40.7%
+11.0 ptssince 2000
from 29.8% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
90.3%
+8.2 ptssince 2000
from 82.1% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
15.9%
+5.0 ptssince 2000
from 11.0% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
32.0 min
+47%since 2000
from 21.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
69.6%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 71.8% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
11.2%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 11.6% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.8%
−2.9 ptssince 2011
from 8.7% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
65.8%
−1.1 ptssince 2011
from 66.8% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.1%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
44.2%
+5.2 ptssince 2009
from 39.0% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
Female
51.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
Foreign born
22.7%
+3.0 ptssince 2009
from 19.7% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
7.6%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 12.8% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
92.9%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
89.7%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married37.3%(1,396,859)
Married53.3%(1,993,616)
Widowed2.4%(90,308)
Divorced7%(262,022)
Women 15+
Never married32.6%(1,280,047)
Married48.9%(1,920,575)
Widowed8.5%(332,321)
Divorced10.1%(396,465)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.6%
−5.2 ptssince 2013
from 12.8% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
62.4%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
12.4%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
17.1%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
16.8%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
1.1%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
72.6%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
31.4%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)15.1%(47,385)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)13.6%(42,585)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era36.7%(115,126)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War11.2%(35,079)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II4.5%(14,059)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 313,928 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 9,288,994 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in New Jersey?

The typical household in New Jersey earns about $85,245 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 $343,500, and the typical rent is about $1,368 a month.

How educated are people in New Jersey?

About 40.7% 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 9.7% 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 1,558,806 residents, a change of about 20 percent over that period.

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

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