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Belleville township, Essex County, NJ

37,756 Population
3.3 square miles 11,455.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.2 ±1.9 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Essex County: 37.7 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$41,497 ±$2,955 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Essex County: $48,021 ±$762
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $53,118 ±$241
$90,249 ±$6,219 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Essex County: $76,712 ±$1,583
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $101,050 ±$527

10.4% ±1.9% (3,929  ±710) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Essex County: 15% 125,419 (±0.6% / ±5,302)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 9.8% 889,287 (±0.2% / ±14,517)

32.3 minutes ±2.1 (575,030  ±44,929) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Essex County: 34 11,591,380 (±0.4 / ±199,684)
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 30.9 119,274,790 (±0.1 / ±657,334)

Families

14,176 ±539 Number of households
  • Essex County: 317,473 ±1,127
  • New Jersey: 3,478,355 ±4,714
2.7 ±0.1 (37,727  ±36) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Essex County: 2.6 832,848 (±0 / ±509)
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,093,435

3.7% ±1.6% (377  ±166) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Essex County: 5.2% 10,968 (±0.5% / ±950)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 5.1% 107,472 (±0.1% / ±3,004)

Housing

15,183 ±619 Number of housing units
  • Essex County: 335,550 ±293
  • New Jersey: 3,775,842 ±525

$405,800 ±$13,248 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Essex County: $494,400 ±$6,316
  • a little less than the amount in New Jersey: $427,600 ±$1,335

10.6% ±2.8% (3,979  ±1,062.7) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Essex County: 10.8% 91,445 (±0.6% / ±4,756.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 9.9% 911,070 (±0.1% / ±12,354.8)

Social

86.9% ±4.2% (23,375  ±1,271.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Essex County: 86.8% 499,938 (±1% / ±5,671.2)
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,858,484 (±0.3% / ±19,546.8)
31.2% ±2.6% (8,382  ±721.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Essex County: 37.9% 218,230 (±0.6% / ±3,436.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 42.9% 2,771,686 (±0.2% / ±13,002.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

36.8% ±3.1% (13,883  ±1,180) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Essex County: 29.3% 250,406
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 23.5% 2,181,755

2.6% ±0.8% (795  ±240) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Essex County: 2.7% 17,386 (±0.2% / ±1,107)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 4% 285,835 (±0.1% / ±4,508)
795 Total veterans ±240 761 Male ±243 34 Female ±31

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