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New Providence borough, Union County, NJ

13,577 Population
3.7 square miles 3,681.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.7 ±1.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Union County: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$86,023 ±$7,384 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Union County: $51,850 ±$787
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in New Jersey: $53,118 ±$241
$162,877 ±$8,540 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Union County: $100,117 ±$2,051
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in New Jersey: $101,050 ±$527

2.1% ±0.9% (285  ±117) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Union County: 8.9% 50,508 (±0.5% / ±2,709)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in New Jersey: 9.8% 889,287 (±0.2% / ±14,517)

34.2 minutes ±2.6 (151,480  ±19,579) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Union County: 30.7 7,651,370 (±0.5 / ±149,366)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 30.9 119,274,790 (±0.1 / ±657,334)

Families

5,201 ±279 Number of households
  • Union County: 201,663 ±869
  • New Jersey: 3,478,355 ±4,714
2.6 ±0.1 (13,409  ±37) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Union County: 2.8 566,298 (±0 / ±565)
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,093,435

5.2% ±3.6% (131  ±90) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Union County: 5.2% 6,988 (±0.5% / ±626)
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 5.1% 107,472 (±0.1% / ±3,004)

Housing

5,500 ±299 Number of housing units
  • Union County: 211,269 ±329
  • New Jersey: 3,775,842 ±525

$734,300 ±$33,815 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Union County: $488,800 ±$4,723
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in New Jersey: $427,600 ±$1,335

5.5% ±2.1% (739  ±286.7) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Union County: 10% 56,599 (±0.7% / ±3,714.8)
  • about half the rate in New Jersey: 9.9% 911,070 (±0.1% / ±12,354.8)

Social

95.8% ±7.5% (9,219  ±754.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Union County: 86.3% 336,957 (±1.2% / ±4,550.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,858,484 (±0.3% / ±19,546.8)
66.6% ±5.1% (6,414  ±517.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Union County: 38.6% 150,614 (±0.8% / ±3,059.8)
  • about 1.5 times 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

22.1% ±3.1% (2,995  ±415) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Union County: 32.9% 188,082
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 23.5% 2,181,755

4.3% ±1.4% (441  ±145) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Union County: 2.8% 12,426 (±0.2% / ±819)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 4% 285,835 (±0.1% / ±4,508)
441 Total veterans ±145 441 Male ±145 N/A Female ±21

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