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Summit city, Union County, NJ

22,512 Population
6 square miles 3,755.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.6 ±1.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Union County: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$110,417 ±$7,910 Per capita income
  • more than double the amount in Union County: $51,850 ±$787
  • more than double the amount in New Jersey: $53,118 ±$241
$199,107 ±$44,091 Median household income
  • about double the amount in Union County: $100,117 ±$2,051
  • about double the amount in New Jersey: $101,050 ±$527

3.9% ±1.6% (871  ±359) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Union County: 8.9% 50,508 (±0.5% / ±2,709)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 9.8% 889,287 (±0.2% / ±14,517)

34.8 minutes ±1.8 (311,970  ±27,317) 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

8,130 ±354 Number of households
  • Union County: 201,663 ±869
  • New Jersey: 3,478,355 ±4,714
2.8 ±0.1 (22,336  ±45) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Union County: 2.8 566,298 (±0 / ±565)
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,093,435

3.7% ±1.6% (187  ±84) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Union County: 5.2% 6,988 (±0.5% / ±626)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 5.1% 107,472 (±0.1% / ±3,004)

Housing

8,603 ±347 Number of housing units
  • Union County: 211,269 ±329
  • New Jersey: 3,775,842 ±525

$969,900 ±$57,154 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about double the amount in Union County: $488,800 ±$4,723
  • more than double the amount in New Jersey: $427,600 ±$1,335

8.4% ±2% (1,872  ±448.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Union County: 10% 56,599 (±0.7% / ±3,714.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 9.9% 911,070 (±0.1% / ±12,354.8)

Social

96% ±5.7% (14,458  ±963.1) 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)
72.7% ±4.6% (10,954  ±763.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • nearly double the rate in Union County: 38.6% 150,614 (±0.8% / ±3,059.8)
  • more than 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

17.4% ±1.9% (3,917  ±428) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Union County: 32.9% 188,082
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 23.5% 2,181,755

2% ±0.7% (342  ±112) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Union County: 2.8% 12,426 (±0.2% / ±819)
  • about half the rate in New Jersey: 4% 285,835 (±0.1% / ±4,508)
342 Total veterans ±112 342 Male ±112 N/A Female ±25

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