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Colonia, NJ

18,587 Population
4 square miles 4,612.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.6 ±1.7 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 39.5 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$52,024 ±$4,196 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $55,691 ±$257
  • a little less than the amount in New Jersey: $54,253 ±$256
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$122,713 ±$21,938 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $99,155 ±$487
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $103,556 ±$513
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

7.4% ±2.8% (1,374  ±517) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 12.7% 2,467,089 (±0.1% / ±26,454)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 891,891 (±0.2% / ±14,073)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

33 minutes ±0.8 (258,630  ±23,426) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 35.6 281,580,540 (±0.1 / ±916,581)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 30.5 116,289,230 (±0.1 / ±571,910)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

6,262 ±349 Number of households
  • the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 7,409,947 ±10,406
  • New Jersey: 3,507,701 ±5,116
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3 ±0.1 (18,575  ±1,154) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 2.6 19,385,342
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,173,351
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2% ±1.2% (78  ±48) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 4.9% 231,244 (±0.1% / ±4,356)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 5.2% 110,552 (±0.1% / ±2,477)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

6,289 ±347 Number of housing units
  • the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 8,038,666 ±1,324
  • New Jersey: 3,791,354 ±469
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$493,100 ±$10,983 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $614,200 ±$1,348
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $454,400 ±$1,150
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.7% ±2.2% (1,236  ±417) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 9.2% 1,801,060 (±0.1% / ±19,484.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 9.6% 889,792 (±0.1% / ±13,145.6)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

91.6% ±2.2% (12,251  ±815.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 87.6% 12,241,344 (±0.2% / ±31,374.8)
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,915,947 (±0.3% / ±19,889.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
48.7% ±3.4% (6,511  ±609.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 44.2% 6,168,034 (±0.2% / ±20,817.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 43.6% 2,845,933 (±0.2% / ±12,951.6)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

27.1% ±3.5% (5,044  ±717) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 30.1% 5,952,555
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 23.9% 2,236,554
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3% ±1.2% (433  ±170) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 2.6% 411,464 (±0% / ±5,611)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 3.7% 273,031 (±0.1% / ±4,211)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
433 Total veterans ±170 419 Male ±159 14 Female ±21

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