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Short Hills, NJ

14,923 Population
5.3 square miles 2,838.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.5 ±1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 39.5 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$164,794 ±$12,799 Per capita income
  • more than double the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $55,691 ±$257
  • more than double the amount in New Jersey: $54,253 ±$256
$250,001 Median household income
  • more than double the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $99,155 ±$487
  • more than double the amount in New Jersey: $103,556 ±$513

2.3% ±1% (342  ±154) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 12.7% 2,467,089 (±0.1% / ±26,454)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 891,891 (±0.2% / ±14,073)

42.6 minutes ±1.7 (173,610  ±24,012) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 35.6 281,580,540 (±0.1 / ±916,581)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in New Jersey: 30.5 116,289,230 (±0.1 / ±571,910)

Families

4,665 ±267 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
3.2 ±0.2 (14,923  ±540) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 2.6 19,385,342
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,173,351

3.5% ±1.5% (124  ±56) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 4.9% 231,244 (±0.1% / ±4,356)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 5.2% 110,552 (±0.1% / ±2,477)

Housing

4,718 ±266 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

$1,674,100 ±$68,904 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $614,200 ±$1,348
  • more than double the amount in New Jersey: $454,400 ±$1,150

13.5% ±3.5% (2,004  ±528.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 9.2% 1,801,060 (±0.1% / ±19,484.3)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Jersey: 9.6% 889,792 (±0.1% / ±13,145.6)

Social

99% ±4% (9,059  ±553.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent 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 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,915,947 (±0.3% / ±19,889.6)
92.6% ±3.7% (8,477  ±513.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than double the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 44.2% 6,168,034 (±0.2% / ±20,817.9)
  • more than double the rate in New Jersey: 43.6% 2,845,933 (±0.2% / ±12,951.6)

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

31.5% ±3.8% (4,695  ±589) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 30.1% 5,952,555
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New Jersey: 23.9% 2,236,554

1% ±0.5% (101  ±54) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 2.6% 411,464 (±0% / ±5,611)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in New Jersey: 3.7% 273,031 (±0.1% / ±4,211)
101 Total veterans ±54 89 Male ±49 12 Female ±19

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