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Congressional District 1, NJ

784,146 Population
368 square miles 2,130.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$45,979 ±$1,123 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $53,818 ±$373
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$94,772 ±$3,273 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $104,294 ±$997
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.1% ±1% (78,199  ±7,833) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 9.2% 859,029 (±0.3% / ±29,158)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

28 minutes ±0.6 (9,674,440  ±295,469) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 31.9 131,588,270 (±0.2 / ±1,265,689)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

298,502 ±3,734 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,543,944 ±7,728
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0 (771,052  ±6,827) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,334,098
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.2% ±1% (9,567  ±1,830) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 5.4% 117,595 (±0.3% / ±6,859)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

314,739 ±2,416 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,816,432 ±2,877
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$331,300 ±$6,023 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Jersey: $496,000 ±$2,982
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8.4% ±0.9% (65,078  ±7,090.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 8.8% 825,588 (±0.3% / ±26,043.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.8% ±2% (499,246  ±11,448.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 90.4% 6,015,420 (±0.6% / ±40,185.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
37.9% ±1.3% (208,339  ±7,149.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 44.6% 2,965,532 (±0.4% / ±26,621.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

19.1% ±1.6% (141,481  ±12,091.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 34.3% 3,082,476 (±0.4% / ±32,979.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

10.3% ±0.9% (80,729  ±7,227) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 25% 2,376,424
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.3% ±0.5% (26,597  ±3,239) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New Jersey: 3.4% 249,802 (±0.1% / ±7,648)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
26,597 Total veterans ±3,239 24,316 Male ±2,993 2,281 Female ±907

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