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Congressional District 2, NJ

794,193 Population
1,994.3 square miles 398.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.6 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$43,645 ±$1,128 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $53,818 ±$373
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$84,183 ±$2,816 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $104,294 ±$997
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.1% ±1% (78,240  ±7,596) 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)

27.6 minutes ±0.7 (9,318,750  ±336,912) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 31.9 131,588,270 (±0.2 / ±1,265,689)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

312,427 ±4,472 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,543,944 ±7,728
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0 (775,327  ±7,473) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,334,098
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.1% ±1.3% (8,520  ±2,209) 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

416,135 ±4,194 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,816,432 ±2,877
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$358,900 ±$7,105 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New Jersey: $496,000 ±$2,982
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8.1% ±0.8% (64,103  ±6,569.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of 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

90.6% ±1.9% (511,748  ±11,632) 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)
31.8% ±1.1% (179,337  ±6,577.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 44.6% 2,965,532 (±0.4% / ±26,621.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

19% ±0.5% (141,507  ±3,600.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 33.1% 2,922,137 (±0.2% / ±15,881.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

10.6% ±0.8% (83,961  ±6,030) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 25% 2,376,424
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.2% ±0.4% (32,528  ±2,433) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 3.4% 249,802 (±0.1% / ±7,648)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
32,528 Total veterans ±2,433 30,616 Male ±2,329 1,912 Female ±536

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