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Congressional District 4, NJ

795,125 Population
651.3 square miles 1,220.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$51,881 ±$1,673 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in New Jersey: $53,818 ±$373
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$103,769 ±$4,295 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in New Jersey: $104,294 ±$997
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

8.7% ±1.1% (68,377  ±8,565) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 9.2% 859,029 (±0.3% / ±29,158)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

30.8 minutes ±0.9 (9,529,995  ±374,817) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in New Jersey: 31.9 131,588,270 (±0.2 / ±1,265,689)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

295,458 ±5,126 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,543,944 ±7,728
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0.1 (787,029  ±9,487) 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

8.6% ±1.3% (13,331  ±2,009) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 5.4% 117,595 (±0.3% / ±6,859)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

330,876 ±4,600 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,816,432 ±2,877
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$522,100 ±$13,010 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in New Jersey: $496,000 ±$2,982
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

6.4% ±0.8% (49,874  ±5,964.5) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 8.8% 825,588 (±0.3% / ±26,043.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.9% ±1.8% (504,402  ±11,275.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 90.4% 6,015,420 (±0.6% / ±40,185.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
42.1% ±1.3% (226,105  ±7,190.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 44.6% 2,965,532 (±0.4% / ±26,621.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

14% ±0.6% (102,229  ±4,168.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 33.1% 2,922,137 (±0.2% / ±15,881.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

8.9% ±0.8% (70,776  ±6,182) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in New Jersey: 25% 2,376,424
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.7% ±0.4% (27,987  ±2,466) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Jersey: 3.4% 249,802 (±0.1% / ±7,648)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
27,987 Total veterans ±2,466 25,933 Male ±2,084 2,054 Female ±904

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