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Congressional District 8, NJ

780,391 Population
50.6 square miles 15,414.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.2 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$52,670 ±$1,418 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in New Jersey: $53,818 ±$373
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$88,096 ±$3,242 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $104,294 ±$997
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

16.6% ±1.6% (127,866  ±12,334) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in New Jersey: 9.2% 859,029 (±0.3% / ±29,158)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

34.6 minutes ±0.9 (12,702,470  ±473,498) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 31.9 131,588,270 (±0.2 / ±1,265,689)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

310,568 ±6,008 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,543,944 ±7,728
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (773,437  ±12,856) 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% (10,868  ±2,094) 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)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

331,353 ±5,813 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,816,432 ±2,877
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$565,100 ±$20,969 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $496,000 ±$2,982
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.2% ±1% (86,171  ±7,946.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New Jersey: 8.8% 825,588 (±0.3% / ±26,043.5)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

82.3% ±1.8% (453,359  ±12,780.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 90.4% 6,015,420 (±0.6% / ±40,185.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
43% ±1.4% (236,654  ±8,684.1) 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 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

66.3% ±2.1% (484,582  ±17,271.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • nearly double the rate in New Jersey: 34.3% 3,082,476 (±0.4% / ±32,979.6)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

47.7% ±1.1% (371,988  ±10,543) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in New Jersey: 25% 2,376,424
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

1.5% ±0.3% (9,251  ±1,885) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in New Jersey: 3.4% 249,802 (±0.1% / ±7,648)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
9,251 Total veterans ±1,885 8,778 Male ±1,894 473 Female ±328

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