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Congressional District 9, NJ

770,658 Population
110.7 square miles 6,959.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in New Jersey: 40.4 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,624 ±$1,154 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $52,583 ±$435
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$86,044 ±$4,486 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $99,781 ±$1,061
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

13.4% ±1.4% (102,894  ±10,801) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 886,772 (±0.3% / ±27,839)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

29.1 minutes ±0.7 (10,085,350  ±367,092) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 31.4 126,643,450 (±0.3 / ±1,324,142)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

275,403 ±5,309 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,538,457 ±8,891
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.8 ±0.1 (765,586  ±12,245) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,122,744
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.8% ±1.1% (8,804  ±2,003) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 5.2% 108,771 (±0.3% / ±6,919)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

286,115 ±4,959 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,803,652 ±1,675
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$489,900 ±$9,704 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in New Jersey: $461,000 ±$2,830
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

8.3% ±0.9% (62,920  ±6,825.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 9.4% 860,587 (±0.3% / ±27,733.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

84.7% ±1.6% (450,916  ±10,978.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,903,558 (±0.6% / ±39,527)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
34.2% ±1.2% (181,974  ±6,862.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 43.8% 2,850,285 (±0.4% / ±26,559.1)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

56.2% ±2.1% (406,226  ±16,720.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 33.3% 2,920,819 (±0.4% / ±32,565.1)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

37.3% ±1.4% (287,599  ±11,502) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 24.2% 2,250,431
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

2.5% ±0.4% (14,915  ±2,081) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 3.6% 258,485 (±0.1% / ±8,678)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
14,915 Total veterans ±2,081 13,558 Male ±1,972 1,357 Female ±896

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