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Assembly District 17, NJ

235,791 Population
82.9 square miles 2,845.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.1 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$45,454 ±$1,451 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $54,253 ±$256
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$112,737 ±$3,063 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $103,556 ±$513
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

11.7% ±1.1% (25,218  ±2,332) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 891,891 (±0.2% / ±14,073)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28.1 minutes ±0.5 (2,766,760  ±83,567) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 30.5 116,289,230 (±0.1 / ±571,910)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

76,852 ±1,420 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,507,701 ±5,116
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.1 (216,897  ±220) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,173,351
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.3% ±0.9% (2,711  ±541) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 5.2% 110,552 (±0.1% / ±2,477)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

79,612 ±1,301 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,791,354 ±469
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$437,600 ±$6,617 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in New Jersey: $454,400 ±$1,150
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.7% ±1.2% (34,251  ±2,680.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 9.6% 889,792 (±0.1% / ±13,145.6)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

86% ±1.6% (128,547  ±2,955) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,915,947 (±0.3% / ±19,889.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
45.1% ±1.2% (67,319  ±2,060.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 43.6% 2,845,933 (±0.2% / ±12,951.6)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

35.7% ±1% (84,185  ±2,445) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 23.9% 2,236,554
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

2.7% ±0.3% (5,008  ±636) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 3.7% 273,031 (±0.1% / ±4,211)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
5,008 Total veterans ±636 4,331 Male ±559 677 Female ±252

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