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New Jersey

9,290,841 Population
7,354.9 square miles 1,263.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.4 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6461%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female51%
  • Male
  • Female
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51%White12%Black0%Native10%Asian0%Islander1%Other4%Two+23%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$52,583 ±$435 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$99,781 ±$1,061 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

9.7% ±0.3% (886,772  ±27,839) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty13%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty10%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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31.4 minutes ±0.3 (126,643,450  ±1,324,142) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Means of transportation to work

63%Drove alone8%Carpooled10%Public transit0%†Bicycle3%Walked2%Other14%Worked at home
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Families

3,538,457 ±8,891 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.6 (9,122,744  ±) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples63%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married51%
  • Married
  • Single
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale37%Female33%
Now marriedMale54%Female49%
DivorcedMale7%Female10%
WidowedMale2%Female8%
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5.2% ±0.3% (108,771  ±6,919) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

1%†15-193%†20-248%†25-2912%30-358%†35-393%†40-441%†45-50
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Housing

3,803,652 ±1,675 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied93%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied64%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit63%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$461,000 ±$2,830 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

9.4% ±0.3% (860,587  ±27,733.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

90.7% ±0.6% (5,903,558  ±39,527) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
43.8% ±0.4% (2,850,285  ±26,559.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

9%No degree25%High school22%Some college26%Bachelor's17%Post-grad
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33.3% ±0.4% (2,920,819  ±32,565.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

Language at home, children 5-17

English only69%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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Language at home, adults 18+

English only66%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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24.2% (2,250,431  ±28,235) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

3.6% ±0.1% (258,485  ±8,678) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

1,781†WWII14,559†Korea95,138Vietnam42,708Gulf (1990s)59,221Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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258,485 Total veterans ±8,678 239,284 Male ±8,203 19,201 Female ±2,786

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for New Jersey <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/04000US34-new-jersey/>