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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

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)

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)

Families

3,538,457 ±8,891 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.6 ±,157 (9,122,744  ±-555,555,600) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

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)

Housing

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

$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)

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)

24.2% ±1,448.4% (2,250,431  ±28,235) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

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)
258,485 Total veterans ±8,678 239,284 Male ±8,203 19,201 Female ±2,786

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