Census Reporter

New Jersey

8,958,013 Population
7,354.5 square miles 1,218 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2015 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.6 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 37.8 ±0.1

Economics

$37,245 ±$290 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $29,979 ±$59
$72,222 ±$610 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $55,775 ±$85

10.8% ±0.3% (946,114  ±26,304) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.7% 46,153,077 (±0.1% / ±275,061)

31.3 minutes ±0.2 (128,807,640  ±956,774) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,739,568,815 (±0 / ±6,952,874)

Families

3,187,963 ±9,239 Number of households
  • United States: 118,208,250 ±155,130
2.8 ±0 (8,772,000  ±0) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.7 313,347,925

4.8% ±0.2% (101,634  ±4,464) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,931,053 (±0% / ±33,526)

Housing

3,593,722 ±340 Number of housing units
  • United States: 134,793,665 ±2,413

$322,600 ±$1,769 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $194,500 ±$290

9.8% ±0.3% (866,504  ±24,536.2) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.7% 46,762,323 (±0.1% / ±186,962.1)

Social

89.1% ±0.5% (5,491,625  ±32,960.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 87.1% 188,621,037 (±0.1% / ±216,607.1)
37.6% ±0.3% (2,318,073  ±20,565.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 30.6% 66,241,553 (±0.1% / ±131,693.7)

30.8% ±0.3% (2,596,031  ±26,388.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 21.5% 64,716,079 (±0.1% / ±151,774.5)

22.1% ±0.2% (1,977,325  ±21,383) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 13.5% 43,290,372 (±0% / ±122,466)

4.9% ±0.1% (340,107  ±6,845) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 7.6% 18,830,450 (±0% / ±68,051)
340,107 Total veterans ±6,845 319,263 Male ±6,503 20,844 Female ±2,056

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