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Cranford township, Union County, NJ

24,074 Population
4.8 square miles 4,979 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.4 ±1.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Union County: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$80,695 ±$6,208 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Union County: $52,874 ±$936
  • about 1.5 times the amount in New Jersey: $54,253 ±$256
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$155,972 ±$15,105 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Union County: $103,202 ±$2,659
  • about 1.5 times the amount in New Jersey: $103,556 ±$513
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

2.5% ±1.1% (588  ±254) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Union County: 9.2% 52,582 (±0.5% / ±2,807)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 891,891 (±0.2% / ±14,073)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

34.5 minutes ±1.2 (313,320  ±27,047) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Union County: 30.2 7,522,000 (±0.4 / ±131,274)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 30.5 116,289,230 (±0.1 / ±571,910)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

9,426 ±334 Number of households
  • Union County: 203,277 ±863
  • New Jersey: 3,507,701 ±5,116
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (23,804  ±29) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Union County: 2.8 573,546 (±0 / ±508)
  • a little less than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,173,351
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

9.3% ±3% (443  ±145) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Union County: 5.4% 7,341 (±0.5% / ±687)
  • nearly double the rate in New Jersey: 5.2% 110,552 (±0.1% / ±2,477)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

9,661 ±343 Number of housing units
  • Union County: 212,385 ±197
  • New Jersey: 3,791,354 ±469
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$660,100 ±$14,370 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Union County: $529,200 ±$8,258
  • about 1.5 times the amount in New Jersey: $454,400 ±$1,150
  • about double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.3% ±1.9% (1,722  ±450.5) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Union County: 9.5% 54,314 (±0.6% / ±3,358.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 9.6% 889,792 (±0.1% / ±13,145.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97.2% ±4.8% (16,614  ±901.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Union County: 86.3% 340,861 (±1.2% / ±4,698.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,915,947 (±0.3% / ±19,889.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
66.2% ±3.8% (11,314  ±694.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Union County: 38.9% 153,496 (±0.7% / ±2,854.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 43.6% 2,845,933 (±0.2% / ±12,951.6)
  • nearly double 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

10% ±1.6% (2,416  ±393) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Union County: 33.6% 194,636
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 23.9% 2,236,554
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.9% ±1% (730  ±188) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Union County: 2.5% 11,260 (±0.2% / ±831)
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 3.7% 273,031 (±0.1% / ±4,211)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
730 Total veterans ±188 698 Male ±184 32 Female ±26

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