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BG 1, Tract 397, Union, NJ

1,539 Population
0.3 square miles 5,416.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.4 ±19.1 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Plainfield: 32.4 ±0.9
  • about the same as the figure in Union County: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$58,522 ±$11,979 Per capita income
  • nearly double the amount in Plainfield: $30,960 ±$1,578
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Union County: $52,874 ±$936
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $54,253 ±$256
$134,016 ±$21,034 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Plainfield: $85,908 ±$3,620
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Union County: $103,202 ±$2,659
  • about 1.3 times the amount in New Jersey: $103,556 ±$513

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Families

596 ±178 Number of households
  • Plainfield: 15,907 ±615
  • Union County: 203,277 ±863
  • New Jersey: 3,507,701 ±5,116
2.6 ±0.6 (1,531  ±574) Persons per household
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Plainfield: 3.4 54,303 (±0.1 / ±477)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Union County: 2.8 573,546 (±0 / ±508)
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,173,351

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Housing

596 ±178 Number of housing units
  • Plainfield: 16,712 ±610
  • Union County: 212,385 ±197
  • New Jersey: 3,791,354 ±469

$495,000 ±$95,997 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Plainfield: $410,800 ±$14,895
  • a little less than the amount in Union County: $529,200 ±$8,258
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $454,400 ±$1,150

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Social

87.9% ±38.1% (1,003  ±288.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Plainfield: 71.8% 24,471 (±3.4% / ±1,312.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Union County: 86.3% 340,861 (±1.2% / ±4,698.9)
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,915,947 (±0.3% / ±19,889.6)
33.5% ±11.6% (382  ±181.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Plainfield: 22% 7,491 (±2% / ±711.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Union County: 38.9% 153,496 (±0.7% / ±2,854.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 43.6% 2,845,933 (±0.2% / ±12,951.6)

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3.5% ±2.6% (45  ±36) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Plainfield: 2% † 795 (±0.4% / ±174)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Union County: 2.5% 11,260 (±0.2% / ±831)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 3.7% 273,031 (±0.1% / ±4,211)
45 Total veterans ±36 45 Male ±36 N/A Female ±14

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