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Short Hills, NJ

14,448 Population
5.3 square miles 2,748.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.6 ±1.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 39.1 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40 ±0.2

Economics

$153,214 ±$11,428 Per capita income
  • more than double the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $52,011 ±$243
  • more than double the amount in New Jersey: $50,995 ±$277
$250,001 Median household income
  • more than double the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $93,610 ±$426
  • more than double the amount in New Jersey: $97,126 ±$605

3.9% ±2.5% (569  ±359) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 12.3% 2,415,989 (±0.1% / ±26,451)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 879,179 (±0.2% / ±13,856)

45.5 minutes ±6.8 (188,175  ±19,104) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 36.4 302,192,860 (±0.1 / ±1,020,070)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in New Jersey: 31.1 122,290,480 (±0.1 / ±588,758)

Families

4,575 ±206 Number of households
  • the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 7,321,054 ±11,009
  • New Jersey: 3,438,162 ±6,410
3.2 ±0.2 (14,448  ±551) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 2.7 19,503,216
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,072,482

4.7% ±1.6% (154  ±56) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 4.9% 231,493 (±0.1% / ±4,596)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 5.1% 107,762 (±0.2% / ±3,088)

Housing

4,575 ±206 Number of housing units
  • the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 7,981,356 ±1,276
  • New Jersey: 3,756,340 ±1,125

$1,563,100 ±$70,782 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $553,500 ±$1,374
  • more than double the amount in New Jersey: $401,400 ±$1,358

11.9% ±3.1% (1,698  ±,452.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 9.5% 1,876,448 (±0.1% / ±18,290.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 10.2% 930,913 (±0.1% / ±12,440.1)

Social

99% ±4.2% (8,841  ±,535.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 87.4% 12,202,377 (±0.2% / ±31,916.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 90.6% 5,825,262 (±0.3% / ±20,103.2)
89.3% ±3.6% (7,972  ±,473.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than double the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 42.8% 5,967,580 (±0.2% / ±20,727.4)
  • more than double the rate in New Jersey: 42.3% 2,715,568 (±0.2% / ±13,324.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

30.3% ±3.4% (4,378  ±520) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 29.5% 5,881,234
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New Jersey: 23.2% 2,145,255

1.5% ±0.5% (142  ±51) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 2.9% 457,983 (±0% / ±5,489)
  • about one-third of the rate in New Jersey: 4.1% 299,078 (±0.1% / ±4,067)
142 Total veterans ±51 128 Male ±45 14 Female ±21

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