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William Paterson University of New Jersey, NJ

1,240 Population
0.2 square miles 5,226.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

19.8 ±0.4 Median age
  • about half the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about half the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$6,662 ±$1,433 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent of the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $54,510 ±$245
  • less than a fifth of the amount in New Jersey: $53,118 ±$241
N/A Median household income

N/A Persons below poverty line

24.6 minutes ±11.8 (11,880  ±7,736) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 36 290,532,500 (±0.1 / ±1,085,869)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 30.9 119,274,790 (±0.1 / ±657,334)

Families

N/A ±14 Number of households
N/A Persons per household

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

N/A ±14 Number of housing units

N/A Median value of owner-occupied housing units

24.1% ±7.9% (299  ±98.4) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 9.4% 1,837,795 (±0.1% / ±17,907.6)
  • more than double the rate in New Jersey: 9.9% 911,070 (±0.1% / ±12,354.8)

Social

100% ±211.1% (23  ±55.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 87.6% 12,182,060 (±0.2% / ±31,146.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,858,484 (±0.3% / ±19,546.8)
73.9% ±147.4% (17  ±39) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 43.5% 6,051,126 (±0.2% / ±21,441.6)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 42.9% 2,771,686 (±0.2% / ±13,002.8)

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

11.9% ±8.9% (147  ±110) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 29.8% 5,892,182
  • about half the rate in New Jersey: 23.5% 2,181,755

N/A Population with veteran status
N/A Total veterans ±14 N/A Male ±14 N/A Female ±14

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