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Congressional District 2, NJ

786,799 Population
1,994.3 square miles 394.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.9 ±0.5 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.4 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$43,634 ±$1,378 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $52,583 ±$435
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$83,257 ±$2,039 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $99,781 ±$1,061
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

11.1% ±1.2% (85,299  ±8,879) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 886,772 (±0.3% / ±27,839)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

26.2 minutes ±0.8 (8,697,445  ±335,018) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 31.4 126,643,450 (±0.3 / ±1,324,142)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

315,537 ±4,477 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,538,457 ±8,891
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (769,581  ±6,777) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 † 9,122,744 (±,157 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5% ±1.2% (8,307  ±1,979) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 5.2% 108,771 (±0.3% / ±6,919)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

415,719 ±3,769 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,803,652 ±1,675
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$334,400 ±$9,542 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New Jersey: $461,000 ±$2,830
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

9.1% ±0.9% (71,295  ±7,329.2) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 9.4% 860,587 (±0.3% / ±27,733.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

89.8% ±2% (502,974  ±11,976.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,903,558 (±0.6% / ±39,527)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
32.4% ±1.2% (181,486  ±6,701.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 43.8% 2,850,285 (±0.4% / ±26,559.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

18.6% ±0.4% (137,544  ±3,231.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 32.2% 2,806,254 (±0.2% / ±13,940.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,860,570 (±0.1% / ±,196,548.1)

10.8% ±0.7% (85,256  ±5,896) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in New Jersey: 24.2% † 2,250,431 (±1,448.4% / ±28,235)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

5.5% ±0.4% (34,120  ±2,340) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 3.6% 258,485 (±0.1% / ±8,678)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
34,120 Total veterans ±2,340 30,965 Male ±2,100 3,155 Female ±1,094

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