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Congressional District 2, NJ

791,164 Population
1,994.3 square miles 396.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.1 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.4 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$42,657 ±$1,277 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $51,272 ±$483
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$80,850 ±$3,255 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $96,346 ±$1,114
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

10.3% ±1.2% (80,036  ±9,019) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 882,045 (±0.4% / ±33,909)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

26.2 minutes ±0.8 (8,469,800  ±362,885) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 30.3 116,394,656 (±0.3 / ±1,285,030)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

311,170 ±4,868 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,516,978 ±9,044
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.5 ±0.1 (774,034  ±8,465) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,092,231
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

6% ±1.1% (9,635  ±1,824) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 5% 105,942 (±0.3% / ±6,352)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

416,633 ±4,107 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,785,097 ±490
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$306,400 ±$6,810 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Jersey: $428,900 ±$2,759
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

8.8% ±1.1% (69,148  ±8,343.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 885,133 (±0.3% / ±28,013.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

90% ±1.8% (507,711  ±11,489) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,880,219 (±0.6% / ±38,924.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
31.4% ±1.2% (177,048  ±6,828.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 43.5% 2,821,608 (±0.4% / ±26,260.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

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)

9.5% ±0.6% (75,482  ±4,854) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 23.6% 2,181,082
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

5.9% ±0.5% (36,470  ±3,233) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 3.9% 279,664 (±0.1% / ±8,986)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
36,470 Total veterans ±3,233 33,041 Male ±2,771 3,429 Female ±1,023

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