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Congressional District 8, NJ

749,983 Population
50.6 square miles 14,813.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.8 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 40.4 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$49,887 ±$1,886 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in New Jersey: $52,583 ±$435
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$82,118 ±$3,599 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $99,781 ±$1,061
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

15.5% ±1.6% (115,292  ±12,351) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 886,772 (±0.3% / ±27,839)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

34.4 minutes ±0.8 (12,101,790  ±416,341) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 31.4 126,643,450 (±0.3 / ±1,324,142)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

314,211 ±5,775 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,538,457 ±8,891
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (742,673  ±12,825) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,122,744
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.8% ±1% (9,365  ±1,872) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 5.2% 108,771 (±0.3% / ±6,919)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

334,539 ±5,418 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,803,652 ±1,675
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$535,800 ±$25,265 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $461,000 ±$2,830
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.4% ±1.2% (83,934  ±8,725.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 9.4% 860,587 (±0.3% / ±27,733.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

84.2% ±1.9% (449,157  ±12,359.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,903,558 (±0.6% / ±39,527)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
42.5% ±1.5% (226,871  ±8,575.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 43.8% 2,850,285 (±0.4% / ±26,559.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

62.6% ±2% (440,311  ±15,888.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • nearly double the rate in New Jersey: 33.3% 2,920,819 (±0.4% / ±32,565.1)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

44.4% ±1.1% (332,601  ±10,164) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in New Jersey: 24.2% 2,250,431
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

1.7% ±0.4% (10,311  ±2,064) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in New Jersey: 3.6% 258,485 (±0.1% / ±8,678)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
10,311 Total veterans ±2,064 9,043 Male ±2,006 1,268 Female ±662

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