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Congressional District 8, NJ

765,996 Population
50.6 square miles 15,129.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.4 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 40.4 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$48,056 ±$1,873 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in New Jersey: $51,272 ±$483
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$78,229 ±$2,310 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $96,346 ±$1,114
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

15.4% ±1.6% (116,594  ±12,021) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 882,045 (±0.4% / ±33,909)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

32.9 minutes ±0.8 (10,931,815  ±408,413) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 30.3 116,394,656 (±0.3 / ±1,285,030)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

312,652 ±5,216 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,516,978 ±9,044
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.4 ±0.1 (758,484  ±12,518) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,092,231
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

5.1% ±0.9% (10,222  ±1,874) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 5% 105,942 (±0.3% / ±6,352)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

327,709 ±4,953 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,785,097 ±490
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$495,500 ±$19,777 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $428,900 ±$2,759
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

12.6% ±1.2% (95,197  ±8,953.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 885,133 (±0.3% / ±28,013.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

81.5% ±1.9% (439,917  ±12,299.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,880,219 (±0.6% / ±38,924.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
40.6% ±1.4% (219,218  ±8,230.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 43.5% 2,821,608 (±0.4% / ±26,260.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

62.4% ±2.3% (446,351  ±17,942.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • nearly double the rate in New Jersey: 32.3% 2,826,722 (±0.3% / ±25,052.9)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 22% 69,241,800 (±0.1% / ±,203,206.2)

45.4% ±1.3% (347,346  ±11,305) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in New Jersey: 23.6% 2,181,082
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

1.6% ±0.3% (9,560  ±1,888) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 3.9% 279,664 (±0.1% / ±8,986)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
9,560 Total veterans ±1,888 8,802 Male ±1,847 758 Female ±688

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