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Congressional District 9, NJ

772,342 Population
110.7 square miles 6,974.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±0.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$42,981 ±$1,378 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $53,818 ±$373
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$87,122 ±$3,679 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $104,294 ±$997
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.7% ±1.3% (89,779  ±9,719) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 9.2% 859,029 (±0.3% / ±29,158)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

28.9 minutes ±0.7 (9,879,020  ±367,625) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 31.9 131,588,270 (±0.2 / ±1,265,689)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

275,462 ±5,026 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,543,944 ±7,728
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.8 ±0.1 (767,194  ±13,117) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,334,098
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.5% ±1% (8,034  ±1,810) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 5.4% 117,595 (±0.3% / ±6,859)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

287,055 ±5,387 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,816,432 ±2,877
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$515,700 ±$15,927 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in New Jersey: $496,000 ±$2,982
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

7.9% ±0.9% (60,304  ±6,770.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 8.8% 825,588 (±0.3% / ±26,043.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

86.5% ±1.7% (461,664  ±11,986.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 90.4% 6,015,420 (±0.6% / ±40,185.6)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
33.7% ±1.3% (179,720  ±7,729.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 44.6% 2,965,532 (±0.4% / ±26,621.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

58.2% ±2.3% (421,968  ±18,049.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 34.3% 3,082,476 (±0.4% / ±32,979.6)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

39.3% ±1.2% (303,662  ±10,647) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 25% 2,376,424
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

1.8% ±0.3% (10,959  ±1,727) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in New Jersey: 3.4% 249,802 (±0.1% / ±7,648)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
10,959 Total veterans ±1,727 9,757 Male ±1,574 1,202 Female ±591

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