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State Senate District 2, NJ

231,544 Population
317.8 square miles 728.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$41,445 ±$1,134 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $53,118 ±$241
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$75,759 ±$2,266 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New Jersey: $101,050 ±$527
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

13.9% ±1.1% (31,342  ±2,408) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Jersey: 9.8% 889,287 (±0.2% / ±14,517)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

24.4 minutes ±0.4 (2,380,375  ±64,603) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 30.9 119,274,790 (±0.1 / ±657,334)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

91,723 ±979 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,478,355 ±4,714
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.5 ±0 (226,190  ±320) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,093,435
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

5.9% ±1% (2,980  ±529) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 5.1% 107,472 (±0.1% / ±3,004)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

113,601 ±583 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,775,842 ±525
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$275,600 ±$4,740 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in New Jersey: $427,600 ±$1,335
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

11.1% ±0.9% (25,511  ±2,140.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 9.9% 911,070 (±0.1% / ±12,354.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

88.7% ±1.8% (143,703  ±2,966.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,858,484 (±0.3% / ±19,546.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
32.3% ±1.1% (52,369  ±1,793.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 42.9% 2,771,686 (±0.2% / ±13,002.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

17.6% ±0.7% (40,755  ±1,664) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 23.5% 2,181,755
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

5.3% ±0.4% (9,699  ±712) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Jersey: 4% 285,835 (±0.1% / ±4,508)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
9,699 Total veterans ±712 9,105 Male ±727 594 Female ±186

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