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Assembly District 16, NJ

229,368 Population
287.5 square miles 797.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.7 ±0.4 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: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$76,388 ±$1,828 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in New Jersey: $54,253 ±$256
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$160,259 ±$4,661 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in New Jersey: $103,556 ±$513
  • about double the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

3.9% ±0.5% (8,653  ±1,068) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 891,891 (±0.2% / ±14,073)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

32.2 minutes ±0.4 (2,849,995  ±81,045) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 30.5 116,289,230 (±0.1 / ±571,910)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

83,022 ±828 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,507,701 ±5,116
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0 (220,267  ±527) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,173,351
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.6% ±0.7% (1,892  ±346) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 5.2% 110,552 (±0.1% / ±2,477)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

84,619 ±888 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,791,354 ±469
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$599,900 ±$8,806 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in New Jersey: $454,400 ±$1,150
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.5% ±0.8% (23,922  ±1,756.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 9.6% 889,792 (±0.1% / ±13,145.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.4% ±1.6% (151,543  ±2,725.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,915,947 (±0.3% / ±19,889.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
67.9% ±1.3% (106,677  ±2,200.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 43.6% 2,845,933 (±0.2% / ±12,951.6)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

25.8% ±0.9% (59,259  ±2,071) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 23.9% 2,236,554
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.1% ±0.3% (5,529  ±556) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 3.7% 273,031 (±0.1% / ±4,211)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
5,529 Total veterans ±556 5,122 Male ±510 407 Female ±154

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