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Scotch Plains-Fanwood Regional School District, NJ

32,642 Population
10.4 square miles 3,150.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.6 ±1.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Union County: 39.1 ±0.2
  • 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

$74,530 ±$4,033 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Union County: $52,874 ±$936
  • 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
$185,171 ±$18,435 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Union County: $103,202 ±$2,659
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in New Jersey: $103,556 ±$513
  • more than double the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

2.1% ±0.8% (692  ±257) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Union County: 9.2% 52,582 (±0.5% / ±2,807)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 891,891 (±0.2% / ±14,073)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

35.7 minutes ±1.7 (431,290  ±37,813) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Union County: 30.2 7,522,000 (±0.4 / ±131,274)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 30.5 116,289,230 (±0.1 / ±571,910)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

11,398 ±361 Number of households
  • Union County: 203,277 ±863
  • New Jersey: 3,507,701 ±5,116
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.1 (32,423  ±66) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Union County: 2.8 573,546 (±0 / ±508)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,173,351
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.9% ±1.4% (289  ±107) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Union County: 5.4% 7,341 (±0.5% / ±687)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 5.2% 110,552 (±0.1% / ±2,477)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

11,738 ±362 Number of housing units
  • Union County: 212,385 ±197
  • New Jersey: 3,791,354 ±469
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$689,300 ±$24,789 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Union County: $529,200 ±$8,258
  • about 1.5 times the amount in New Jersey: $454,400 ±$1,150
  • more than double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

4.9% ±1.4% (1,603  ±444.8) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Union County: 9.5% 54,314 (±0.6% / ±3,358.7)
  • about half the rate in New Jersey: 9.6% 889,792 (±0.1% / ±13,145.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97.1% ±4.4% (21,384  ±1,141.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Union County: 86.3% 340,861 (±1.2% / ±4,698.9)
  • about 10 percent 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)
66.8% ±3.4% (14,712  ±863.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Union County: 38.9% 153,496 (±0.7% / ±2,854.9)
  • 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

16.3% ±2.3% (5,308  ±758) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Union County: 33.6% 194,636
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 23.9% 2,236,554
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.4% ±0.9% (829  ±208) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Union County: 2.5% 11,260 (±0.2% / ±831)
  • about 90 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)
829 Total veterans ±208 818 Male ±209 11 Female ±17

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