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New Jersey demographics

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of New Jersey.

Population: 9,234,024
Median age: 40.0
Median household income: 89,703

New Jersey population: 9,234,024

Population

20219,234,024
20208,885,418
20198,878,503
20188,881,845
20178,960,161
20168,915,456
20158,904,413
20148,874,374
20138,832,406
20128,793,888
20118,753,064
20108,721,577
20098,650,548

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Demographic and housing estimates in New Jersey

Total population
Total population9,234,024
Male4,539,311
Female4,694,713
Population by age
Total population9,234,024
Under 5 years530,376
5 to 9 years557,847
10 to 14 years590,073
15 to 19 years584,965
20 to 24 years559,157
25 to 34 years1,179,836
35 to 44 years1,197,006
45 to 54 years1,265,171
55 to 59 years667,696
60 to 64 years607,381
65 to 74 years866,918
75 to 84 years428,642
85 years and over198,956
Median age (years)40.0
Under 18 years2,040,442
16 years and over7,436,293
18 years and over7,193,582
21 years and over6,860,646
62 years and over1,840,980
65 years and over1,494,516
Population by race
Total population9,234,024
One race8,616,754
   White5,787,873
   Black or African American1,225,321
   American Indian and Alaska Native24,719
   Asian900,516
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander3,303
   Some other race675,022
Two or more races617,270
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population6,384,667
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population3,086,484
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population3,298,183

Social characteristics in New Jersey

Households by type
Total households3,397,156
Family households (families)1,723,295
Married-couple family202,587
Male householder, no wife present, family543,681
Female householder, no husband present, family376,440
Nonfamily households927,593
Average household size1,069,938
Average family size2.66

Economic characteristics in New Jersey

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households3,397,156
Less than $10,000147,115
$10,000 to $14,999109,383
$15,000 to $24,999207,976
$25,000 to $34,999210,606
$35,000 to $49,999296,929
$50,000 to $74,999473,048
$75,000 to $99,999410,984
$100,000 to $149,999609,135
$150,000 to $199,999369,660
$200,000 or more562,320
Median household income (dollars)89,703

Housing characteristics in New Jersey

Housing occupancy
Total housing units3,738,342
Occupied housing units3,397,156
Vacant housing units341,186
Units in structure
Total housing units3,738,342
1-unit, detached1,986,887
1-unit, attached364,296
2 units333,937
3 or 4 units234,526
5 to 9 units174,797
10 to 19 units178,305
20 or more units431,167
Mobile home33,582
Boat, RV, van, etc.845
Year structure built
Total housing units3,738,342
Built 2014 or later3,356
Built 2010 to 2013174,297
Built 2000 to 2009331,583
Built 1990 to 1999354,324
Built 1980 to 1989440,943
Built 1970 to 1979465,283
Built 1960 to 1969493,752
Built 1950 to 1959543,189
Built 1940 to 1949259,906
Built 1939 or earlier671,709
Rooms
Total housing units3,738,342
1 room97,219
2 rooms96,165
3 rooms384,459
4 rooms568,046
5 rooms601,254
6 rooms580,960
7 rooms455,870
8 rooms388,957
9 rooms or more565,412
Median rooms5.7
Bedrooms
Total housing units3,738,342
No bedroom105,642
1 bedroom522,565
2 bedrooms961,034
3 bedrooms1,198,419
4 bedrooms734,737
5 or more bedrooms215,945
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units3,397,156
Owner-occupied2,168,148
Renter-occupied1,229,008
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.78
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.45
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units3,397,156
Moved in 2017 or later284,568
Moved in 2015 to 2016884,553
Moved in 2010 to 2014561,637
Moved in 2000 to 2009767,909
Moved in 1990 to 1999440,049
Moved in 1989 and earlier458,440
Value
Owner-occupied units2,168,148
Less than $50,00052,545
$50,000 to $99,99957,723
$100,000 to $149,999101,153
$150,000 to $199,999181,997
$200,000 to $299,999439,413
$300,000 to $499,999758,769
$500,000 to $999,999491,480
$1,000,000 or more85,068
Median (dollars)355,700
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units2,168,148
Housing units with a mortgage1,422,068
Housing units without a mortgage746,080
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent1,193,004
Less than $50088,542
$500 to $999145,677
$1,000 to $1,499418,150
$1,500 to $1,999304,015
$2,000 to $2,499131,245
$2,500 to $2,99952,911
$3,000 or more52,464
Median (dollars)1,436
No rent paid36,004

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