2024 ACS PUMS
New Jersey Census Data
A demographic, economic, and housing profile of New Jersey, built from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample. New Jersey is home to 9,500,851 people across 74 PUMAs, with a median household income of $104,266 and a median age of 40.2.
9,500,851
Population
$104,266
Median HH income
44.5%
Bachelor's+
$487,000
Median home value
New Jersey at a glance, vs. the U.S.
Every figure below is a weighted estimate from the 2024 ACS PUMS. The U.S. column is the population-weighted national average for comparison.
| Statistic | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $104,266 | $83,310 |
| Median family income | $127,718 | $102,685 |
| Mean wage (workers) | $79,530 | $66,223 |
| Median personal income (15+) | $40,610 | $35,074 |
| Poverty rate | 9.3% | 12.1% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.4% | 4.6% |
| Labor force participation (16+) | 66.8% | 64.0% |
| Mean hours worked / week | 37.5 | 37.9 |
| Mean Interest, dividends, and net rental income | $3,004 | $2,830 |
| Mean Selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income | 27.0% | 24.1% |
| Mean All other income | $560 | $705 |
| Mean Public assistance income | $34 | $45 |
| Mean Total person's earnings | $54,343 | $44,138 |
| Mean Income-to-poverty ratio | 356.6 | 318.7 |
| Mean Retirement income | $3,863 | $3,754 |
| Mean Self-employment income | $2,591 | $2,518 |
| Mean Supplementary Security Income | $228 | $282 |
| Mean Social Security income | $3,963 | $3,799 |
| Statistic | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 44.5% | 36.9% |
| High school diploma or higher | 90.4% | 89.9% |
| Statistic | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Management | 12.2% | 10.9% |
| Business operations | 4.3% | 3.8% |
| Financial specialists | 2.6% | 2.0% |
| Computer & math | 4.6% | 3.6% |
| Architecture & engineering | 1.9% | 2.2% |
| Science | 1.3% | 1.1% |
| Community & social service | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| Legal | 1.4% | 1.1% |
| Education instruction | 7.0% | 6.3% |
| Arts, design & media | 2.4% | 2.2% |
| Healthcare practitioners | 6.0% | 6.1% |
| Healthcare support | 3.0% | 3.4% |
| Protective service | 2.2% | 2.1% |
| Food prep & serving | 4.5% | 5.7% |
| Building & grounds cleaning | 3.3% | 3.5% |
| Personal care | 2.9% | 2.7% |
| Sales | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| Office & admin support | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| Construction | 4.2% | 4.6% |
| Extraction | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Installation & repair | 2.2% | 2.9% |
| Production | 3.5% | 5.1% |
| Transportation & moving | 7.5% | 7.8% |
| Military | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Agriculture & forestry (industry) | 0.2% | 1.2% |
| Mining & oil/gas (industry) | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| Utilities (industry) | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| Construction (industry) | 6.0% | 6.7% |
| Manufacturing (industry) | 7.4% | 9.2% |
| Wholesale trade (industry) | 2.5% | 1.8% |
| Retail trade (industry) | 10.7% | 11.0% |
| Transportation & warehousing (industry) | 5.6% | 5.0% |
| Information (industry) | 2.3% | 1.8% |
| Finance & insurance (industry) | 7.8% | 6.2% |
| Professional & technical (industry) | 14.5% | 12.5% |
| Educational services (industry) | 10.5% | 9.4% |
| Health care (industry) | 11.1% | 11.3% |
| Social assistance (industry) | 2.2% | 2.3% |
| Arts & entertainment (industry) | 8.7% | 9.7% |
| Other services (industry) | 4.4% | 4.8% |
| Public administration (industry) | 4.2% | 4.6% |
| Armed forces (industry) | 0.2% | 0.7% |
| Statistic | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Uninsured | 7.8% | 8.4% |
| Private insurance | 70.0% | 66.7% |
| Public insurance | 33.3% | 37.0% |
| With a disability | 11.3% | 14.1% |
| Statistic | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Mean commute time | 32 min | 27 min |
| Drove to work | 71.7% | 78.5% |
| Public transit to work | 9.8% | 3.7% |
| Worked from home | 13.3% | 13.3% |
| Mean Weeks worked | 31.9 | 30.9 |
| Statistic | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $487,000 | $390,221 |
| Median gross rent | $1,800 | $1,507 |
| Rent as % of income | 31.0% | 30.6% |
| Homeownership rate | 64.0% | 65.1% |
| Average household size | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 2.9 |
| Median rooms | 6 | 5.6 |
| Median year built | 1970 | 1976 |
| Vehicles per household | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| No vehicle | 11.1% | 8.5% |
| Single-family detached | 53.1% | 62.1% |
| Broadband internet | 95.3% | 95.0% |
| Median Condominium and/or homeowners association fee | $0 | $0 |
| Median Electricity cost | $150 | $155 |
| Median Fuel cost | $1,300 | $620 |
| Median Gas cost | $100 | $71 |
| Mean Age of the householder | 53.9 | 52.5 |
| Median Mobile home costs | $6,500 | $1,348 |
| Median First mortgage payment | $2,200 | $1,568 |
| Mean Number of own children in household | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Mean Number of related children in household | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Median Monthly rent | $1,600 | $1,323 |
| Median Selected monthly owner costs | $2,162 | $1,505 |
| Median Total payment on all second and junior mortgages and home equity loans | $500 | $471 |
| Median Property taxes | $9,500 | $3,490 |
| Median Water cost | $630 | $577 |
| Statistic | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 9,500,851 | 340,110,990 |
| Average age | 40.2 | 39.8 |
| Married (15+) | 49.3% | 47.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23.5% | 20.0% |
| Black | 12.2% | 11.7% |
| Asian | 10.5% | 6.2% |
| Mean Fire/hazard/flood insurance | $1,541 | $1,682 |
| Mean Number of persons in family | 2.1 | 2 |
New Jersey's 74 PUMAs
A PUMA (Public Use Microdata Area) is a Census geography of roughly 100,000+ people — the finest level at which PUMS microdata is released. Explore New Jersey's 74 PUMAs on the map below — recolor it by any measure, and click an area to open its full profile.
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Population
101,271 – 110,320
110,320 – 114,677
114,677 – 123,670
123,670 – 133,785
133,785 – 146,763
146,763 – 178,496
All PUMAs in New Jersey
Gloucester County (South & West)--Glassboro Borough178,496Camden County (South & West)--Bellmawr & Pine Hill Boroughs176,730Burlington County (North)--Burlington City175,294Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (North)170,076Middlesex County (Central)--New Brunswick & Highland Park166,472Ocean County (Central)--Toms River & Berkeley165,485Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (West & Southwest)164,514Burlington County (West Central)163,632Passaic County--Paterson160,340Essex County (Southeast)--Newark (North & East)153,709Hudson County (Northeast)--Union City & Hoboken148,676Sussex County147,257Hudson County (North)--West New York, Secaucus & North Bergen146,763Atlantic County (East)--Atlantic City, Pleasantville, Northfield & Coast144,157Mercer County (Southwest)143,195Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park141,823Ocean County (Lakewood)141,812Passaic County (South)--Passaic & Clifton (SE)141,764Morris County (North)--Dover Town & Kinnelon Borough140,809Middlesex County (Southeast)140,753Union County (Northeast)--Elizabeth140,316Hudson County (South & West)--Bayonne, Kearney & Harrison137,639Burlington County (South & East)136,639Morris County (South)--Morristown, Madison & Florham Park134,944Morris County (West)133,785Gloucester County (Northeast)--Woodbury City133,281Hudson County (Central)--Jersey City (South)133,100Bergen County (West Central)--Fair Lawn, Garfield & Lodi131,828Hunterdon County131,663Camden County (North)--Camden & Gloucester Cities129,994Somerset County (Central)--Bridgewater, Somerville & North Plainfield129,595Ocean County (South)129,281Bergen County (Southwest)--Rutherford, North Arlington & Hasbrouck Heights128,654Bergen County (East)--Tenafly, Park Ridge, Englewood City & Cresskill127,588Mercer County (West Central)--Trenton City126,872Essex County (Northeast)--Bloomfield124,551Camden County (East Central)--Haddonfield Borough123,670Atlantic County (Outside Somers Point City)--West to Hammonton Town123,427Bergen County (North Central)--Bergenfield, Paramus, Dumont & New Milford122,381Mercer County (North)--Princeton Borough122,335Union County (Southwest)--Plainfield & Westfield120,767Ocean County (Northwest)119,736Middlesex County (Northwest)--North Piscataway & South Plainfield119,341Essex County (Northwest)--Montclair119,123Middlesex County (Northeast)--Carteret & North Woodbridge118,731Somerset County (South)116,740Middlesex County (Southwest)116,481Passaic County (Central)--Hawthorne116,333Middlesex County (North Central)--Metuchen & South Edison115,975Union County (Southeast)--Linden, Rahway & Roselle114,677Union County (North Central)--Union Twp & Roselle Park114,259Morris County (East)--Lincoln Park Borough113,544Bergen County (South Central)--Hackensack & Teaneck113,037Bergen County (Central)--Ridgewood Village, Glen Rock & Westwood112,733Middlesex County (East Central)--Perth Amboy & Sayreville112,056Monmouth County (Southwest)--Freehold, Manalapan111,819Warren County111,735Salem & Cumberland (North) Counties--Bridgeton City111,452Monmouth County (Southeast)--Long Branch, Asbury Park & Eatontown111,107Somerset County (North & West)111,006Cumberland County (South)--Vineland & Millville Cities110,644Ocean County (Northeast)--Brick & Point Pleasant110,320Monmouth County (Central)108,515Essex County (Southwest)--West Orange & Livingston108,185Monmouth County (Southeast)--Wall, Tinton Falls (South)107,841Passaic County (North)--Ringwood, Wanaque & Pompton Lakes107,765Essex County (Central)--Orange & East Orange106,971Cape May & Atlantic (South Central) Counties--Ocean City & Somers Point City105,533Essex County (South Central)--Irvington104,822Union County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford104,177Monmouth County (Northeast)--Red Bank, Northeast Middletown104,135Monmouth County (Northwest)--Matawan & Aberdeen103,545Camden County (Central)--Lindenwold & Collingswood Boroughs103,175Bergen County (Northwest)--Ramsey, Oakland & Franklin Lakes101,271
New Jersey Census data — FAQ
What is the population of New Jersey?+
According to the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS), New Jersey has a population of 9,500,851 people, represented across 74 PUMAs (Public Use Microdata Areas).
What is the median household income in New Jersey?+
The median household income in New Jersey is $104,266 based on the 2024 ACS PUMS, compared with a U.S. figure of $83,310.
How educated is New Jersey?+
44.5% of New Jersey residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, versus 36.9% nationally, per the 2024 ACS.
Where does this New Jersey data come from?+
These figures are derived from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) — a de-identified, statistically weighted sample of individual records. PUMSdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with the Census Bureau.
New — housing construction: Building permits in New Jersey — monthly residential permits for every county, metro area, and city, single-family vs. multifamily, from the Census Building Permits Survey.