state

New Jersey

Demographic and economic profile of New Jersey, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey).

Population

9,500,851

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$101,050

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Age

40.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.3% since 2018

New Jersey added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,276,142 (56.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,201,053 (13.0%)
  • Two or More Races978,591 (10.6%)
  • Asian Alone918,644 (9.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone848,026 (9.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone41,900 (0.5%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,482,123
  2. 2.Other Indo-European482,443
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic148,170
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island136,965
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)126,060

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

23.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

285,835

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

$69,712

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

108.9 (US=100)

Data USA · as of 2023

Per Capita Income

$53,118

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care1,123,151
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management662,154
  3. 3.Retail Trade485,852
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate401,128
  5. 5.Manufacturing378,966

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,178,058
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations930,463
  3. 3.Service Occupations689,308
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations526,430
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations320,511

Census ACS · as of 2023

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Information (LQ 1.36×)118,752
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.29×)401,128
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.27×)135,591
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.15×)662,154
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.13×)306,213

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$427,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,653/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

63.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,999509,100 (23.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999388,000 (17.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999361,442 (16.3%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999190,187 (8.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999188,986 (8.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999160,462 (7.2%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

42.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$53,737

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.9 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

11.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,894,952 (63.7%)
  • Worked at Home683,255 (15.0%)
  • Public Transit387,422 (8.5%)
  • Carpooled347,524 (7.7%)
  • Walked118,022 (2.6%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other97,499 (2.1%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.