What is the median household income in New Jersey?

The median household income in New Jersey is $103,556, according to the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. The U.S. median is $80,734.

What is the poverty rate in New Jersey?

9.7% of people in New Jersey (891,891) have incomes below the federal poverty level.

Which city in New Jersey has the highest income?

Among places with at least 5,000 residents, Blackwells Mills has the highest median household income at $250,000+, followed by Fair Haven ($250,000+) and Glen Ridge ($250,000+).

How long is the average commute in New Jersey?

Workers in New Jersey who do not work from home spend an average of 30.5 minutes getting to work.

Checked Oct 26, 2026

New Jersey Community Stats

New Jersey has 9,343,809 residents and a median household income of $103,556, 4th highest among states (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income: $103,556; U.S. $80,734
Poverty rate: 9.7%; U.S. 12.5%
Bachelor's or higher: 43.6%; Adults 25+
Average commute: 30.5 min; One way

New Jersey compared

With U.S.

Measure	New Jersey	U.S.
Median household income	$103,556	$80,734
Median age	40.1	38.9
Poverty rate	9.7%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.6%	35.7%
Homeownership rate	63.8%	65.2%
Median home value	$454,400	$332,700
Median gross rent	$1,720	$1,413
Average commute	30.5 min	26.4 min
Born outside the U.S.	23.9%	14.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates

Counties in New Jersey

Sorted by population, highest first

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#	County	Population	Median income	Poverty	Bachelor's+	Own home
1	Bergen County	962,316	$124,884	6.8%	53.1%	65.3%
2	Middlesex County	871,290	$111,549	8.6%	45.6%	63.6%
3	Essex County	863,002	$80,789	14.6%	39.1%	44.9%
4	Hudson County	718,323	$91,795	14.9%	48.9%	30.7%
5	Ocean County	654,362	$89,863	10.5%	34.4%	80.7%
6	Monmouth County	645,353	$124,845	6.5%	51.3%	75.6%
7	Union County	579,290	$103,202	9.2%	38.9%	57.4%
8	Camden County	527,257	$88,755	12.4%	36.3%	64.7%
9	Passaic County	521,012	$87,522	13.0%	30.9%	53.1%
10	Morris County	514,528	$137,326	4.9%	57.8%	74.3%
11	Burlington County	467,805	$108,111	6.6%	42.5%	76.1%
12	Mercer County	385,864	$100,645	10.3%	45.4%	62.2%
13	Somerset County	349,846	$140,374	5.4%	57.8%	74.3%
14	Gloucester County	306,954	$105,115	7.7%	36.8%	80.1%
15	Atlantic County	276,270	$78,050	13.2%	31.8%	68.7%
16	Cumberland County	153,305	$67,436	15.6%	18.9%	66.5%
17	Sussex County	145,807	$116,186	5.5%	40.3%	83.7%
18	Hunterdon County	130,160	$141,715	4.0%	57.4%	85.1%
19	Warren County	110,849	$100,869	8.3%	36.5%	75.1%
20	Cape May County	94,941	$91,128	8.7%	39.0%	80.3%
21	Salem County	65,275	$79,960	12.7%	25.0%	71.0%

Cities and towns in New Jersey

Sorted by population, highest first

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#	City or town	Population	Median income	Poverty	Bachelor's+	Own home
1	Newark	310,178	$52,060	23.4%	19.7%	24.4%
2	Jersey City	294,078	$97,710	15.6%	54.8%	27.9%
3	Paterson	158,735	$55,997	21.2%	11.8%	26.9%
4	Elizabeth	137,302	$66,555	15.7%	14.6%	25.6%
5	Toms River	94,956	$100,137	5.8%	36.4%	81.9%
6	Trenton	90,338	$52,537	21.6%	16.2%	37.9%
7	Clifton	89,379	$98,237	7.9%	35.5%	59.6%
8	Bayonne	71,553	$83,887	14.4%	39.6%	36.2%
9	Camden	71,496	$40,546	30.2%	10.1%	34.4%
10	East Orange	70,090	$60,830	16.4%	22.7%	31.0%
11	Passaic	70,002	$55,371	22.9%	16.7%	23.8%
12	Lakewood	69,585	$56,968	29.9%	31.9%	39.1%
13	Union City	66,463	$64,310	23.1%	28.3%	19.1%
14	Vineland	61,006	$67,860	14.6%	24.1%	69.9%
15	Hoboken	58,668	$180,579	7.8%	82.6%	33.8%
16	New Brunswick	56,345	$65,810	32.0%	23.4%	21.4%
17	Perth Amboy	55,855	$61,977	20.2%	15.7%	35.4%
18	Plainfield	55,236	$85,908	15.5%	22.0%	44.8%
19	West New York	52,004	$71,729	19.4%	33.5%	23.0%
20	Hackensack	46,057	$84,277	12.1%	42.1%	36.6%
21	Sayreville	45,838	$99,979	6.2%	36.6%	63.0%
22	Sicklerville	44,998	$105,602	8.5%	35.6%	83.2%
23	Linden	44,192	$92,915	9.6%	23.3%	59.5%
24	Kearny	40,614	$79,154	12.5%	30.6%	42.9%
25	Fort Lee	40,067	$107,274	7.8%	65.8%	55.4%
26	Atlantic City	38,632	$41,028	32.3%	22.4%	30.3%
27	Fair Lawn	35,610	$144,574	6.1%	63.3%	78.1%
28	Garfield	32,783	$79,700	13.4%	25.8%	44.7%
29	Long Branch	32,530	$79,653	15.5%	36.1%	42.5%
30	Westfield	31,111	$232,629	1.8%	78.1%	81.1%
31	Princeton	30,756	$192,079	6.1%	84.7%	55.4%
32	Rahway	30,109	$91,461	9.5%	34.1%	51.5%
33	Englewood	29,638	$102,571	9.2%	46.5%	54.5%
34	Bergenfield	28,450	$130,045	7.1%	48.3%	70.6%
35	Old Bridge	28,236	$111,996	6.9%	38.2%	73.9%
36	Millville	27,511	$70,275	12.5%	20.2%	64.1%
37	Bridgeton	27,001	$55,781	27.2%	7.4%	36.4%
38	Paramus	26,568	$144,349	4.7%	51.8%	82.6%
39	Ridgewood	26,308	$208,211	4.2%	80.1%	82.5%
40	Lodi	26,082	$89,305	15.4%	29.6%	42.4%
41	Cliffside Park	25,781	$93,452	10.8%	42.0%	51.4%
42	Carteret	25,496	$96,862	8.2%	30.1%	54.7%
43	South Plainfield	24,473	$130,239	3.0%	44.0%	85.9%
44	Glassboro	23,717	$87,278	13.4%	43.0%	59.8%
45	North Plainfield	22,809	$87,349	13.2%	24.3%	53.3%
46	Somerset	22,720	$121,028	4.5%	62.0%	72.9%
47	Summit	22,705	$190,304	5.5%	72.5%	68.3%
48	Roselle	22,646	$92,762	9.5%	27.1%	54.7%
49	Hillsborough	22,585	$144,112	2.7%	60.6%	79.9%
50	Secaucus	21,778	$139,821	5.8%	63.1%	50.6%
51	Lindenwold	21,719	$55,954	21.1%	20.9%	30.0%
52	Elmwood Park	21,412	$101,740	11.6%	35.1%	57.5%
53	Parsippany	21,345	$99,405	6.7%	59.8%	48.4%
54	Woodbridge	20,756	$104,926	11.1%	36.2%	52.6%
55	Pleasantville	20,712	$53,661	25.1%	11.0%	48.0%
56	Morristown	20,453	$121,340	7.8%	58.1%	36.7%
57	Harrison	20,369	$93,013	11.8%	50.7%	21.1%
58	Palisades Park	20,290	$94,743	9.4%	51.0%	35.5%
59	Hawthorne	19,628	$110,237	4.0%	47.0%	69.1%
60	Iselin	19,551	$109,500	7.9%	53.7%	65.3%
61	Tinton Falls	19,361	$117,308	6.7%	54.3%	84.1%
62	Point Pleasant	19,334	$115,625	4.5%	50.0%	81.6%
63	Ocean Acres	19,204	$121,924	2.0%	36.3%	95.8%
64	Rutherford	18,894	$143,153	5.5%	60.5%	64.3%
65	Colonia	18,587	$122,713	7.4%	48.7%	88.9%
66	Dover	18,563	$73,737	14.2%	17.3%	46.0%
67	Preakness	18,520	$133,205	3.3%	57.1%	70.6%
68	Dumont	18,279	$126,071	6.6%	50.3%	72.7%
69	Avenel	17,121	$101,670	7.9%	31.8%	52.3%
70	New Milford	16,995	$114,889	4.2%	47.4%	61.4%
71	North Arlington	16,461	$94,201	4.3%	38.3%	44.4%
72	Madison	16,447	$171,471	3.2%	74.1%	63.8%
73	South River	16,124	$96,147	12.5%	27.9%	65.6%
74	Princeton Meadows	15,561	$131,213	5.1%	79.5%	37.6%
75	Tenafly	15,319	$208,200	3.5%	78.7%	71.7%
76	Phillipsburg	15,299	$68,324	20.2%	24.6%	57.6%
77	Asbury Park	15,295	$75,544	21.9%	43.0%	27.7%
78	Springdale	15,173	$164,796	7.5%	70.5%	84.2%
79	Metuchen	15,144	$158,052	3.6%	67.1%	74.6%
80	Highland Park	15,121	$104,694	7.5%	69.8%	40.3%
81	Fairview	15,099	$63,606	20.8%	23.3%	33.2%
82	Short Hills	14,923	$250,000+	2.3%	92.6%	86.5%
83	West Freehold	14,883	$130,800	4.0%	53.1%	87.4%
84	Hammonton	14,840	$78,087	9.6%	33.8%	70.8%
85	Ramsey	14,805	$160,996	4.3%	67.0%	79.2%
86	Edgewater	14,759	$124,050	7.7%	72.7%	39.8%
87	Williamstown	14,705	$89,414	8.3%	29.6%	81.7%
88	Middlesex	14,645	$105,000	11.3%	36.9%	73.9%
89	Moorestown-Lenola	14,625	$138,398	7.1%	64.4%	79.1%
90	Hopatcong	14,565	$115,758	4.2%	34.6%	87.1%
91	Cherry Hill Mall	14,541	$103,708	10.8%	47.7%	71.4%
92	Collingswood	14,205	$90,184	9.5%	53.9%	57.0%
93	Westmont	14,195	$115,317	5.8%	59.9%	65.4%
94	Bradley Gardens	14,165	$177,849	4.1%	65.3%	90.2%
95	Roselle Park	14,093	$109,679	6.6%	38.5%	59.1%
96	New Providence	13,727	$161,599	2.1%	67.6%	75.8%
97	Eatontown	13,575	$90,463	4.4%	37.9%	58.1%
98	Florham Park	13,564	$158,696	8.7%	69.9%	69.8%
99	Mercerville	13,535	$128,277	3.2%	43.7%	84.7%
100	Somerville	13,410	$103,760	5.9%	54.7%	43.0%

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Income and poverty

Income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars

Median household income: $103,556
Per capita income: $54,253
Below poverty level: 891,891 people (9.7%)

Education

Highest level completed, 6,523,202 adults age 25 and older

High school graduate or higher5,915,94790.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher2,845,93343.6%
Graduate or professional degree1,144,90317.6%

Race and ethnicity

Share of total population. Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; other groups exclude them.

White (non-Hispanic)4,759,97950.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,098,96022.5%
Black or African American1,136,65812.2%
Asian938,72810.0%
Two or more races326,6613.5%
Some other race74,3150.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native6,5690.1%
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander1,9390.0%

23.9% of residents (2,236,554) were born outside the United States.

Languages spoken at home

8,816,621 residents age 5 and older

66.9% speak only English at home and 33.1% speak another language. 1,149,675 people (13.0%) speak English less than "very well."

Spanish1,514,82817.2%
Other Indo-European languages496,3955.6%
Russian, Polish or other Slavic148,3981.7%
Other Asian and Pacific Island languages140,5961.6%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)129,9591.5%
Other languages99,8151.1%
French, Haitian or Cajun99,4151.1%
Arabic82,7020.9%

Commute to work

3,811,377 workers who do not work from home

The average one-way commute is 30.5 minutes.

Under 10 minutes10.0%
10 to 19 minutes25.0%
20 to 29 minutes19.7%
30 to 44 minutes21.9%
45 to 59 minutes9.7%
60 minutes or more13.7%

Housing

Owner-occupied home values and rents paid by renters

Median home value: $454,400
Median gross rent: $1,720 a month
Homeownership rate: 63.8% of 3,507,701 households
Housing units: 3,791,354
Median year built: 1970

See home value trends and rents for New Jersey

Cultural communities

Largest reported origins and ancestries. People may report more than one.

Italian Americans1,279,01013.7%
Irish Americans1,130,17712.1%
German Americans807,2558.6%
Puerto Ricans475,8355.1%
Polish Americans435,0614.7%
Indian Americans426,9924.6%
Dominican Americans374,6754.0%
Mexican Americans243,0862.6%
Ecuadorian Americans166,2261.8%
Colombian Americans156,8921.7%

Asian groups count people reporting one Asian group alone. Hispanic origins and ancestries are self-reported and can overlap.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median household income in New Jersey?: The median household income in New Jersey is $103,556, according to the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. The U.S. median is $80,734.
What is the poverty rate in New Jersey?: 9.7% of people in New Jersey (891,891) have incomes below the federal poverty level.
Which city in New Jersey has the highest income?: Among places with at least 5,000 residents, Blackwells Mills has the highest median household income at $250,000+, followed by Fair Haven ($250,000+) and Glen Ridge ($250,000+).
How long is the average commute in New Jersey?: Workers in New Jersey who do not work from home spend an average of 30.5 minutes getting to work.

Data sources

American Community Survey (5-year)U.S. Census Bureau. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Data as of 12/31/2023

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