Median Household Income
$103,556
Median Home Value
$454,400
Median Gross Rent
$1,720/mo
Poverty Rate
9.7%
Unemployment Rate
6.3%
Homeownership Rate
63.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
43.6%
Median Age
40.1
Population Over Time
New Jersey grew 5.3% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
8,874,374
2016
8,915,456
2018
8,881,845
2020
8,885,418
2022
9,249,063
2024
9,343,809
Business & Industry
New Jersey has 237,968 business establishments employing 3,945,019 people.
Health care and social assistance
29,996
Professional, scientific, and technical services
29,052
Other services (except public administration)
24,399
Accommodation and food services
22,712
Construction
22,502
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
14,693
Wholesale trade
12,856
Finance and insurance
11,075
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Largest Cities in New Jersey
See all →Newark307,355 people$52,060Jersey City287,899 people$97,710Paterson157,864 people$55,997Elizabeth135,665 people$66,555Toms River92,827 people$100,137Trenton90,055 people$52,537Clifton89,451 people$98,237Camden71,799 people$40,546Bayonne70,497 people$83,887Passaic70,048 people$55,371East Orange68,879 people$60,830Lakewood68,555 people$56,968Union City67,258 people$64,310Vineland60,796 people$67,860Hoboken58,754 people$180,579New Brunswick55,718 people$65,810Perth Amboy55,226 people$61,977Plainfield54,358 people$85,908West New York52,438 people$71,729Sicklerville45,853 people$105,602Hackensack45,758 people$84,277Sayreville45,136 people$99,979Linden43,478 people$92,915Kearny41,157 people$79,154Fort Lee39,799 people$107,274Atlantic City38,487 people$41,028Fair Lawn34,948 people$144,574Garfield32,472 people$79,700Long Branch31,932 people$79,653Westfield30,839 people$232,629Princeton30,450 people$192,079Rahway29,664 people$91,461Englewood29,109 people$102,571Bergenfield28,223 people$130,045Old Bridge28,094 people$111,996Millville27,523 people$70,275Bridgeton26,895 people$55,781Paramus26,582 people$144,349Ridgewood26,043 people$208,211Lodi25,969 people$89,305Cliffside Park25,546 people$93,452Carteret25,161 people$96,862South Plainfield24,273 people$130,239Somerset24,246 people$121,028Glassboro23,014 people$87,278North Plainfield22,695 people$87,349Summit22,555 people$190,304Roselle22,500 people$92,762Hillsborough21,865 people$144,112Parsippany21,806 people$99,405
Counties in New Jersey
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.