Alloway, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,455
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
49.8
1.39% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$140,962
1.95% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$304,700
7.86% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
837
2.57% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Alloway, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Alloway, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Alloway, NJ was $304,700, and the homeownership rate was 91%.

Most people in Alloway, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33 minutes. The average car ownership in Alloway, NJ was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew JerseySalem County, NJPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDSalem & Cumberland (North) Counties--Bridgeton City PUMA, NJ

Population & Diversity

Alloway, NJ is home to a population of 1.46k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.756% of Alloway, NJ residents were born outside of the country (11 people).

In 2024, there were 16.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.22k people) in Alloway, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 73 Black or African American (Hispanic) and 63 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Alloway, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Alloway, NJ was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Alloway, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.22k ± 338
  2. Black or African American (Hispanic)
    73 ± 108
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    63 ± 94
10.2%
Hispanic Population
149 people

In 2024, there were 16.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.22k people) in Alloway, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 73 Black or African American (Hispanic) and 63 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

10.2% of the people in Alloway, NJ are hispanic (149 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Alloway, NJ as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    273,706 ± 12,653 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    205,965 ± 11,018 people
  3. Mexico
    107,667 ± 8,009 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 273,706 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 205,965 and Mexico with 107,667.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.756%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
11 people
0.815%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
12 people

As of 2024, 0.756% of Alloway, NJ residents (11 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Alloway, NJ was 0.815%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    89 ± 73
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    10 ± 21

Alloway, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 8.9 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Alloway, NJ employs 837 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Alloway, NJ were Construction (212 people), Manufacturing (115 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (110 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($61,250), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($61,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($59,038).

Employment

Occupations

837
2024 Value
± 221
2.57%
1 Year growth
± 36.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Alloway, NJ grew at a rate of 2.57%, from 816 employees to 837 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Alloway, NJ, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (212 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (122 people), and Transportation Occupations (103 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Alloway, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

837
2024 Value
± 221
2.57%
1 Year growth
± 36.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Alloway, NJ grew at a rate of 2.57%, from 816 employees to 837 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Alloway, NJ, are Construction (212 people), Manufacturing (115 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (110 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Alloway, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Alloway, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$47,589
Median earning men ± $25,526
$58,077
Median earning women ± $15,947

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($86,855), Manufacturing ($44,340), and Construction ($31,389).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,833).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.
Y-Axis
2.27%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Alloway, NJ was $304,700 in 2024, which is 0.916 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $282,500 to $304,700, a 7.86% increase. The homeownership rate in Alloway, NJ is 91%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Alloway, NJ have an average commute time of 33 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Alloway, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$304,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$51,047
$493
Median Property Taxes
±$150

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Alloway, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Alloway, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

91%
Homeownership
2024
49.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 91% of the housing units in Alloway, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 98%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$140,962
Median Household Income
± $57,125
542
Number of Households
± 182

In 2024, the median household income of the 542 households in Alloway, NJ grew to $140,962 from the previous year's value of $138,260.

The following chart displays the households in Alloway, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Alloway, NJ is from New Jersey.
0.486
2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey
0.489
2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2023, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.486 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.709% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (84.9%)
  2. Other (7.29%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.33%)

In 2024, 84.9% of workers in Alloway, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (7.29%) and those who worked at home (6.33%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

33 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Alloway, NJ have a longer commute time (33 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.55% of the workforce in Alloway, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Alloway, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Alloway, NJ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Health

100% of the population of Alloway, NJ has health coverage, with 77% on employee plans, 3.63% on Medicaid, 11.3% on Medicare, 8.03% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.4% were men and 45.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.3% under 18 years, 15.4% between 18 and 34 years, 46.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.4% were men and 45.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

0%
Uninsured
77%
Employer Coverage
3.63%
Medicaid
11.3%
Medicare
8.03%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Alloway, NJ declined by 100% from 1.31% to 0%.

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