Brass Castle, NJ

Census Place

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2023 Population
1,844
25.4% 1-year growth
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2023 Median Age
45.3
1.95% 1-year decrease
2023 Poverty Rate
4.88%
88.9% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$144,865
56.5% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$419,600
24.4% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
850
36.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Brass Castle, NJ had a population of 1.84k people with a median age of 45.3 and a median household income of $144,865. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Brass Castle, NJ grew from 1,471 to 1,844, a 25.4% increase and its median household income grew from $92,563 to $144,865, a 56.5% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Brass Castle, NJ are White (Non-Hispanic) (58%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (20.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (11.9%), Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) (5.69%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.19%).

None of the households in Brass Castle, 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.

99% of the residents in Brass Castle, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Brass Castle, NJ was $419,600, and the homeownership rate was 96.7%.

Most people in Brass Castle, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 35.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Brass Castle, NJ was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew JerseyWarren County, NJAllentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJWarren County PUMA, NJ

Population & Diversity

Brass Castle, NJ is home to a population of 1.84k people, from which 99% are citizens. As of 2023, 12.2% of Brass Castle, NJ residents were born outside of the country (225 people).

In 2023, there were 2.81 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.07k people) in Brass Castle, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 381 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 220 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%
2023 Citizenship
99%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99% of Brass Castle, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Brass Castle, NJ was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Brass Castle, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.07k ± 447
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    381 ± 407
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    220 ± 168
3.69%
Hispanic Population
68 people

In 2023, there were 2.81 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.07k people) in Brass Castle, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 381 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 220 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.69% of the people in Brass Castle, NJ are hispanic (68 people).

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Foreign-Born Population

12.2%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
225 people
7.41%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
109 people

As of 2023, 12.2% of Brass Castle, NJ residents (225 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Brass Castle, NJ was 7.41%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    48 ± 61
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    0 ± 20
  3. Korea
    0 ± 20

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

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Economy

The economy of Brass Castle, NJ employs 850 people. In 2023, the largest industries in Brass Castle, NJ were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (159 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (150 people), and Finance & Insurance (137 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($202,561), Manufacturing ($108,299), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($48,319).

Employment

Occupations

850
2023 Value
± 285
36.9%
1 Year growth
± 38.3%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Brass Castle, NJ grew at a rate of 36.9%, from 621 employees to 850 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Brass Castle, NJ, are Business & Financial Operations Occupations (149 people), Sales & Related Occupations (108 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (97 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Brass Castle, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

850
2023 Value
± 285
36.9%
1 Year growth
± 38.3%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Brass Castle, NJ grew at a rate of 36.9%, from 621 employees to 850 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Brass Castle, NJ, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (159 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (150 people), and Finance & Insurance (137 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Brass Castle, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Brass Castle, 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

$109,618
Median earning men ± $139,106
$48,438
Median earning women ± $19,028

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($108,507), Public Administration ($N/A), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($N/A).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,698), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($34,954), and Public Administration ($N/A).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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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Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 1.22% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.18% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (1.91M), Bachelors Degree (1.8M), and Some college (1.26M).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Brass Castle, NJ was $419,600 in 2023, which is 1.38 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $337,300 to $419,600, a 24.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Brass Castle, NJ is 96.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Brass Castle, NJ have an average commute time of 35.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Brass Castle, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$419,600
Median Property Value 2023
±$83,108
$624
Median Property Taxes
±$202

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 Brass Castle, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

96.7%
Homeownership
2023
68.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 96.7% of the housing units in Brass Castle, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 93.1%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Brass Castle, NJ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$144,865
Median Household Income
± $23,209
645
Number of Households
± 224

In 2023, the median household income of the 645 households in Brass Castle, NJ grew to $144,865 from the previous year's value of $92,563.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Brass Castle, NJ is from Brass Castle, NJ.
N/A Wage GINI in N/A
  1. N/A
  2. N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (67.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (27.4%)
  3. Carpooled (4.82%)

In 2023, 67.8% of workers in Brass Castle, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (27.4%) and those who carpooled to work (4.82%).

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Commute Time

35.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Brass Castle, NJ have a longer commute time (35.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Brass Castle, 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 Brass Castle, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Brass Castle, NJ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.88% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Brass Castle, NJ (90 out of 1.84k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 75+ and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Brass Castle, NJ is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

95.6% of the population of Brass Castle, NJ has health coverage, with 58.5% on employee plans, 0.651% on Medicaid, 19.2% on Medicare, 16.9% on non-group plans, and 0.38% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 8.3% increase from the previous year (1,181 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 343 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.5% under 18 years, 7.38% between 18 and 34 years, 41.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.39%
Uninsured
58.5%
Employer Coverage
0.651%
Medicaid
19.2%
Medicare
16.9%
Non-Group
0.38%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Brass Castle, NJ declined by 43.3% from 7.75% to 4.39%.

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