Caldwell, NJ

Census Place

2024 Population

9,003

US Senator

Cory Booker

Democratic Party

US Senator

Andy Kim

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

37.2

3.38% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

7.99%

36.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$96,824

4.32% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$575,400

Population & Diversity

Caldwell, NJ is home to a population of 9k people, from which 87.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 21.7% of Caldwell, NJ residents were born outside of the country (1.96k people).

In 2024, there were 4.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.13k people) in Caldwell, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.25k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 836 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.2%

2024 Citizenship

91%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 87.2% of Caldwell, NJ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Caldwell, NJ was 91%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Caldwell, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Caldwell, NJ

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.13k ± 638
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.25k ± 585
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
836 ± 354

20.8%

Hispanic Population

1.87k people

20.8% of the people in Caldwell, NJ are hispanic (1.87k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.

Most Common Origin

India
279,408 ± 12,782 people
Dominican Republic
210,288 ± 11,131 people
Mexico
108,737 ± 8,049 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 279,408 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 210,288 and Mexico with 108,737.

Foreign-Born Population

21.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.96k people

19.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.71k people

As of 2024, 21.7% of Caldwell, NJ residents (1.96k 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 Caldwell, NJ was 19.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Caldwell, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
76 ± 54
Gulf War (2001-)
17 ± 39
Korea
12 ± 27

Caldwell, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.47 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Caldwell, NJ.

Economy

The economy of Caldwell, NJ employs 4.88k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Caldwell, NJ were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (823 people), Retail Trade (603 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (553 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($142,958), Manufacturing ($122,440), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($106,998).

Employment

Occupations

4.88k

2024 Value

± 574

−1.61%

1 Year decline

± 16.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Caldwell, NJ declined at a rate of −1.61%, from 4.96k employees to 4.88k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Caldwell, NJ, are Management Occupations (780 people), Sales & Related Occupations (774 people), and Computer & Mathematical Occupations (454 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Caldwell, NJ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Jersey (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

Industries

Employment by Industries

4.88k

2024 Value

± 574

−1.61%

1 Year decline

± 16.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Caldwell, NJ declined at a rate of −1.61%, from 4.96k employees to 4.88k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Caldwell, NJ, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (823 people), Retail Trade (603 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (553 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Caldwell, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Caldwell, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$75,683

Median earning men ± $14,702

$57,012

Median earning women ± $11,882

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($145,875), Wholesale Trade ($143,697), and Construction ($102,653).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($153,778), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($105,015), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,729).

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Kamala Harris with 52% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Jill Stein (0.914%).

Cory Booker and Andy Kim are the senators currently representing the state of New Jersey. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New Jersey is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Caldwell, NJ. Showing the available data for New Jersey.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (52%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.1%)
Republican Party
Jill Stein (0.914%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Kamala Harris with 52% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Jill Stein (0.914%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New Jersey for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New Jersey

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

Cory Booker

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on October 31, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Jeffrey Chiesa, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Frank Lautenberg.{{Cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/cory-booker-new-jersey-senate-election-098436 |title=Booker Wins New Jersey Senate Seat |work=Politico |access-date=May 21, 2020 }}

Andy Kim

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed George Helmy, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Bob Menendez.

Cory Booker and Andy Kim are the senators currently representing New Jersey.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New Jersey over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

The student population of Caldwell, NJ in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 741 male students and 1,264 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Caldwell, NJ are White (161 and 42%), Hispanic or Latino (128 and 33.4%), Black or African American (47 and 12.3%), and Asian (25 and 6.53%).

The largest universities in Caldwell, NJ by number of degrees awarded are Caldwell University (410 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Caldwell, NJ are Registered Nursing (58 and 14.1%), General Psychology (42 and 10.2%), and Counseling Psychology (41 and 10%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $38,470.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Caldwell, NJ, the percentage of applicants admitted was 71.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 8.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 2,005 (37% men and 63% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 2,005 students enrolled in Caldwell, NJ, 37% men and 63% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 566 records, of which 70.1% were women and 29.9% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
58 degrees awarded
General Psychology
42 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
24 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Caldwell, NJ was Registered Nursing with 58 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Caldwell, NJ according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Caldwell University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

410 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Caldwell University with 410 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 108 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Caldwell, NJ, which is 0.358 times less than the 302 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 161 degrees mean that there were 1.26 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 128 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($38,470) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,378) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,600) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Caldwell, NJ was $575,400 in 2024, which is 1.73 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $563,000 to $575,400, a 2.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Caldwell, NJ is 41.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Caldwell, NJ have an average commute time of 29.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Caldwell, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$575,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$36,462

$1,591

Median Property Taxes

±$289

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

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

Rent vs Own

41.9%

Homeownership

2024

60.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 41.9% of the housing units in Caldwell, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 45.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Caldwell, NJ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$96,824

Median Household Income

± $19,947

3.8k

Number of Households

± 477

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.8k households in Caldwell, NJ declined from $96,824 from the previous year's value of $101,196.

The following chart displays the households in Caldwell, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Caldwell, NJ is from New Jersey.

0.482

2024 Wage GINI in New Jersey

0.486

2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2024, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.482 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.733% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Jersey across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (59.9%)
Worked At Home (19.8%)
Public Transit (6.69%)

In 2024, 59.9% of workers in Caldwell, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (6.69%).

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.

Commute Time

29.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Caldwell, NJ have a longer commute time (29.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.18% of the workforce in Caldwell, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Caldwell, NJ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.99% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Caldwell, NJ (676 out of 8.46k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 16 - 17, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Caldwell, NJ is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Keep Exploring