Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
4,270
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
41.4
3.27% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
0.0468%
0.937% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$250,001
2024 Median Property Value
$1.09M
5.78% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,044
6.32% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Ho-Ho-Kus, 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.

98.1% of the residents in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ was $1.09M, and the homeownership rate was 92.5%.

Most people in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew JerseyBergen County, NJNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PABergen County (Northwest)--Ramsey, Oakland & Franklin Lakes PUMA, NJBergen County (Central)--Ridgewood Village, Glen Rock & Westwood PUMA, NJ

Population & Diversity

Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ is home to a population of 4.27k people, from which 98.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 12.3% of Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ residents were born outside of the country (525 people).

In 2024, there were 5.74 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.17k people) in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 552 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 207 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%
2024 Citizenship
95.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.1% of Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ was 95.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.17k ± 285
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    552 ± 276
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    207 ± 168
6%
Hispanic Population
256 people

In 2024, there were 5.74 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.17k people) in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 552 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 207 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6% of the people in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ are hispanic (256 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ho-Ho-Kus, 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

12.3%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
525 people
15.3%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
646 people

As of 2024, 12.3% of Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ residents (525 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 Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ was 15.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    19 ± 27
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    12 ± 22
  3. World War II
    6 ± 11

Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.58 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ employs 2.04k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ were Finance & Insurance (392 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (329 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (294 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($250,001), Wholesale Trade ($250,001), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($250,001).

Employment

Occupations

2.04k
2024 Value
± 301
−6.32%
1 Year decline
± 21.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ declined at a rate of −6.32%, from 2.18k employees to 2.04k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ, are Management Occupations (395 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (310 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (282 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ho-Ho-Kus, 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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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.04k
2024 Value
± 301
−6.32%
1 Year decline
± 21.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ declined at a rate of −6.32%, from 2.18k employees to 2.04k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ, are Finance & Insurance (392 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (329 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (294 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Ho-Ho-Kus, 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

$231,250
Median earning men ± $82,268
$87,649
Median earning women ± $20,951

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($250,001), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($250,001), and Wholesale Trade ($250,001).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($98,750), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($89,701), and Retail Trade ($73,750).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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 Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ was $1.09M in 2024, which is 3.28 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.03M to $1.09M, a 5.78% increase. The homeownership rate in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ is 92.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ have an average commute time of 33.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.09M
Median Property Value 2024
±$117,426
$1,266
Median Property Taxes
±$166

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

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Rent vs Own

92.5%
Homeownership
2024
66%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 92.5% of the housing units in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 91%.

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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.
1.37k
Number of Households
± 186

The following chart displays the households in Ho-Ho-Kus, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ho-Ho-Kus, 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 (46.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (33.8%)
  3. Public Transit (12.8%)

In 2024, 46.8% of workers in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (33.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (12.8%).

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

33.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ have a longer commute time (33.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.95% of the workforce in Ho-Ho-Kus, 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 Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

0.0468% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ (2 out of 4.27k 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 Males 65 - 74, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ho-Ho-Kus, 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

99.7% of the population of Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ has health coverage, with 76.9% on employee plans, 0.187% on Medicaid, 12.4% on Medicare, 10.3% 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, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.6% under 18 years, 15.8% between 18 and 34 years, 42.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

0.258%
Uninsured
76.9%
Employer Coverage
0.187%
Medicaid
12.4%
Medicare
10.3%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ grew by Infinityk% from 0% to 0.258%.

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