Mendham, NJ

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2022 Population

4,968

0.161% 1-year decline

US Senator

Bob Menendez

Democratic Party

US Senator

Cory Booker

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

46.2

3.14% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

2.03%

30% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$212,550

18.4% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$759,800

13.3% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Mendham, NJ had a population of 4.97k people with a median age of 46.2 and a median household income of $212,550. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Mendham, NJ declined from 4,976 to 4,968, a −0.161% decrease and its median household income grew from $179,543 to $212,550, a 18.4% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Mendham, NJ are White (Non-Hispanic) (84.4%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (6.44%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.82%), White (Hispanic) (1.89%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.33%).

None of the households in Mendham, 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.

95.3% of the residents in Mendham, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Mendham, NJ was $759,800, and the homeownership rate was 84%.

Most people in Mendham, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Mendham, NJ was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Mendham, NJ employs 2.52k people. The largest industries in Mendham, NJ are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (396 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (270 people), and Manufacturing (259 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($201,513), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($164,808), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($164,500).

Employment

Occupations

2.52k

2022 Value

± 335

7.18%

1 Year growth

± 17.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Mendham, NJ grew at a rate of 7.18%, from 2.35k employees to 2.52k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mendham, NJ, are Management Occupations (473 people), Sales & Related Occupations (361 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (322 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mendham, NJ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.52k

2022 Value

± 335

7.18%

1 Year growth

± 17.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Mendham, NJ grew at a rate of 7.18%, from 2.35k employees to 2.52k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mendham, NJ, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (396 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (270 people), and Manufacturing (259 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mendham, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Mendham, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$132,051

Median earning men ± $33,763

$76,058

Median earning women ± $9,073

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Retail Trade ($205,694), and Manufacturing ($183,095).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Wholesale Trade ($200,263), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($137,500), and Information ($125,250).

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%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Jersey.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.696%).

Bob Menendez and Cory Booker 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 12 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

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2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (57.3%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (41.4%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.696%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.696%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New Jersey for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New Jersey

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Bob Menendez

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on January 17, 2006
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Jon Corzine, who was elected Governor of 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.

Bob Menendez and Cory Booker 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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from New Jersey

New Jersey is currently represented by 12 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for New Jersey have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.15% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.13% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.92M), Bachelors Degree (1.77M), and Some college (1.3M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mendham, NJ was $759,800 in 2022, which is 2.7 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $670,600 to $759,800, a 13.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Mendham, NJ is 84%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Mendham, NJ have an average commute time of 34.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mendham, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$759,800

Median Property Value 2022

±$60,718

$1,460

Median Property Taxes

±$162

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

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

Rent vs Own

84%

Homeownership

2022

64.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 84% of the housing units in Mendham, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 86%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 464

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

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

Household Income

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

$212,550

Median Household Income

± $36,738

1.74k

Number of Households

± 201

In 2022, the median household income of the 1.74k households in Mendham, NJ grew to $212,550 from the previous year's value of $179,543.

The following chart displays the households in Mendham, 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 Mendham, NJ is from New Jersey.

0.489

2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

0.49

2021 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2022, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.489 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.278% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2022

Drove Alone (70.2%)
Worked At Home (19.7%)
Public Transit (4.87%)

In 2022, 70.2% of workers in Mendham, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.7%) and those who used public transit to get to work (4.87%).

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

34.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mendham, NJ have a longer commute time (34.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 5.86% of the workforce in Mendham, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.03% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mendham, NJ (98 out of 4.84k 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 75+, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 15.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mendham, NJ is White, followed by Asian and Black.

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

98.5% of the population of Mendham, NJ has health coverage, with 66.8% on employee plans, 2.43% on Medicaid, 13.7% on Medicare, 15.5% on non-group plans, and 0.165% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Morris County, NJ see 990 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.27% increase from the previous year (968 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 873 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 323 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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990 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Morris County, NJ

Primary care physicians in Morris County, NJ see an average of 990 patients per year. This represents a 2.27% increase from the previous year (968 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Morris County, NJ in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.3% under 18 years, 13.3% between 18 and 34 years, 44.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.3% were men and 55.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

1.46%

Uninsured

66.8%

Employer Coverage

2.43%

Medicaid

13.7%

Medicare

15.5%

Non-Group

0.165%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mendham, NJ grew by 34.3% from 1.09% to 1.46%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Mendham, NJ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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