In 2019, New Jersey had a population of 8.88M people with a median age of 40.2 and a median household income of $85,751. Between 2018 and 2019 the population of New Jersey declined from 8.91M to 8.88M, a −0.296% decrease and its median household income grew from $81,740 to $85,751, a 4.91% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in New Jersey are White (Non-Hispanic) (54.3%), White (Hispanic) (12.8%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (12.7%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (9.56%), and Other (Hispanic) (5.9%). 32.2% of the households in New Jersey speak a non-English language at home as their primary language.
90.3% of the residents in New Jersey are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in New Jersey are Rutgers University-New Brunswick (13,483 degrees awarded in 2020), Montclair State University (5,288 degrees), and Rowan University (5,221 degrees).
In 2019, the median property value in New Jersey was $348,800, and the homeownership rate was 63.3%. Most people in New Jersey drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.5 minutes. The average car ownership in New Jersey was 2 cars per household.
New Jersey borders Delaware, New York, and Pennsylvania.