Pemberton, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,312
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
42.1
7.4% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
14.5%
25.4% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$90,899
2.9% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$323,200
6.6% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
650
4.55% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Pemberton, 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.

95.5% of the residents in Pemberton, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Pemberton, NJ was $323,200, and the homeownership rate was 65%.

Most people in Pemberton, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30 minutes. The average car ownership in Pemberton, NJ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Pemberton, NJ is home to a population of 1.31k people, from which 95.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 10.1% of Pemberton, NJ residents were born outside of the country (132 people).

In 2024, there were 4.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (664 people) in Pemberton, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 158 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 155 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.5%
2024 Citizenship
94.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.5% of Pemberton, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pemberton, NJ was 94.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pemberton, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    664 ± 106
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    158 ± 81
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    155 ± 72
19.4%
Hispanic Population
254 people

In 2024, there were 4.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (664 people) in Pemberton, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 158 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 155 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

19.4% of the people in Pemberton, NJ are hispanic (254 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pemberton, 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

10.1%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
132 people
9.18%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
126 people

As of 2024, 10.1% of Pemberton, NJ residents (132 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 Pemberton, NJ was 9.18%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    73 ± 38
  2. Vietnam
    26 ± 25
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    7 ± 18

Pemberton, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.81 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Pemberton, NJ employs 650 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pemberton, NJ were Public Administration (95 people), Retail Trade (65 people), and Construction (64 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($215,313), Finance & Insurance ($86,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($86,250).

Employment

Occupations

650
2024 Value
± 132
−4.55%
1 Year decline
± 34.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pemberton, NJ declined at a rate of −4.55%, from 681 employees to 650 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pemberton, NJ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (98 people), Management Occupations (71 people), and Personal Care & Service Occupations (70 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pemberton, 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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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

650
2024 Value
± 132
−4.55%
1 Year decline
± 34.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pemberton, NJ declined at a rate of −4.55%, from 681 employees to 650 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pemberton, NJ, are Public Administration (95 people), Retail Trade (65 people), and Construction (64 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pemberton, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Pemberton, 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

$49,559
Median earning men ± $11,965
$43,238
Median earning women ± $1,355

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($98,750), Public Administration ($92,188), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($68,333).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,469), Public Administration ($69,315), and Manufacturing ($68,125).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.
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 Pemberton, NJ was $323,200 in 2024, which is 0.971 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $303,200 to $323,200, a 6.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Pemberton, NJ is 65%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pemberton, NJ have an average commute time of 30 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pemberton, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$323,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$21,081
$341
Median Property Taxes
±$66

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

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

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Rent vs Own

65%
Homeownership
2024
63%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 65% of the housing units in Pemberton, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 58.1%.

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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.
$90,899
Median Household Income
± $3,958
525
Number of Households
± 100

In 2024, the median household income of the 525 households in Pemberton, NJ grew to $90,899 from the previous year's value of $88,333.

The following chart displays the households in Pemberton, 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pemberton, 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 (60.6%)
  2. Worked At Home (15.8%)
  3. Carpooled (14.1%)

In 2024, 60.6% of workers in Pemberton, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.8%) and those who carpooled to work (14.1%).

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

30 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pemberton, NJ have a longer commute time (30 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.63% of the workforce in Pemberton, 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 Pemberton, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pemberton, NJ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pemberton, NJ (189 out of 1.31k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 18 - 24.

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

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Health

93.8% of the population of Pemberton, NJ has health coverage, with 40% on employee plans, 16.1% on Medicaid, 15.3% on Medicare, 17.3% on non-group plans, and 5.09% 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, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.4% under 18 years, 23.4% between 18 and 34 years, 36.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.25%
Uninsured
40%
Employer Coverage
16.1%
Medicaid
15.3%
Medicare
17.3%
Non-Group
5.09%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pemberton, NJ declined by 55.9% from 14.1% to 6.25%.

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