Pennington, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,827
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
47.8
2.45% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
4.77%
5.33% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$192,586
12.4% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$672,900
10.6% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,527
0.78% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Pennington, 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.

95.9% of the residents in Pennington, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Pennington, NJ was $672,900, and the homeownership rate was 81.7%.

Most people in Pennington, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Pennington, NJ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Pennington, NJ is home to a population of 2.83k people, from which 95.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.98% of Pennington, NJ residents were born outside of the country (254 people).

In 2024, there were 10.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.37k people) in Pennington, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 219 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 69 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.9%
2024 Citizenship
96.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.9% of Pennington, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pennington, NJ was 96.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pennington, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.37k ± 145
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    219 ± 91
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    69 ± 61
4.35%
Hispanic Population
123 people

In 2024, there were 10.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.37k people) in Pennington, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 219 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 69 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.35% of the people in Pennington, NJ are hispanic (123 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pennington, 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

8.98%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
254 people
9.72%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
272 people

As of 2024, 8.98% of Pennington, NJ residents (254 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 Pennington, NJ was 9.72%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    30 ± 28
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    8 ± 19
  3. Korea
    3 ± 15

Pennington, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.75 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Pennington, NJ employs 1.53k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pennington, NJ were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (324 people), Educational Services (280 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (265 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($192,813), Manufacturing ($176,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($133,419).

Employment

Occupations

1.53k
2024 Value
± 196
−0.78%
1 Year decline
± 18.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pennington, NJ declined at a rate of −0.78%, from 1.54k employees to 1.53k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pennington, NJ, are Management Occupations (258 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (170 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (122 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pennington, 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

1.53k
2024 Value
± 196
−0.78%
1 Year decline
± 18.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pennington, NJ declined at a rate of −0.78%, from 1.54k employees to 1.53k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pennington, NJ, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (324 people), Educational Services (280 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (265 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pennington, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Pennington, 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

$108,073
Median earning men ± $21,044
$91,447
Median earning women ± $6,753

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Retail Trade ($180,179), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($134,522), and Manufacturing ($123,611).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($208,750), Information ($124,375), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($121,184).

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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 Pennington, NJ was $672,900 in 2024, which is 2.02 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $608,200 to $672,900, a 10.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Pennington, NJ is 81.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pennington, NJ have an average commute time of 27.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pennington, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$672,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$78,836
$941
Median Property Taxes
±$118

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

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

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Rent vs Own

81.7%
Homeownership
2024
59.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 81.7% of the housing units in Pennington, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79.5%.

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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.
$192,586
Median Household Income
± $25,175
1.15k
Number of Households
± 140

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.15k households in Pennington, NJ grew to $192,586 from the previous year's value of $171,282.

The following chart displays the households in Pennington, 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 Pennington, 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 (61.6%)
  2. Worked At Home (24.1%)
  3. Carpooled (4.62%)

In 2024, 61.6% of workers in Pennington, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24.1%) and those who carpooled to work (4.62%).

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

27.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pennington, NJ have a longer commute time (27.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.98% of the workforce in Pennington, 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 Pennington, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pennington, NJ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.77% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pennington, NJ (132 out of 2.77k 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 45 - 54, followed by Males < 5 and then Males 55 - 64.

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

97.8% of the population of Pennington, NJ has health coverage, with 67.5% on employee plans, 3.71% on Medicaid, 19.7% on Medicare, 6.89% 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, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.6% under 18 years, 12.8% between 18 and 34 years, 43% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.2%
Uninsured
67.5%
Employer Coverage
3.71%
Medicaid
19.7%
Medicare
6.89%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pennington, NJ declined by 3.59% from 2.28% to 2.2%.

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