Port Norris, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,612
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
37.4
1.32% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
17.5%
21.5% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$42,635
3.3% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$118,700
1.17% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
682
6.83% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Port Norris, 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.

100% of the residents in Port Norris, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Port Norris, NJ was $118,700, and the homeownership rate was 54.3%.

Most people in Port Norris, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Port Norris, NJ was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Port Norris, NJ is home to a population of 1.61k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.12% of Port Norris, NJ residents were born outside of the country (18 people).

In 2024, there were 2.27 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.1k people) in Port Norris, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 484 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 29 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Port Norris, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Port Norris, NJ was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Port Norris, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.1k ± 452
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    484 ± 367
  3. White (Hispanic)
    29 ± 52
1.8%
Hispanic Population
29 people

In 2024, there were 2.27 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.1k people) in Port Norris, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 484 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 29 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.8% of the people in Port Norris, NJ are hispanic (29 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Port Norris, 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

1.12%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
18 people
1.12%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
19 people

As of 2024, 1.12% of Port Norris, NJ residents (18 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 Port Norris, NJ was 1.12%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    90 ± 110
  2. Vietnam
    14 ± 30

Port Norris, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 6.43 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Port Norris, NJ employs 682 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Port Norris, NJ were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (207 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (123 people), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (102 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($86,645), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($86,645), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($82,727).

Employment

Occupations

682
2024 Value
± 282
−6.83%
1 Year decline
± 60.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Port Norris, NJ declined at a rate of −6.83%, from 732 employees to 682 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Port Norris, NJ, are Production Occupations (122 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (105 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (98 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Port Norris, 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

682
2024 Value
± 282
−6.83%
1 Year decline
± 60.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Port Norris, NJ declined at a rate of −6.83%, from 732 employees to 682 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Port Norris, NJ, are Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (207 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (123 people), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (102 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Port Norris, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Port Norris, 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

$56,796
Median earning men ± $15,649
$31,104
Median earning women ± $11,676

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,327) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,591).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($81,875) and Retail Trade ($6,635).

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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 Port Norris, NJ was $118,700 in 2024, which is 0.357 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $120,100 to $118,700, a 1.17% decrease. The homeownership rate in Port Norris, NJ is 54.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Port Norris, NJ have an average commute time of 34.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Port Norris, NJ is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$118,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$27,269
$327
Median Property Taxes
±$128

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

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

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Rent vs Own

54.3%
Homeownership
2024
78.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 54.3% of the housing units in Port Norris, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 56.2%.

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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.
$42,635
Median Household Income
± $42,112
602
Number of Households
± 252

In 2023, the median household income of the 602 households in Port Norris, NJ declined from $42,635 from the previous year's value of $44,091.

The following chart displays the households in Port Norris, 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 $30k - $35k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Port Norris, 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 (74.2%)
  2. Carpooled (18.9%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.6%)

In 2024, 74.2% of workers in Port Norris, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (18.9%) and those who worked at home (6.6%).

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

34.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Port Norris, NJ have a longer commute time (34.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.4% of the workforce in Port Norris, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Port Norris, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Port Norris, NJ have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Port Norris, NJ (282 out of 1.61k 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 Males 65 - 74, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Port Norris, 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

98.1% of the population of Port Norris, NJ has health coverage, with 58.9% on employee plans, 15.9% on Medicaid, 11.6% on Medicare, 9.86% on non-group plans, and 1.92% 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, 55% were men and 45% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.9% under 18 years, 15.2% between 18 and 34 years, 36.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 55% were men and 45% were women.

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Uninsured People

1.86%
Uninsured
58.9%
Employer Coverage
15.9%
Medicaid
11.6%
Medicare
9.86%
Non-Group
1.92%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Port Norris, NJ declined by 4.02% from 1.94% to 1.86%.

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