Short Hills, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
14,923
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
41.5
1.47% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
2.29%
34.8% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$250,001
2024 Median Property Value
$1.67M
3.26% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
6,924
7% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Short Hills, 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.

84.7% of the residents in Short Hills, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Short Hills, NJ was $1.67M, and the homeownership rate was 86.5%.

Most people in Short Hills, NJ worked at home, and the average commute time was 42.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Short Hills, NJ was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew JerseyEssex County, NJNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PAEssex County (Southwest)--West Orange & Livingston PUMA, NJUnion County (Northwest)--Summit & Cranford PUMA, NJ

Population & Diversity

Short Hills, NJ is home to a population of 14.9k people, from which 84.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 31.5% of Short Hills, NJ residents were born outside of the country (4.7k people).

In 2024, there were 1.24 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.48k people) in Short Hills, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.02k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 389 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

84.7%
2024 Citizenship
84.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 84.7% of Short Hills, NJ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Short Hills, NJ was 84.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Short Hills, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    7.48k ± 599
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    6.02k ± 721
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    389 ± 191
4.35%
Hispanic Population
649 people

In 2024, there were 1.24 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.48k people) in Short Hills, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.02k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 389 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.35% of the people in Short Hills, NJ are hispanic (649 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Short Hills, 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

31.5%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
4.7k people
30.5%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
4.39k people

As of 2024, 31.5% of Short Hills, NJ residents (4.7k 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 Short Hills, NJ was 30.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    43 ± 55
  2. Korea
    16 ± 32
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    13 ± 38

Short Hills, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.69 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Short Hills, NJ employs 6.92k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Short Hills, NJ were Finance & Insurance (1,879 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,352 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (710 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($250,001), Transportation & Warehousing ($250,001), and Information ($250,001).

Employment

Occupations

6.92k
2024 Value
± 551
7%
1 Year growth
± 10.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Short Hills, NJ grew at a rate of 7%, from 6.47k employees to 6.92k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Short Hills, NJ, are Management Occupations (1,742 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (928 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (666 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Short Hills, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.92k
2024 Value
± 551
7%
1 Year growth
± 10.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Short Hills, NJ grew at a rate of 7%, from 6.47k employees to 6.92k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Short Hills, NJ, are Finance & Insurance (1,879 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,352 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (710 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Short Hills, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Short Hills, 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

$250,001
Median earning men ± $0
$118,052
Median earning women ± $14,011

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($250,001), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), and Information ($250,001).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($240,484), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($196,125), and Manufacturing ($171,406).

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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 Short Hills, NJ was $1.67M in 2024, which is 5.03 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.62M to $1.67M, a 3.26% increase. The homeownership rate in Short Hills, NJ is 86.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Short Hills, NJ have an average commute time of 42.6 minutes, and they worked at home. Car ownership in Short Hills, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.67M
Median Property Value 2024
±$68,904
$4,033
Median Property Taxes
±$345

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

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

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Rent vs Own

86.5%
Homeownership
2024
61%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 86.5% of the housing units in Short Hills, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 87.6%.

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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.
4.67k
Number of Households
± 345

The following chart displays the households in Short Hills, 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 Short Hills, 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. Worked At Home (40.4%)
  2. Drove Alone (33.8%)
  3. Public Transit (21%)

In 2024, 40.4% of workers in Short Hills, NJ worked at home, followed by those who drove alone to work (33.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (21%).

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

42.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Short Hills, NJ have a longer commute time (42.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 9.74% of the workforce in Short Hills, 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 Short Hills, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Short Hills, NJ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.29% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Short Hills, NJ (342 out of 14.9k 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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

99.5% of the population of Short Hills, NJ has health coverage, with 83.4% on employee plans, 0.797% on Medicaid, 7.91% on Medicare, 7.46% 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, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 34% under 18 years, 8.83% between 18 and 34 years, 45.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

0.476%
Uninsured
83.4%
Employer Coverage
0.797%
Medicaid
7.91%
Medicare
7.46%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Short Hills, NJ declined by 54.9% from 1.06% to 0.476%.

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