Shrewsbury, NJ

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2024 Population
4,179
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
43.4
3.33% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
3.6%
0.815% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$178,958
23.8% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$811,400
10.3% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,771
1.08% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Shrewsbury, 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.

97.3% of the residents in Shrewsbury, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Shrewsbury, NJ was $811,400, and the homeownership rate was 85.8%.

Most people in Shrewsbury, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 35.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Shrewsbury, NJ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Shrewsbury, NJ is home to a population of 4.18k people, from which 97.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 6.72% of Shrewsbury, NJ residents were born outside of the country (281 people).

In 2024, there were 23.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.56k people) in Shrewsbury, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 154 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 150 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.3%
2024 Citizenship
97.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.3% of Shrewsbury, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Shrewsbury, NJ was 97.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Shrewsbury, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.56k ± 276
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    154 ± 101
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    150 ± 173
3.95%
Hispanic Population
165 people

In 2024, there were 23.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.56k people) in Shrewsbury, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 154 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 150 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.95% of the people in Shrewsbury, NJ are hispanic (165 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Shrewsbury, 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

6.72%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
281 people
6.85%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
285 people

As of 2024, 6.72% of Shrewsbury, NJ residents (281 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 Shrewsbury, NJ was 6.85%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    56 ± 43
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    26 ± 28
  3. Korea
    24 ± 30

Shrewsbury, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.15 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Shrewsbury, NJ.

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Economy

The economy of Shrewsbury, NJ employs 1.77k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Shrewsbury, NJ were Educational Services (264 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (251 people), and Finance & Insurance (231 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($236,964), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($235,714), and Information ($167,917).

Employment

Occupations

1.77k
2024 Value
± 253
1.08%
1 Year growth
± 20.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Shrewsbury, NJ grew at a rate of 1.08%, from 1.75k employees to 1.77k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Shrewsbury, NJ, are Management Occupations (314 people), Sales & Related Occupations (312 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (205 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Shrewsbury, 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

1.77k
2024 Value
± 253
1.08%
1 Year growth
± 20.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Shrewsbury, NJ grew at a rate of 1.08%, from 1.75k employees to 1.77k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Shrewsbury, NJ, are Educational Services (264 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (251 people), and Finance & Insurance (231 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Shrewsbury, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Shrewsbury, 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

$132,500
Median earning men ± $17,073
$72,750
Median earning women ± $11,469

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($248,333), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($160,196), and Public Administration ($156,607).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($250,001), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($131,333), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($118,077).

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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 Shrewsbury, NJ was $811,400 in 2024, which is 2.44 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $735,900 to $811,400, a 10.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Shrewsbury, NJ is 85.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Shrewsbury, NJ have an average commute time of 35.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Shrewsbury, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$811,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$32,010
$1,298
Median Property Taxes
±$147

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

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

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Rent vs Own

85.8%
Homeownership
2024
56.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 85.8% of the housing units in Shrewsbury, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 84.1%.

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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.
$178,958
Median Household Income
± $37,285
1.51k
Number of Households
± 207

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.51k households in Shrewsbury, NJ grew to $178,958 from the previous year's value of $144,500.

The following chart displays the households in Shrewsbury, 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 Shrewsbury, 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 (58.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (26.4%)
  3. Public Transit (12.8%)

In 2024, 58.2% of workers in Shrewsbury, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26.4%) and those who used public transit to get to work (12.8%).

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

35.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Shrewsbury, NJ have a longer commute time (35.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 9.91% of the workforce in Shrewsbury, 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 Shrewsbury, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Shrewsbury, NJ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Shrewsbury, NJ (146 out of 4.06k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 16 - 17 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Shrewsbury, NJ is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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

99.2% of the population of Shrewsbury, NJ has health coverage, with 63.7% on employee plans, 6.89% on Medicaid, 16.1% on Medicare, 12.4% on non-group plans, and 0.0985% 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, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.2% under 18 years, 13.9% between 18 and 34 years, 38.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

0.837%
Uninsured
63.7%
Employer Coverage
6.89%
Medicaid
16.1%
Medicare
12.4%
Non-Group
0.0985%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Shrewsbury, NJ declined by 17.5% from 1.02% to 0.837%.

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