Stanhope, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
3,552
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
39.3
3.2% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
2.85%
12.1% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$139,205
3.43% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$376,700
15.6% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,058
2.18% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Stanhope, 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.

93.9% of the residents in Stanhope, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Stanhope, NJ was $376,700, and the homeownership rate was 86.1%.

Most people in Stanhope, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 37.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Stanhope, NJ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Stanhope, NJ is home to a population of 3.55k people, from which 93.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 12.2% of Stanhope, NJ residents were born outside of the country (434 people).

In 2024, there were 7.78 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.67k people) in Stanhope, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 343 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 207 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.9%
2024 Citizenship
97%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.9% of Stanhope, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Stanhope, NJ was 97%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Stanhope, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.67k ± 203
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    343 ± 107
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    207 ± 201
18%
Hispanic Population
641 people

In 2024, there were 7.78 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.67k people) in Stanhope, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 343 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 207 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

18% of the people in Stanhope, NJ are hispanic (641 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Stanhope, 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

12.2%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
434 people
8.28%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
294 people

As of 2024, 12.2% of Stanhope, NJ residents (434 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 Stanhope, NJ was 8.28%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    56 ± 59
  2. Vietnam
    11 ± 24
  3. Korea
    8 ± 18

Stanhope, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 5.09 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Stanhope, NJ employs 2.06k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Stanhope, NJ were Construction (280 people), Retail Trade (261 people), and Educational Services (231 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($167,895), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($104,615), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($103,750).

Employment

Occupations

2.06k
2024 Value
± 308
2.18%
1 Year growth
± 20.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Stanhope, NJ grew at a rate of 2.18%, from 2.01k employees to 2.06k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Stanhope, NJ, are Management Occupations (329 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (207 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (195 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Stanhope, 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

2.06k
2024 Value
± 308
2.18%
1 Year growth
± 20.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Stanhope, NJ grew at a rate of 2.18%, from 2.01k employees to 2.06k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Stanhope, NJ, are Construction (280 people), Retail Trade (261 people), and Educational Services (231 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Stanhope, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Stanhope, 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

$85,259
Median earning men ± $21,856
$63,990
Median earning women ± $7,504

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($181,114), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($120,556), and Public Administration ($120,025).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,729), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($71,985), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($71,875).

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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%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Jersey.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Stanhope, NJ was $376,700 in 2024, which is 1.13 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $326,000 to $376,700, a 15.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Stanhope, NJ is 86.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Stanhope, NJ have an average commute time of 37.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Stanhope, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$376,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$36,365
$1,150
Median Property Taxes
±$184

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

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

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Rent vs Own

86.1%
Homeownership
2024
59.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 86.1% of the housing units in Stanhope, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 84.7%.

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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.
$139,205
Median Household Income
± $19,628
1.34k
Number of Households
± 237

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.34k households in Stanhope, NJ grew to $139,205 from the previous year's value of $134,583.

The following chart displays the households in Stanhope, 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 $150k - $200k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Stanhope, 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 (78.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (14.2%)
  3. Carpooled (4.67%)

In 2024, 78.7% of workers in Stanhope, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.2%) and those who carpooled to work (4.67%).

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

37.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Stanhope, NJ have a longer commute time (37.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.52% of the workforce in Stanhope, 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 Stanhope, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Stanhope, NJ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.85% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Stanhope, NJ (101 out of 3.54k 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 16 - 17, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 15.

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

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

95.5% of the population of Stanhope, NJ has health coverage, with 72.6% on employee plans, 6.58% on Medicaid, 9.14% on Medicare, 6.77% on non-group plans, and 0.367% 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, 50.8% were men and 49.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.6% under 18 years, 19.5% between 18 and 34 years, 42.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.8% were men and 49.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.52%
Uninsured
72.6%
Employer Coverage
6.58%
Medicaid
9.14%
Medicare
6.77%
Non-Group
0.367%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Stanhope, NJ grew by 5.87% from 4.27% to 4.52%.

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