Strathmore, NJ

Census Place

2024 Population

6,708

US Senator

Cory Booker

Democratic Party

US Senator

Andy Kim

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

43.4

1.4% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

1.87%

32.4% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$151,855

2.06% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$539,500

Population & Diversity

Strathmore, NJ is home to a population of 6.71k people, from which 97.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 14.3% of Strathmore, NJ residents were born outside of the country (956 people).

In 2024, there were 14.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.49k people) in Strathmore, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 369 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 296 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.3%

2024 Citizenship

97.3%

2023 Citizenship

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

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Strathmore, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Strathmore, NJ

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.49k ± 696
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
369 ± 166
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
296 ± 216

6.29%

Hispanic Population

422 people

6.29% of the people in Strathmore, NJ are hispanic (422 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Strathmore, NJ as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.

Most Common Origin

India
279,408 ± 12,782 people
Dominican Republic
210,288 ± 11,131 people
Mexico
108,737 ± 8,049 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 279,408 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 210,288 and Mexico with 108,737.

Foreign-Born Population

14.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

956 people

13%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

860 people

As of 2024, 14.3% of Strathmore, NJ residents (956 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 Strathmore, NJ was 13%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Strathmore, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
144 ± 116
Gulf War (2001-)
25 ± 39
Gulf War (1990s)
25 ± 34

Strathmore, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 5.76 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Strathmore, NJ employs 3.61k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Strathmore, NJ were Educational Services (754 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (497 people), and Finance & Insurance (484 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($140,185), Construction ($131,364), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($119,773).

Employment

Occupations

3.61k

2024 Value

± 429

−1.2%

1 Year decline

± 16%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Strathmore, NJ declined at a rate of −1.2%, from 3.66k employees to 3.61k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Strathmore, NJ, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (563 people), Management Occupations (497 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (442 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Strathmore, NJ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Jersey (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.61k

2024 Value

± 429

−1.2%

1 Year decline

± 16%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Strathmore, NJ declined at a rate of −1.2%, from 3.66k employees to 3.61k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Strathmore, NJ, are Educational Services (754 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (497 people), and Finance & Insurance (484 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Strathmore, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Strathmore, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$99,482

Median earning men ± $12,050

$66,559

Median earning women ± $7,265

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($153,456), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($148,500), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($142,895).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($133,182), Public Administration ($78,214), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($72,206).

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Kamala Harris with 52% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Jill Stein (0.914%).

Cory Booker and Andy Kim are the senators currently representing the state of New Jersey. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New Jersey is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Strathmore, NJ. Showing the available data for New Jersey.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (52%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.1%)
Republican Party
Jill Stein (0.914%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Kamala Harris with 52% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Jill Stein (0.914%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New Jersey for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New Jersey

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

Cory Booker

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on October 31, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Jeffrey Chiesa, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Frank Lautenberg.{{Cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/cory-booker-new-jersey-senate-election-098436 |title=Booker Wins New Jersey Senate Seat |work=Politico |access-date=May 21, 2020 }}

Andy Kim

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed George Helmy, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Bob Menendez.

Cory Booker and Andy Kim are the senators currently representing New Jersey.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New Jersey over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Strathmore, NJ was $539,500 in 2024, which is 1.62 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $503,600 to $539,500, a 7.13% increase. The homeownership rate in Strathmore, NJ is 87.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Strathmore, NJ have an average commute time of 35.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Strathmore, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$539,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$27,529

$2,254

Median Property Taxes

±$303

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

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

Rent vs Own

87.4%

Homeownership

2024

63.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 87.4% of the housing units in Strathmore, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 88.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Strathmore, NJ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$151,855

Median Household Income

± $12,203

2.58k

Number of Households

± 329

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.58k households in Strathmore, NJ declined from $151,855 from the previous year's value of $155,048.

The following chart displays the households in Strathmore, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Strathmore, NJ is from New Jersey.

0.482

2024 Wage GINI in New Jersey

0.486

2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2024, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.482 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.733% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Jersey across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (65.9%)
Worked At Home (17.1%)
Public Transit (10.3%)

In 2024, 65.9% of workers in Strathmore, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.1%) and those who used public transit to get to work (10.3%).

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.

Commute Time

35.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Strathmore, NJ have a longer commute time (35.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 8.08% of the workforce in Strathmore, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Strathmore, NJ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Strathmore, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Strathmore, NJ have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.87% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Strathmore, NJ (125 out of 6.68k 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 75+ and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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