Voorhees, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,000
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
35.6
9.2% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
17.1%
6.3% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$89,200
33.3% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$388,200
7.45% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,116
44.2% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Voorhees, 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.

78.8% of the residents in Voorhees, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Voorhees, NJ was $388,200, and the homeownership rate was 49.2%.

Most people in Voorhees, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Voorhees, NJ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Voorhees, NJ is home to a population of 2k people, from which 78.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 53.2% of Voorhees, NJ residents were born outside of the country (1.06k people).

In 2024, there were 1.81 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (784 people) in Voorhees, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 433 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 341 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

78.8%
2024 Citizenship
74%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 78.8% of Voorhees, NJ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Voorhees, NJ was 74%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Voorhees, NJ
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    784 ± 335
  2. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    433 ± 256
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    341 ± 406
37%
Hispanic Population
740 people

In 2024, there were 1.81 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (784 people) in Voorhees, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 433 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 341 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

37% of the people in Voorhees, NJ are hispanic (740 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Voorhees, 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

53.2%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.06k people
47.6%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
845 people

As of 2024, 53.2% of Voorhees, NJ residents (1.06k 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 Voorhees, NJ was 47.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Economy

The economy of Voorhees, NJ employs 1.12k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Voorhees, NJ were Health Care & Social Assistance (171 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (162 people), and Manufacturing (148 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($88,977), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($61,827), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,264).

Employment

Occupations

1.12k
2024 Value
± 328
44.2%
1 Year growth
± 30.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Voorhees, NJ grew at a rate of 44.2%, from 774 employees to 1.12k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Voorhees, NJ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (241 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (155 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (93 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Voorhees, 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

1.12k
2024 Value
± 328
44.2%
1 Year growth
± 30.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Voorhees, NJ grew at a rate of 44.2%, from 774 employees to 1.12k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Voorhees, NJ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (171 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (162 people), and Manufacturing (148 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Voorhees, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Voorhees, 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

$83,520
Median earning men ± $37,397
$47,729
Median earning women ± $25,038

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($106,080), Manufacturing ($88,239), and Construction ($44,028).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($49,306), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($48,333), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($23,393).

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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 Voorhees, NJ was $388,200 in 2024, which is 1.17 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $361,300 to $388,200, a 7.45% increase. The homeownership rate in Voorhees, NJ is 49.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Voorhees, NJ have an average commute time of 30.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Voorhees, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$388,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$57,020
$305
Median Property Taxes
±$125

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

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

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Rent vs Own

49.2%
Homeownership
2024
63.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 49.2% of the housing units in Voorhees, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 39.8%.

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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.
$89,200
Median Household Income
± $71,713
620
Number of Households
± 219

In 2024, the median household income of the 620 households in Voorhees, NJ grew to $89,200 from the previous year's value of $66,927.

The following chart displays the households in Voorhees, 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 $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Voorhees, 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. Worked At Home (21.1%)
  3. Carpooled (10.9%)

In 2024, 58% of workers in Voorhees, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.1%) and those who carpooled to work (10.9%).

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

30.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Voorhees, NJ have a longer commute time (30.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Voorhees, 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 Voorhees, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Voorhees, NJ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Voorhees, NJ (341 out of 2k 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 Females 45 - 54, followed by Males 16 - 17 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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

90% of the population of Voorhees, NJ has health coverage, with 51% on employee plans, 26.6% on Medicaid, 2.75% on Medicare, 9.65% 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, 42.4% were men and 57.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.8% under 18 years, 25.1% between 18 and 34 years, 43.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 7.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 42.4% were men and 57.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

10%
Uninsured
51%
Employer Coverage
26.6%
Medicaid
2.75%
Medicare
9.65%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Voorhees, NJ grew by 7.58% from 9.3% to 10%.

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