Yardville, NJ

Census Place

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2023 Population

6,266

2.17% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/ACory Booker

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AAndy Kim

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

46.5

2.2% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

13.1%

164% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$100,776

6.4% 1-year decline

2023 Employed Population

2,837

11.1% 1-year decline

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Yardville, NJ are White (Non-Hispanic) (77.2%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (7.15%), Two+ (Hispanic) (4.34%), Other (Hispanic) (3.85%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.77%).

None of the households in Yardville, 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.

97.4% of the residents in Yardville, NJ are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Yardville, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Yardville, NJ was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Yardville, NJ is home to a population of 6.27k people, from which 97.4% are citizens. As of 2023, 8.46% of Yardville, NJ residents were born outside of the country (530 people).

In 2023, there were 10.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.84k people) in Yardville, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 448 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 272 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.4%

2023 Citizenship

98.4%

2022 Citizenship

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Yardville, NJ

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.84k ± 691
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
448 ± 325
Two+ (Hispanic)
272 ± 202

9.53%

Hispanic Population

597 people

9.53% of the people in Yardville, NJ are hispanic (597 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Yardville, 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
273,669 ± 12,652 people
Dominican Republic
204,992 ± 10,992 people
Mexico
104,320 ± 7,885 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 273,669 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 204,992 and Mexico with 104,320.

Foreign-Born Population

8.46%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

530 people

8.24%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

528 people

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
109 ± 67
Korea
37 ± 52
Gulf War (2001-)
21 ± 45

Yardville, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.95 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Yardville, NJ employs 2.84k people. The largest industries in Yardville, NJ are Health Care & Social Assistance (453 people), Construction (323 people), and Educational Services (322 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($104,625), Public Administration ($85,096), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($84,375).

Males in New Jersey have an average income that is 1.36 times higher than the average income of females, which is $77,965. The income inequality in New Jersey (measured using the Gini index) is 0.489, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

2.84k

2023 Value

± 433

−11.1%

1 Year decline

± 23.8%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Yardville, NJ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (462 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (276 people), and Management Occupations (273 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Yardville, NJ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.84k

2023 Value

± 433

−11.1%

1 Year decline

± 23.8%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Yardville, NJ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (453 people), Construction (323 people), and Educational Services (322 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Yardville, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Yardville, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$70,819

Median earning men ± $3,978

$42,443

Median earning women ± $12,641

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($104,188), Public Administration ($82,452), and Manufacturing ($82,391).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($85,192), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,000), and Manufacturing ($52,227).

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.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.15% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.13% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.92M), Bachelors Degree (1.77M), and Some college (1.3M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Yardville, NJ have an average commute time of 31.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Yardville, NJ is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Yardville, NJ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$100,776

Median Household Income

± $14,680

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Yardville, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.489

2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

0.49

2021 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2022, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.489 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.278% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (83.6%)
Worked At Home (10.3%)
Other (3.48%)

In 2023, 83.6% of workers in Yardville, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.3%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (3.48%).

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

31.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Yardville, NJ have a longer commute time (31.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.42% of the workforce in Yardville, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Yardville, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Yardville, NJ have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Yardville, NJ (820 out of 6.27k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 12 - 14, followed by Females 16 - 17 and then Females 65 - 74.

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

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

97.1% of the population of Yardville, NJ has health coverage, with 54.4% on employee plans, 13.9% on Medicaid, 19% on Medicare, 9.58% on non-group plans, and 0.207% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Mercer County, NJ see 1020 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.2% increase from the previous year (998 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1210 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 278 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Mercer County, NJ.

1,020 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Mercer County, NJ

Primary care physicians in Mercer County, NJ see an average of 1,020 patients per year. This represents a 2.2% increase from the previous year (998 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Mercer County, NJ in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

2.94%

Uninsured

54.4%

Employer Coverage

13.9%

Medicaid

19%

Medicare

9.58%

Non-Group

0.207%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Yardville, NJ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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