In 2021, New Jersey had a population of 9.23M people with a median age of 40 and a median household income of $89,703. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of New Jersey grew from 8.89M to 9.23M, a 3.92% increase and its median household income grew from $85,245 to $89,703, a 5.23% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in New Jersey are White (Non-Hispanic) (53.8%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (12.5%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (9.69%), White (Hispanic) (8.89%), and Other (Hispanic) (6.74%).
31.9% of the households in New Jersey 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.
90.2% of the residents in New Jersey are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in New Jersey are Rutgers University-New Brunswick (13,381 degrees awarded in 2021), Rowan University (5,783 degrees), and Montclair State University (5,506 degrees).
In 2021, the median property value in New Jersey was $355,700, and the homeownership rate was 63.8%.
Most people in New Jersey drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.5 minutes. The average car ownership in New Jersey was 2 cars per household.
New Jersey borders Delaware, New York, and Pennsylvania.