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07005

Boonton, NJ · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
15,307
Median household income
$132,629
People below poverty
5.5%
Median home value
$587,100

Income

The median income of households in 07005 was $132,629. An estimated 5.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 28.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 07005 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.4
$10,000 to $14,999 0.8
$15,000 to $24,999 3.7
$25,000 to $34,999 5.2
$35,000 to $49,999 3.7
$50,000 to $74,999 7.1
$75,000 to $99,999 11.8
$100,000 to $149,999 17.6
$150,000 to $199,999 16.1
$200,000 or more 28.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 07005 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 103375
Female 86017

An estimated 83.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 31.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 21.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,931. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 07005 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 83.6
Social Security 31.3
Retirement income 21.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1.4
Cash public assistance income 2.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 5.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 5.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 4.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 07005 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 5.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 5.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 4.2

In 2020-2024, 4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 50.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 22.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 33% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 07005 in 2020-2024, 95.6% had health insurance coverage and 4.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 77.8% and public coverage was 27.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.6%.


In 2020-2024, 07005 had a total population of 15,307 - 7,260 (47.4%) females and 8,047 (52.6%) males. The median age was 41.5 years. An estimated 23.2% of the population was under 18 years, 31.3% was 19 to 44 years, 26.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 07005 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 487 387
5 to 9 803 477
10 to 14 326 414
15 to 19 392 452
20 to 24 598 338
25 to 29 303 274
30 to 34 429 406
35 to 39 656 544
40 to 44 615 637
45 to 49 389 431
50 to 54 557 466
55 to 59 412 585
60 to 64 694 509
65 to 69 497 435
70 to 74 455 400
75 to 79 215 182
80 to 84 103 151
85 and over 116 172

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 75.6% were White; 3.2% were Black or African American; 3.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 7.4% were Asian; 0.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 12% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 11.6% of the people in 07005 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 74.1% of the people in 07005 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 5,801 households in 07005. The average household size was 2.59 people.

Married-couple households made up 59.6% of the households in 07005 while cohabiting couple households made up 3.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 18.2% of all households, while 18.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 14.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 26.8% of all households.

In 07005, 31% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 32.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 07005 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 59.6
Cohabiting Couples 3.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 58.5% of males and 60.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 30.9 22.7
Now married, except separated 58.5 60.3
Separated 0.5 0.5
Widowed 1.4 6.2
Divorced 8.7 10.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 07005, 189 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 16.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 85.9% of the people living in 07005 were U.S. natives. 68.4% of the 07005 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 14.1% of 07005 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 78.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 67.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 07005 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 07005.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 07005 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 20.1
Asia 35.8
Europe 37.9
Africa 5.1
Northern America 1.1
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 07005 in 2020-2024, 17.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 4.5% of people at least five years old; 4.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 07005 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 4.5
Other Indo-European languages 9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3
Other languages 1.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 07005 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 07005 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.9
Different house, same county 2.2
Different county, same state 5.2
Different state 1.6
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 96.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 57.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 07005 was 3,740 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 367 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,487. College or graduate school enrollment was 886.

Educational Attainment of People in 07005 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.4
High school diploma or equivalency 20.1
Some college, no degree 14.7
Associate's degree 4.7
Bachelor's degree 35.7
Graduate or professional degree 21.4

Disability

In 07005, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.4% of people under 18 years old, to 6.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 24.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 07005, 65.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 30.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,503 81.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,222 15.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 282 3.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 07005 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 07005 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.2
Construction 4.9
Manufacturing 12.3
Wholesale trade 2.9
Retail trade 11.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.2
Information 1.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 13.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 14.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.3
Other Services, except public administration 3.4
Public administration 1.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 07005 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,189 52.2
Service occupations 778 9.7
Sales and office occupations 2,152 26.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 439 5.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 461 5.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 71.6% of 07005 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 2.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 07005 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 71.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 2.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.3
Walked 0.5
Other means 1.3
Worked from home 22.4

In 2020-2024, 07005 had a total of 6,148 housing units. Of these housing units, 76.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 23.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 07005 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 76.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 23.7
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 25% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 07005 was 6.7 rooms, and of these housing units 73% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 07005 had 5,801 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 347 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 74.8% while renters occupied 25.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.68 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.33.

1.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 14.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.5% and another 29.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 07005:

House Heating Fuel Used in 07005 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 70.4
Electricity 7.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 20.8
All other fuels 0.6
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 07005 was $587,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 63.4 % had a mortgage. 36.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $3,389 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,392.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 07005 was $1,869. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.