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07826

Branchville, NJ · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
5,967
Median household income
$116,598
People below poverty
3.2%
Median home value
$392,200

Income

The median income of households in 07826 was $116,598. An estimated 3.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 16% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 07826 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.2
$10,000 to $14,999 0.3
$15,000 to $24,999 2.1
$25,000 to $34,999 5.3
$35,000 to $49,999 4
$50,000 to $74,999 11
$75,000 to $99,999 10.1
$100,000 to $149,999 30.3
$150,000 to $199,999 17.6
$200,000 or more 16

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 07826 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 85722
Female 59525

An estimated 79.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 41.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 35.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $28,885. 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 07826 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 79.5
Social Security 41.5
Retirement income 35.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.4
Cash public assistance income 1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 3.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 3.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 2.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 07826 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 3.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 3.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 2.5

In 2020-2024, 1.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 22.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 0% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 11.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 07826 in 2020-2024, 96.9% had health insurance coverage and 3.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 78.2% and public coverage was 33.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.2%.


In 2020-2024, 07826 had a total population of 5,967 - 2,862 (48%) females and 3,105 (52%) males. The median age was 45.8 years. An estimated 18.5% of the population was under 18 years, 27.4% was 19 to 44 years, 32% was 45 to 64 years, and 20.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 07826 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 250 121
5 to 9 102 134
10 to 14 197 85
15 to 19 119 190
20 to 24 181 110
25 to 29 130 79
30 to 34 191 255
35 to 39 247 169
40 to 44 155 115
45 to 49 255 222
50 to 54 190 276
55 to 59 216 255
60 to 64 291 203
65 to 69 182 167
70 to 74 175 221
75 to 79 113 156
80 to 84 62 45
85 and over 49 59

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 86.1% were White; 0.6% were Black or African American; 6.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.6% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 7.6% of the people in 07826 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 83.9% of the people in 07826 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,374 households in 07826. The average household size was 2.48 people.

Married-couple households made up 58.4% of the households in 07826 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 20.9% of all households, while 13.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 10.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 20.7% of all households.

In 07826, 26.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 36.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 07826 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 58.4
Cohabiting Couples 7.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
13.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 58.1% of males and 55.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 31 23.8
Now married, except separated 58.1 55.2
Separated 1.4 2.1
Widowed 1.8 10
Divorced 7.7 8.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 07826, 33 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 9.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 94.6% of the people living in 07826 were U.S. natives. 74.7% of the 07826 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 5.4% of 07826 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 93.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 93.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 07826 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 07826.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 07826 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 34.7
Asia 19.2
Europe 24.1
Africa 14.6
Northern America 7.4
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 07826 in 2020-2024, 5.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.3% of people at least five years old; 0.7% 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 07826 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.3
Other Indo-European languages 2.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.1
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 95.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 07826 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 07826 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 95.7
Different house, same county 2.7
Different county, same state 0.2
Different state 0.7
Abroad 0.7

Education

In 2020-2024, 96.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 37.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 07826 was 1,057 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 58 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 718. College or graduate school enrollment was 281.

Educational Attainment of People in 07826 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.8
High school diploma or equivalency 32.6
Some college, no degree 19.5
Associate's degree 6.3
Bachelor's degree 28.9
Graduate or professional degree 8.8

Disability

In 07826, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0.7% of people under 18 years old, to 13.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 25.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 07826, 62.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 34.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,429 78.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 472 15.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 196 6.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 07826 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 07826 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.3
Construction 8.4
Manufacturing 5.7
Wholesale trade 2.4
Retail trade 11.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.8
Information 3.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 14.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8
Other Services, except public administration 3.6
Public administration 4.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 07826 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,415 45.7
Service occupations 526 17
Sales and office occupations 512 16.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 365 11.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 279 9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 76.9% of 07826 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 32.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 07826 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 76.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.5
Other means 0.6
Worked from home 14.9

In 2020-2024, 07826 had a total of 2,824 housing units. Of these housing units, 92.2% 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"). 7.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 07826 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 92.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 7.1
Mobile homes 0.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 17.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 07826 was 6.3 rooms, and of these housing units 72.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 07826 had 2,374 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 450 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 86.9% while renters occupied 13.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.53 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.16.

1.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 18.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.3% and another 31.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 07826:

House Heating Fuel Used in 07826 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 17
Electricity 21.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 49.7
All other fuels 11.4
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 07826 was $392,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 64.9 % had a mortgage. 35.1% 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 $2,378 and for owners without a mortgage it was $965.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 07826 was $1,667. 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.