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07840

Hackettstown, NJ · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
32,105
Median household income
$105,866
People below poverty
6.4%
Median home value
$396,100

Income

The median income of households in 07840 was $105,866. An estimated 3.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 19.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 07840 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.9
$10,000 to $14,999 2.2
$15,000 to $24,999 4.1
$25,000 to $34,999 4.4
$35,000 to $49,999 7.6
$50,000 to $74,999 13.8
$75,000 to $99,999 11
$100,000 to $149,999 21.7
$150,000 to $199,999 12
$200,000 or more 19.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 07840 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 91774
Female 70332

An estimated 80.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 29.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,369. 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 07840 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 80.4
Social Security 29.6
Retirement income 27.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.3
Cash public assistance income 4.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 6.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 5.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 5.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 07840 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 6.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 5.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 5.9

In 2020-2024, 3.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 45.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 44.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 20.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 07840 in 2020-2024, 94.6% had health insurance coverage and 5.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 81.8% and public coverage was 27.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.7%.


In 2020-2024, 07840 had a total population of 32,105 - 16,406 (51.1%) females and 15,699 (48.9%) males. The median age was 43.1 years. An estimated 20% of the population was under 18 years, 28.4% was 19 to 44 years, 30.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 07840 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 804 554
5 to 9 569 1067
10 to 14 1138 734
15 to 19 1375 1279
20 to 24 1073 982
25 to 29 840 1059
30 to 34 631 651
35 to 39 1108 918
40 to 44 811 1043
45 to 49 944 1456
50 to 54 1833 1242
55 to 59 915 1106
60 to 64 1206 1117
65 to 69 921 885
70 to 74 492 760
75 to 79 643 606
80 to 84 207 330
85 and over 189 617

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 71% were White; 6% were Black or African American; 2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 5.9% were Asian; 1.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 11.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 18.1% of the people in 07840 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 68.2% of the people in 07840 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 12,768 households in 07840. The average household size was 2.45 people.

Married-couple households made up 52.4% of the households in 07840 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 26.2% of all households, while 15.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 29.2% of all households.

In 07840, 28.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 32.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 07840 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 52.4
Cohabiting Couples 6.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
26.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 53.6% of males and 49.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 33.2 30.4
Now married, except separated 53.6 49.5
Separated 1 0.6
Widowed 1.8 8.5
Divorced 10.5 11

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 07840, 468 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 47.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 83.5% of the people living in 07840 were U.S. natives. 59.3% of the 07840 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 16.5% of 07840 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 58.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 68 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 07840 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 07840.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 07840 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 51.5
Asia 23.2
Europe 19.4
Africa 4.4
Northern America 1.4
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 07840 in 2020-2024, 23.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 13.8% of people at least five years old; 7.7% 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 07840 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 13.8
Other Indo-European languages 6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.5
Other languages 1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 07840 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 07840 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.8
Different house, same county 2.2
Different county, same state 5.3
Different state 1.3
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 95.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 49.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 07840 was 8,038 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 494 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,166. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,378.

Educational Attainment of People in 07840 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4.2
High school diploma or equivalency 22.2
Some college, no degree 15.7
Associate's degree 8.3
Bachelor's degree 31.8
Graduate or professional degree 17.8

Disability

In 07840, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.6% of people under 18 years old, to 6.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 26.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 07840, 63.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 31.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 18.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 13,243 77.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,072 18.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 704 4.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 07840 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 07840 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1
Construction 4.3
Manufacturing 12.7
Wholesale trade 3.1
Retail trade 8.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.5
Information 1.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 16.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.5
Other Services, except public administration 3.9
Public administration 6.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 07840 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 8,302 48.8
Service occupations 2,926 17.2
Sales and office occupations 3,367 19.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 910 5.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,514 8.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 73.9% of 07840 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 33.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 07840 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 73.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.9
Walked 1.5
Other means 2.1
Worked from home 14.8

In 2020-2024, 07840 had a total of 13,021 housing units. Of these housing units, 70.6% 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"). 29.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 07840 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 70.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 29.2
Mobile homes 0.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

6.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 8.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 07840 was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 55.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 07840 had 12,768 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 253 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 69.7% while renters occupied 30.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.64 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.99.

3.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.4% and another 24.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 07840:

House Heating Fuel Used in 07840 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 71.8
Electricity 12.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 14.1
All other fuels 0.9
No fuel used 0.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 07840 was $396,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 74 % had a mortgage. 26% 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 $2,680 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,240.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 07840 was $1,487. 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.