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07920

Basking Ridge, NJ · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
28,753
Median household income
$192,857
People below poverty
3.7%
Median home value
$799,900

Income

The median income of households in 07920 was $192,857. An estimated 2.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 48% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 07920 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.5
$10,000 to $14,999 1.1
$15,000 to $24,999 3.4
$25,000 to $34,999 3.6
$35,000 to $49,999 2.1
$50,000 to $74,999 7.7
$75,000 to $99,999 6.3
$100,000 to $149,999 14.5
$150,000 to $199,999 10.9
$200,000 or more 48

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 07920 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 170597
Female 111049

An estimated 78.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 30% of households received Social Security and an estimated 25.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $31,339. 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 07920 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 78.2
Social Security 30
Retirement income 25.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1.4
Cash public assistance income 1.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 3.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 3.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 2.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 07920 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 3.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 3.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 2.9

In 2020-2024, 1.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 22.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 93.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 10.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 07920 in 2020-2024, 98.7% had health insurance coverage and 1.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 89.4% and public coverage was 20%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.5%.


In 2020-2024, 07920 had a total population of 28,753 - 14,266 (49.6%) females and 14,487 (50.4%) males. The median age was 46 years. An estimated 24.4% of the population was under 18 years, 22% was 19 to 44 years, 33.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 07920 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 687 575
5 to 9 1162 630
10 to 14 1195 1036
15 to 19 1335 1012
20 to 24 598 697
25 to 29 425 512
30 to 34 473 398
35 to 39 695 874
40 to 44 804 861
45 to 49 1092 1192
50 to 54 1374 1461
55 to 59 1158 1298
60 to 64 1159 976
65 to 69 681 760
70 to 74 541 528
75 to 79 407 422
80 to 84 286 422
85 and over 415 612

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 65.6% were White; 1% were Black or African American; 3.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 25% were Asian; 0.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.9% of the people in 07920 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 64.8% of the people in 07920 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 10,770 households in 07920. The average household size was 2.63 people.

Married-couple households made up 63.7% of the households in 07920 while cohabiting couple households made up 1.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 22.6% of all households, while 12% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 26.3% of all households.

In 07920, 38.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 33.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 07920 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 63.7
Cohabiting Couples 1.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
12
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 64.8% of males and 58.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 27.1 22.3
Now married, except separated 64.8 58.8
Separated 0.5 0.3
Widowed 2.7 6.9
Divorced 4.9 11.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 07920, 401 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 27.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 75.1% of the people living in 07920 were U.S. natives. 45.3% of the 07920 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 24.9% of 07920 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 58.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 64.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 07920 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 07920.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 07920 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 12.5
Asia 65.4
Europe 19.1
Africa 1.2
Northern America 1.4
Oceania 0.4

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 07920 in 2020-2024, 29.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.9% of people at least five years old; 7.2% 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 07920 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.9
Other Indo-European languages 14.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 11
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91 % of the people at least one year old living in 07920 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 07920 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91
Different house, same county 4.2
Different county, same state 3.2
Different state 1
Abroad 0.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 96.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 74.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 07920 was 7,667 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 654 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,752. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,261.

Educational Attainment of People in 07920 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.3
High school diploma or equivalency 9.9
Some college, no degree 7.8
Associate's degree 4.5
Bachelor's degree 36.9
Graduate or professional degree 37.6

Disability

In 07920, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 6.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.1% of people under 18 years old, to 3.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 27.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 07920, 60.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 37% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 85.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 11,944 85.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,426 10.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 514 3.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 07920 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 07920 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 3.1
Manufacturing 11.6
Wholesale trade 2.8
Retail trade 6.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.4
Information 5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 14.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 23
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.8
Other Services, except public administration 2.3
Public administration 2.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 07920 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 9,749 70
Service occupations 969 7
Sales and office occupations 2,398 17.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 236 1.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 574 4.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 62% of 07920 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 3.5% 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 07920 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 62
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 3.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 4.5
Walked 0.4
Other means 1.1
Worked from home 28.4

In 2020-2024, 07920 had a total of 10,973 housing units. Of these housing units, 77.6% 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"). 22.3% 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 07920 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 77.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 22.3
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 07920 was 7.1 rooms, and of these housing units 65.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 07920 had 10,770 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 203 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 83.6% while renters occupied 16.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.75 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.01.

3.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.7% and another 22.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 07920:

House Heating Fuel Used in 07920 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 85.7
Electricity 12.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.9
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 0.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 07920 was $799,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 61.2 % had a mortgage. 38.8% 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 $4,000+ and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,500+.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 07920 was $2,476. 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.