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08527

Jackson, NJ · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
58,991
Median household income
$115,487
People below poverty
8%
Median home value
$485,800

Income

The median income of households in 08527 was $115,487. An estimated 1.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 19.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 08527 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.8
$10,000 to $14,999 2.1
$15,000 to $24,999 4.5
$25,000 to $34,999 5.8
$35,000 to $49,999 7.8
$50,000 to $74,999 10
$75,000 to $99,999 11.3
$100,000 to $149,999 21.9
$150,000 to $199,999 15.2
$200,000 or more 19.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 08527 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 91135
Female 74457

An estimated 77.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 36.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,457. 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 08527 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 77.8
Social Security 36.7
Retirement income 27.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.6
Cash public assistance income 1.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 13.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 6.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 08527 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 8
Children under 18 years below poverty 13.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 6.2

In 2020-2024, 4.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 58.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 43.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 12.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 08527 in 2020-2024, 96.8% had health insurance coverage and 3.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 72.6% and public coverage was 38.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.8%.


In 2020-2024, 08527 had a total population of 58,991 - 29,350 (49.8%) females and 29,641 (50.2%) males. The median age was 37.3 years. An estimated 26.4% of the population was under 18 years, 29.7% was 19 to 44 years, 24.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 08527 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 2339 2615
5 to 9 2437 1827
10 to 14 2029 1823
15 to 19 1985 1547
20 to 24 1972 1483
25 to 29 2220 1772
30 to 34 1814 1940
35 to 39 1766 1732
40 to 44 1462 1324
45 to 49 1399 1339
50 to 54 1514 2152
55 to 59 1634 2172
60 to 64 2282 1949
65 to 69 1448 1631
70 to 74 1072 1229
75 to 79 1016 1153
80 to 84 660 948
85 and over 592 714

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 78.2% were White; 4.9% were Black or African American; 2.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.9% were Asian; 1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 9.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 13.7% of the people in 08527 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 75.6% of the people in 08527 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 20,324 households in 08527. The average household size was 2.88 people.

Married-couple households made up 58.1% of the households in 08527 while cohabiting couple households made up 3.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 23.1% of all households, while 14.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 23.1% of all households.

In 08527, 35.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 36.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 08527 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 58.1
Cohabiting Couples 3.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 53.2% of males and 54.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 37.4 24.4
Now married, except separated 53.2 54.2
Separated 1.1 1.5
Widowed 3.1 9.6
Divorced 5.3 10.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 08527, 1,293 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 10.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 91.1% of the people living in 08527 were U.S. natives. 62.7% of the 08527 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 8.9% of 08527 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 73.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 77.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 08527 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 08527.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 08527 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 43.9
Asia 23.8
Europe 23.1
Africa 4.4
Northern America 3.8
Oceania 0.9

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 08527 in 2020-2024, 13 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 6.6% of people at least five years old; 4.3% 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 08527 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 6.6
Other Indo-European languages 4.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.7
Other languages 1.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 08527 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 08527 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.9
Different house, same county 4.5
Different county, same state 2.4
Different state 1.1
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 94.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 38.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 08527 was 15,656 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 1,384 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 10,696. College or graduate school enrollment was 3,576.

Educational Attainment of People in 08527 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5.4
High school diploma or equivalency 31.4
Some college, no degree 16.4
Associate's degree 8.1
Bachelor's degree 23.9
Graduate or professional degree 14.8

Disability

In 08527, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.2% of people under 18 years old, to 7.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 32.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 08527, 62.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 34.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17.2% 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 22,068 78.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 4,832 17.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,138 4.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 08527 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 08527 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 8
Manufacturing 5.1
Wholesale trade 2.1
Retail trade 12.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.2
Information 2.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 25.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.3
Other Services, except public administration 3.7
Public administration 5.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 08527 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 12,364 44
Service occupations 3,945 14
Sales and office occupations 6,086 21.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,738 9.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,964 10.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 76.7% of 08527 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 32.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 08527 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 76.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.8
Walked 0.7
Other means 0.7
Worked from home 13.1

In 2020-2024, 08527 had a total of 21,634 housing units. Of these housing units, 82% 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"). 11.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 6.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 08527 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 82
Apartments in multi-unit structures 11.4
Mobile homes 6.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

8.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 08527 was 6.8 rooms, and of these housing units 67.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 08527 had 20,324 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,310 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 87.1% while renters occupied 12.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.92 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.59.

2.8% 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 5.8% and another 26.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 08527:

House Heating Fuel Used in 08527 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 84.4
Electricity 6.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 7.4
All other fuels 1.1
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 08527 was $485,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 62 % had a mortgage. 38% 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 $2,587 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,070.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 08527 was $1,890. 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.