Ampere North

Population: 4,968
Median household income: $71,192
Median home value: $358,000

Ampere North, a community in Essex County, New Jersey, has 4,968 residents. The median household income of $71,192 is below the Essex County median ($76,712).

From 2020 to 2023, Ampere North's population declined 3.4% from 5,145 to 4,968, while its median home value rose 40.4% from $254,900 to $358,000.

Owners occupy 55.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 34.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,968
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $71,192
Median home value: $358,000
Median gross rent: $1,720
Housing units: 1,776
Homeownership rate: 55.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,1454,968

Median household income

$72,935$71,192

Median home value

$254,900$358,000

Median gross rent

$1,347$1,720

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	5,145	$72,935	$254,900	$1,347
2021	5,073	$76,583	$257,300	$1,411
2022	5,164	$75,679	$320,800	$1,540
2023	4,968	$71,192	$358,000	$1,720

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 3416.2%

35 to 4419.7%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over3.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	418	8.4%
5 to 17	712	14.3%
18 to 24	562	11.3%
25 to 34	807	16.2%
35 to 44	979	19.7%
45 to 54	528	10.6%
55 to 64	500	10.1%
65 to 74	305	6.1%
75 and over	157	3.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	868	17.5%
Black or African American	1,261	25.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	470	9.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	187	3.8%
Two or more races	84	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,098	42.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.4%

High school graduate37.9%

Some college or associate's15.2%

Bachelor's degree19.2%

Graduate or professional degree10.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	569	17.4%
High school graduate	1,243	37.9%
Some college or associate's	499	15.2%
Bachelor's degree	629	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	336	10.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone49.1%

Carpooled20.9%

Public transit17.2%

Walked6.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,146	49.1%
Carpooled	488	20.9%
Public transit	400	17.2%
Walked	157	6.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	126	5.4%
Other means	15	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	482	21.8%
15 to 29 min	497	22.5%
30 to 44 min	654	29.6%
45 to 59 min	199	9.0%
60+ min	374	17.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.90
Poverty rate: 19.6% (974 of 4,968)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,238	72.2%
Nonfamily households	477	27.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,715	96.6%
Vacant	61	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	944	55.0%
Renter-occupied	771	45.0%

1-unit, detached29.4%

1-unit, attached14.1%

2 to 4 units54.7%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	522	29.4%
1-unit, attached	251	14.1%
2 to 4 units	972	54.7%
5 to 19 units	12	0.7%
20 or more units	19	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3401184
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.28 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.7757, -74.1918