Secaucus

Population: 21,437
Median household income: $134,746
Median home value: $557,800

Secaucus is a community in Hudson County, New Jersey, home to 21,437 residents. The median household income of $134,746 is above the Hudson County median ($90,032).

From 2019 to 2023, Secaucus's population grew 6.5% from 20,125 to 21,437, while its median home value rose 21.1% from $460,800 to $557,800.

62.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 49.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,437
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $134,746
Median home value: $557,800
Median gross rent: $2,197
Housing units: 9,109
Homeownership rate: 49.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 62.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,12521,437

Median household income

$114,821$134,746

Median home value

$460,800$557,800

Median gross rent

$1,689$2,197

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,125	$114,821	$460,800	$1,689
2020	20,667	$125,142	$473,600	$1,907
2021	21,439	$125,246	$490,700	$2,036
2022	21,470	$129,348	$557,800	$2,154
2023	21,437	$134,746	$557,800	$2,197

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 3418.4%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,055	4.9%
5 to 17	3,351	15.6%
18 to 24	1,038	4.8%
25 to 34	3,955	18.4%
35 to 44	3,521	16.4%
45 to 54	2,652	12.4%
55 to 64	2,536	11.8%
65 to 74	1,925	9.0%
75 and over	1,404	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,679	35.8%
Black or African American	1,112	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.1%
Asian	7,397	34.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	134	0.6%
Two or more races	953	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,147	19.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate17.8%

Some college or associate's14.4%

Bachelor's degree34.3%

Graduate or professional degree28.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	835	5.2%
High school graduate	2,839	17.8%
Some college or associate's	2,295	14.4%
Bachelor's degree	5,492	34.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4,532	28.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone49.8%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit17.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home23.0%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,484	49.8%
Carpooled	791	7.2%
Public transit	1,868	17.0%
Walked	263	2.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,530	23.0%
Other means	69	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,045	24.1%
15 to 29 min	1,802	21.3%
30 to 44 min	1,881	22.2%
45 to 59 min	1,417	16.7%
60+ min	1,330	15.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 6.0% (1,262 of 21,066)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,859	68.7%
Nonfamily households	2,666	31.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,525	93.6%
Vacant	584	6.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,200	49.3%
Renter-occupied	4,325	50.7%

1-unit, detached26.1%

1-unit, attached10.7%

2 to 4 units21.5%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units35.6%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,378	26.1%
1-unit, attached	979	10.7%
2 to 4 units	1,955	21.5%
5 to 19 units	517	5.7%
20 or more units	3,242	35.6%
Mobile home & other	38	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3466570
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 5.83 sq mi
Water area: 0.72 sq mi
Center point: 40.7820, -74.0676