Hunterdon County, New Jersey

18 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 129,448
Median household income: $139,453
Median home value: $498,800

Hunterdon County is a county in New Jersey with a population of 129,448. 18 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $139,453 runs above the New Jersey figure of $101,050.

From 2019 to 2023, Hunterdon County's population grew 3.7% from 124,823 to 129,448, while its median household income rose 20.9% from $115,379 to $139,453.

The typical home was built around 1979. 3.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 129,448
Median age: 46.2 yrs
Median household income: $139,453
Median home value: $498,800
Median gross rent: $1,707
Housing units: 51,908
Homeownership rate: 84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

124,823129,448

Median household income

$115,379$139,453

Median home value

$415,100$498,800

Median gross rent

$1,446$1,707

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	124,823	$115,379	$415,100	$1,446
2020	125,063	$117,858	$418,700	$1,443
2021	128,807	$123,373	$431,600	$1,492
2022	129,099	$133,534	$478,600	$1,627
2023	129,448	$139,453	$498,800	$1,707

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6417.4%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,641	4.4%
5 to 17	19,207	14.8%
18 to 24	10,288	7.9%
25 to 34	12,373	9.6%
35 to 44	15,111	11.7%
45 to 54	18,291	14.1%
55 to 64	22,464	17.4%
65 to 74	15,619	12.1%
75 and over	10,454	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	104,980	81.1%
Black or African American	3,083	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	0.0%
Asian	5,750	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	38	0.0%
Some other race	527	0.4%
Two or more races	3,595	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11,451	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate18.9%

Some college or associate's20.4%

Bachelor's degree33.2%

Graduate or professional degree23.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,957	4.2%
High school graduate	17,862	18.9%
Some college or associate's	19,207	20.4%
Bachelor's degree	31,349	33.2%
Graduate or professional degree	21,937	23.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone71.3%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit1.7%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home19.7%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	47,300	71.3%
Carpooled	3,195	4.8%
Public transit	1,149	1.7%
Walked	1,110	1.7%
Bicycle	68	0.1%
Worked from home	13,049	19.7%
Other means	440	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,608	19.9%
15 to 29 min	14,024	26.3%
30 to 44 min	13,140	24.7%
45 to 59 min	6,969	13.1%
60+ min	8,521	16.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 3.8% (4,894 of 127,179)

	Count	Share
Family households	36,378	72.3%
Nonfamily households	13,944	27.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	50,322	96.9%
Vacant	1,586	3.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	42,670	84.8%
Renter-occupied	7,652	15.2%

1-unit, detached73.9%

1-unit, attached12.2%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units5.5%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	38,365	73.9%
1-unit, attached	6,308	12.2%
2 to 4 units	3,032	5.8%
5 to 19 units	2,852	5.5%
20 or more units	1,193	2.3%
Mobile home & other	158	0.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 34019
State: New Jersey
Land area: 428 sq mi
Water area: 9.56 sq mi
Center point: 40.5653, -74.9120