Boonton

Population: 8,803
Median household income: $100,417
Median home value: $475,300

Boonton is a community in Morris County, New Jersey, home to 8,803 residents. Its median household income of $100,417 runs below the Morris County figure of $134,929.

Between 2019 and 2023, Boonton's population grew 4.8% from 8,398 to 8,803, while its median home value rose 23.1% from $386,100 to $475,300.

78.7% of workers drive to work alone. 55.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,803
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $100,417
Median home value: $475,300
Median gross rent: $1,761
Housing units: 3,757
Homeownership rate: 56.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,3988,803

Median household income

$87,027$100,417

Median home value

$386,100$475,300

Median gross rent

$1,316$1,761

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,398	$87,027	$386,100	$1,316
2020	8,510	$85,211	$406,300	$1,348
2021	8,770	$85,948	$416,300	$1,462
2022	8,781	$96,500	$468,900	$1,637
2023	8,803	$100,417	$475,300	$1,761

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	438	5.0%
5 to 17	1,436	16.3%
18 to 24	946	10.7%
25 to 34	970	11.0%
35 to 44	1,319	15.0%
45 to 54	1,138	12.9%
55 to 64	1,199	13.6%
65 to 74	965	11.0%
75 and over	392	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,929	67.4%
Black or African American	535	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	543	6.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	42	0.5%
Two or more races	441	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,313	14.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate24.8%

Some college or associate's20.9%

Bachelor's degree32.3%

Graduate or professional degree16.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	337	5.6%
High school graduate	1,484	24.8%
Some college or associate's	1,252	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,931	32.3%
Graduate or professional degree	979	16.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone78.7%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.5%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,647	78.7%
Carpooled	169	3.6%
Public transit	27	0.6%
Walked	61	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	670	14.5%
Other means	58	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	978	24.7%
15 to 29 min	1,787	45.1%
30 to 44 min	807	20.4%
45 to 59 min	205	5.2%
60+ min	185	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 7.5% (654 of 8,714)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,191	62.4%
Nonfamily households	1,323	37.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,514	93.5%
Vacant	243	6.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,995	56.8%
Renter-occupied	1,519	43.2%

1-unit, detached55.7%

1-unit, attached11.2%

2 to 4 units23.9%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,091	55.7%
1-unit, attached	422	11.2%
2 to 4 units	897	23.9%
5 to 19 units	184	4.9%
20 or more units	163	4.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3406610
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.34 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 40.9038, -74.4064