Preakness

Population: 18,538
Median household income: $133,168
Median home value: $603,200

Preakness, a community in Passaic County, New Jersey, has 18,538 residents. The median household income of $133,168 is above the Passaic County median ($87,137).

Between 2020 and 2023, Preakness's population grew 1.3% from 18,300 to 18,538, while its median home value rose 23.1% from $489,900 to $603,200.

72.1% of workers drive to work alone. 55.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,538
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $133,168
Median home value: $603,200
Median gross rent: $1,946
Housing units: 6,906
Homeownership rate: 70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,30018,538

Median household income

$120,380$133,168

Median home value

$489,900$603,200

Median gross rent

$1,637$1,946

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	18,300	$120,380	$489,900	$1,637
2021	19,083	$125,633	$506,900	$1,793
2022	18,591	$133,265	$570,400	$1,821
2023	18,538	$133,168	$603,200	$1,946

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,123	6.1%
5 to 17	3,208	17.3%
18 to 24	1,468	7.9%
25 to 34	2,110	11.4%
35 to 44	2,264	12.2%
45 to 54	2,187	11.8%
55 to 64	2,716	14.7%
65 to 74	1,537	8.3%
75 and over	1,925	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,214	71.3%
Black or African American	476	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2,108	11.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	263	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,477	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.4%

High school graduate20.5%

Some college or associate's17.7%

Bachelor's degree33.3%

Graduate or professional degree25.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	430	3.4%
High school graduate	2,610	20.5%
Some college or associate's	2,256	17.7%
Bachelor's degree	4,246	33.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3,197	25.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone72.1%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit6.8%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.4%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,786	72.1%
Carpooled	728	7.7%
Public transit	639	6.8%
Walked	72	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,167	12.4%
Other means	22	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,705	20.7%
15 to 29 min	2,575	31.2%
30 to 44 min	2,214	26.8%
45 to 59 min	526	6.4%
60+ min	1,227	14.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 3.7% (678 of 18,315)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,553	67.6%
Nonfamily households	2,179	32.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,732	97.5%
Vacant	174	2.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,713	70.0%
Renter-occupied	2,019	30.0%

1-unit, detached55.2%

1-unit, attached6.6%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units12.8%

20 or more units17.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,815	55.2%
1-unit, attached	458	6.6%
2 to 4 units	548	7.9%
5 to 19 units	881	12.8%
20 or more units	1,204	17.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3460810
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.67 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 40.9382, -74.2249