Voorhees

Population: 1,775
Median household income: $66,927
Median home value: $361,300

Located in Somerset County, New Jersey, Voorhees is a community with a population of 1,775. Its median household income of $66,927 runs below the Somerset County figure of $135,960.

From 2019 to 2023, Voorhees's population grew 3.9% from 1,708 to 1,775, while its median home value fell 2.4% from $370,000 to $361,300.

24.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 39.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,775
Median age: 32.6 yrs
Median household income: $66,927
Median home value: $361,300
Median gross rent: $1,489
Housing units: 510
Homeownership rate: 39.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.8%
Unemployment rate: 16.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7081,775

Median household income

$41,591$66,927

Median home value

$370,000$361,300

Median gross rent

$1,296$1,489

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,708	$41,591	$370,000	$1,296
2020	1,686	$51,364	$286,400	$1,334
2021	1,586	$58,859	$298,700	$1,327
2022	1,798	$63,052	$350,000	$1,436
2023	1,775	$66,927	$361,300	$1,489

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

Age distribution

Under 59.8%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5417.0%

55 to 647.5%

65 to 744.3%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	174	9.8%
5 to 17	362	20.4%
18 to 24	156	8.8%
25 to 34	247	13.9%
35 to 44	226	12.7%
45 to 54	301	17.0%
55 to 64	133	7.5%
65 to 74	77	4.3%
75 and over	99	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	114	6.4%
Black or African American	734	41.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	334	18.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	41	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	552	31.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.7%

High school graduate24.5%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree10.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	213	19.7%
High school graduate	265	24.5%
Some college or associate's	336	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	153	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	116	10.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone52.3%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit4.8%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.2%

Other means16.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	379	52.3%
Carpooled	85	11.7%
Public transit	35	4.8%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	103	14.2%
Other means	122	16.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	49	7.9%
15 to 29 min	126	20.3%
30 to 44 min	312	50.2%
45 to 59 min	134	21.6%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.62
Poverty rate: 18.2% (323 of 1,775)

	Count	Share
Family households	430	87.8%
Nonfamily households	60	12.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2003

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	490	96.1%
Vacant	20	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	195	39.8%
Renter-occupied	295	60.2%

1-unit, detached50.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units12.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units37.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	257	50.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	64	12.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	189	37.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3476250
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.72 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.4822, -74.4925