Summit

Population: 22,512
Median household income: $199,107
Median home value: $969,900

Summit, a community in Union County, New Jersey, has 22,512 residents. The median household income of $199,107 is above the Union County median ($100,117).

Between 2019 and 2023, Summit's population grew 2.7% from 21,913 to 22,512, while its median home value rose 9.0% from $890,100 to $969,900.

72.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 71.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,512
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $199,107
Median home value: $969,900
Median gross rent: $2,308
Housing units: 8,603
Homeownership rate: 71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 72.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,91322,512

Median household income

$157,835$199,107

Median home value

$890,100$969,900

Median gross rent

$1,880$2,308

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,913	$157,835	$890,100	$1,880
2020	21,913	$142,845	$831,700	$1,962
2021	22,598	$151,505	$852,300	$2,033
2022	22,555	$176,702	$907,900	$2,222
2023	22,512	$199,107	$969,900	$2,308

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 347.6%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5416.0%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,310	5.8%
5 to 17	4,399	19.5%
18 to 24	1,741	7.7%
25 to 34	1,706	7.6%
35 to 44	3,335	14.8%
45 to 54	3,591	16.0%
55 to 64	3,439	15.3%
65 to 74	1,714	7.6%
75 and over	1,277	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,026	66.7%
Black or African American	1,635	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,801	8.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	14	0.1%
Some other race	264	1.2%
Two or more races	1,062	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,710	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate10.6%

Some college or associate's12.7%

Bachelor's degree34.9%

Graduate or professional degree37.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	604	4.0%
High school graduate	1,595	10.6%
Some college or associate's	1,909	12.7%
Bachelor's degree	5,252	34.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5,702	37.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone47.1%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit18.5%

Walked5.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home20.0%

Other means4.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,283	47.1%
Carpooled	423	3.8%
Public transit	2,071	18.5%
Walked	633	5.6%
Bicycle	18	0.2%
Worked from home	2,248	20.0%
Other means	538	4.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,300	25.7%
15 to 29 min	2,545	28.4%
30 to 44 min	1,113	12.4%
45 to 59 min	735	8.2%
60+ min	2,273	25.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 3.9% (871 of 22,407)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,882	72.3%
Nonfamily households	2,248	27.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,130	94.5%
Vacant	473	5.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,836	71.8%
Renter-occupied	2,294	28.2%

1-unit, detached66.7%

1-unit, attached7.3%

2 to 4 units10.7%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units9.2%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,738	66.7%
1-unit, attached	630	7.3%
2 to 4 units	917	10.7%
5 to 19 units	513	6.0%
20 or more units	790	9.2%
Mobile home & other	15	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3471430
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.99 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 40.7156, -74.3647