Alpha

Population: 2,249
Median household income: $83,125
Median home value: $250,400

Alpha, a community in Warren County, New Jersey, has 2,249 residents. At $83,125, its median household income sits below Warren County's $99,596.

From 2019 to 2023, Alpha's population grew 8.0% from 2,082 to 2,249, while its median home value rose 29.3% from $193,700 to $250,400.

64.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1958.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,249
Median age: 43.8 yrs
Median household income: $83,125
Median home value: $250,400
Median gross rent: $1,234
Housing units: 1,022
Homeownership rate: 72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0822,249

Median household income

$72,463$83,125

Median home value

$193,700$250,400

Median gross rent

$1,031$1,234

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,082	$72,463	$193,700	$1,031
2020	2,141	$75,612	$197,400	$1,048
2021	2,290	$75,368	$196,000	$1,071
2022	2,223	$78,500	$236,300	$1,183
2023	2,249	$83,125	$250,400	$1,234

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1712.5%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	132	5.9%
5 to 17	281	12.5%
18 to 24	117	5.2%
25 to 34	289	12.9%
35 to 44	348	15.5%
45 to 54	299	13.3%
55 to 64	326	14.5%
65 to 74	226	10.0%
75 and over	231	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,853	82.4%
Black or African American	32	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	34	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	21	0.9%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	116	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	193	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate34.4%

Some college or associate's34.2%

Bachelor's degree16.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	158	9.2%
High school graduate	591	34.4%
Some college or associate's	588	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	288	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	94	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone77.6%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	933	77.6%
Carpooled	121	10.1%
Public transit	1	0.1%
Walked	25	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	122	10.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	415	38.4%
15 to 29 min	244	22.6%
30 to 44 min	226	20.9%
45 to 59 min	88	8.1%
60+ min	107	9.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 7.0% (155 of 2,225)

	Count	Share
Family households	618	62.9%
Nonfamily households	365	37.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	983	96.2%
Vacant	39	3.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	716	72.8%
Renter-occupied	267	27.2%

1-unit, detached64.6%

1-unit, attached12.7%

2 to 4 units13.2%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	660	64.6%
1-unit, attached	130	12.7%
2 to 4 units	135	13.2%
5 to 19 units	41	4.0%
20 or more units	49	4.8%
Mobile home & other	7	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3401030
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.68 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 40.6594, -75.1571