Hackettstown

Population: 10,143
Median household income: $91,250
Median home value: $337,100

Located in Warren County, New Jersey, Hackettstown is a community with a population of 10,143. The median household income of $91,250 is below the Warren County median ($99,596).

From 2019 to 2023, Hackettstown's population grew 6.9% from 9,485 to 10,143, while its median home value rose 22.9% from $274,300 to $337,100.

The median gross rent is $1,419. 34.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,143
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $91,250
Median home value: $337,100
Median gross rent: $1,419
Housing units: 3,823
Homeownership rate: 59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,48510,143

Median household income

$70,234$91,250

Median home value

$274,300$337,100

Median gross rent

$1,182$1,419

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,485	$70,234	$274,300	$1,182
2020	9,440	$79,798	$283,700	$1,204
2021	10,221	$79,621	$290,100	$1,268
2022	10,111	$95,174	$313,600	$1,362
2023	10,143	$91,250	$337,100	$1,419

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 2414.3%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	452	4.5%
5 to 17	1,594	15.7%
18 to 24	1,455	14.3%
25 to 34	1,082	10.7%
35 to 44	1,552	15.3%
45 to 54	1,184	11.7%
55 to 64	1,174	11.6%
65 to 74	955	9.4%
75 and over	695	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,474	63.8%
Black or African American	373	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	479	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	86	0.8%
Two or more races	124	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,606	25.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate30.8%

Some college or associate's27.4%

Bachelor's degree23.2%

Graduate or professional degree11.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	462	7.0%
High school graduate	2,044	30.8%
Some college or associate's	1,822	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,543	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	771	11.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone71.6%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit1.0%

Walked4.5%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,728	71.6%
Carpooled	549	10.5%
Public transit	52	1.0%
Walked	236	4.5%
Bicycle	44	0.8%
Worked from home	509	9.8%
Other means	91	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,473	31.3%
15 to 29 min	1,133	24.1%
30 to 44 min	507	10.8%
45 to 59 min	699	14.9%
60+ min	888	18.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 7.8% (735 of 9,377)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,547	67.2%
Nonfamily households	1,243	32.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,790	99.1%
Vacant	33	0.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,246	59.3%
Renter-occupied	1,544	40.7%

1-unit, detached56.5%

1-unit, attached8.3%

2 to 4 units8.3%

5 to 19 units13.1%

20 or more units12.3%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,159	56.5%
1-unit, attached	319	8.3%
2 to 4 units	319	8.3%
5 to 19 units	502	13.1%
20 or more units	471	12.3%
Mobile home & other	53	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3428710
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.61 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 40.8537, -74.8249