Carteret, NJ Demographic Data
Carteret, NJ Summary
Carteret is located in Middlesex County in New Jersey
- Population: 23,536
- Area: 5.00 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.42 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.58 sq. miles
- Population Density: 4,707.20 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 13.12 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Carteret, NJ Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
12,444
52%
50.8
Male
11,522
48%
49.2
Total Population
23,966
323,128,000
Carteret, NJ Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,209
5.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,176
4.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,071
8.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,723
7.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,603
6.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,058
16.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,906
12.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,655
15.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,609
6.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,376
5.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,350
5.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
728
3.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
502
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
18,491
77.2%
77.2
Female
9,644
52.2%
51.3
Male
8,847
47.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
17,476
72.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,287
13.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,580
10.8%
15.2
Female
1,476
57.2%
55.8
Male
1,104
42.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Carteret, NJ Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
23,449
97.8%
96.8
White
13,558
56.6%
72.6
Black or African American
3,935
16.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
60
0.3%
0.8
Asian
4,973
20.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
3,104
13.0%
1.2
Chinese
145
0.6%
1.3
Filipino
231
1.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
143
0.6%
0.4
Vietnamese
7
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
1,343
5.6%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
923
3.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
517
2.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
7,677
32.0%
17.8
Mexican
266
1.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
3,118
13.0%
1.7
Cuban
307
1.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
3,986
16.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
16,289
68.0%
82.2
Carteret, NJ Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,221
7.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,165
7.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,596
34.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,031
18.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,246
7.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,814
17.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,111
6.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,386
14.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
13,798
85.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,925
24.3%
31.2
Carteret, NJ Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
7,524
38.6%
33.7%
Now Married
9,254
47.4%
47.5
Divorced
1,294
6.6%
11.0%
Separated
341
1.7%
2.0
Widowed
1,097
5.6
5.8%
Carteret, NJ Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
11,064
48.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
11,693
51.4%
21.6%
Spanish
6,127
26.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
4,864
21.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
517
2.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
185
0.8%
1.1%
Carteret, NJ Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
656
8.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
374
4.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
579
7.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
757
9.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
750
9.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,343
16.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,776
22.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,304
16.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
265
3.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
244
3.0%
6.4
Median household income
67,776
57,617
Per capita income
24,926
31,128
Carteret, NJ Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,109
9.7%
9.8
Construction
442
3.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,392
20.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
526
4.6%
6.6
Information
129
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,119
9.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
406
3.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,388
12.1%
11.4
Public administration
542
4.7%
4.6
Retail trade
1,204
10.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,743
15.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
425
3.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
574
5.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,436
30.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,852
25.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,405
21.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,158
18.9%
18.1%
Carteret, NJ Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
10,823
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,947
73.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,246
11.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
919
8.5%
5.1
Walked
378
3.5%
2.7
Other means
210
1.9%
1.8
Worked at home
123
1.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.7
26.6
Carteret, NJ Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
779
9.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,854
35.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,827
35.1%
37.1
3 or more
1,588
19.7%
21.0
Carteret, NJ Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
8,048
95.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,642
57.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,406
42.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
419
4.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Carteret, NJ Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,467
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
99
1.2%
2.7
3 rooms
1,130
13.3%
9.1
4 rooms
1,732
20.5%
16.5
5 rooms
1,474
17.4%
19.8
6 rooms
1,618
19.1%
17.8
7 rooms
1,142
13.5%
12.0
8 rooms
564
6.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
708
8.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Carteret, NJ Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,467
1-unit, detached
4,310
50.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
420
5.0%
5.9
2-units
1,464
17.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
513
6.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
329
3.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
505
6.0%
4.4
20 or more units
672
7.9%
9.0
Mobile home
254
3.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Carteret, NJ Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,069
12.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
461
5.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,559
30.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,410
16.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
732
8.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
336
4.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
237
2.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,403
16.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
196
2.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
64
0.8%
1.4%
Carteret, NJ Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
5,812
72.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
179
2.2%
4.7
Electricity
948
11.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1,080
13.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
29
0.4%
1.1
Carteret, NJ Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,092
47295100.0
Less than $500
16
0.5%
1.6%
$500 to $999
168
5.4%
20.4%
$3,000 or more
301
9.7%
10.3%
$1,000 to $1,499
349
11.3%
28.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
389
12.6%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
904
29.2%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
965
31.2%
11.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
789
25.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
305
9.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
638
20.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
282
9.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,061
34.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
17
0.0%
0.0%
Carteret, NJ Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,333
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
194
5.8%
4.4%
$500 to $999
315
9.5%
41.0%
Less than $500
438
13.1%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,036
31.1%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,350
40.5%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
73
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,305
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
262
7.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
417
12.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
588
17.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
376
11.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
243
7.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,410
42.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
110
0.0%
0.0%
Carteret, NJ Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,642
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
309
6.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
73
1.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
215
4.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
454
9.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,247
48.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,179
25.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
151
3.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
14
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
259,900
205,000
