New Providence, NJ Demographic Data
New Providence, NJ Summary
New Providence is located in Union County in New Jersey
- Population: 12,191
- Area: 3.67 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.64 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.03 sq. miles
- Population Density: 3,326.33 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 219.82 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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New Providence, NJ Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
6,213
50%
50.8
Male
6,221
50%
49.2
Total Population
12,434
323,128,000
New Providence, NJ Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
940
7.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,202
9.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
850
6.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
705
5.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
496
4.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,226
9.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,800
14.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,071
16.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
803
6.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
584
4.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
887
7.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
598
4.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
272
2.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
9,040
72.7%
77.2
Female
4,650
51.4%
51.3
Male
4,390
48.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
8,636
69.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,098
16.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,757
14.1%
15.2
Female
984
56.0%
55.8
Male
773
44.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
New Providence, NJ Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
12,168
97.9%
96.8
White
10,442
84.0%
72.6
Black or African American
81
0.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
36
0.3%
0.8
Asian
1,515
12.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
692
5.6%
1.2
Chinese
499
4.0%
1.3
Filipino
105
0.8%
0.9
Japanese
27
0.2%
0.2
Korean
155
1.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
37
0.3%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
14
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
14
0.1%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
80
0.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
266
2.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
909
7.3%
17.8
Mexican
14
0.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
244
2.0%
1.7
Cuban
32
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
619
5.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
11,525
92.7%
82.2
New Providence, NJ Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
161
2.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
146
1.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,095
13.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
880
10.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
384
4.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,276
39.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,299
27.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
307
3.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
7,934
96.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
5,575
67.7%
31.2
New Providence, NJ Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,257
23.9%
33.7%
Now Married
5,956
63.1%
47.5
Divorced
547
5.8%
11.0%
Separated
123
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
559
5.9
5.8%
New Providence, NJ Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
9,232
80.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,262
19.7%
21.6%
Spanish
618
5.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
911
7.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
600
5.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
133
1.2%
1.1%
New Providence, NJ Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
122
2.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
166
3.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
122
2.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
155
3.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
267
6.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
393
9.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
380
8.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
847
19.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
527
12.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,366
31.4%
6.4
Median household income
139,375
57,617
Per capita income
63,456
31,128
New Providence, NJ Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
13
0.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
354
6.0%
9.8
Construction
229
3.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,096
18.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,021
17.4%
6.6
Information
387
6.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
472
8.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
138
2.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,099
18.7%
11.4
Public administration
155
2.6%
4.6
Retail trade
512
8.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
164
2.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
226
3.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
226
3.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,696
63.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
228
3.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,310
22.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
406
6.9%
18.1%
New Providence, NJ Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,706
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,943
69.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
243
4.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
953
16.7%
5.1
Walked
173
3.0%
2.7
Other means
33
0.6%
1.8
Worked at home
361
6.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
33.2
26.6
New Providence, NJ Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
222
5.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,313
30.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,989
45.8%
37.1
3 or more
821
18.9%
21.0
New Providence, NJ Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,345
95.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,378
77.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
967
22.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
194
4.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5
New Providence, NJ Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,539
1 room
70
1.5%
2.4
2 rooms
45
1.0%
2.7
3 rooms
380
8.4%
9.1
4 rooms
386
8.5%
16.5
5 rooms
335
7.4%
19.8
6 rooms
572
12.6%
17.8
7 rooms
742
16.3%
12.0
8 rooms
816
18.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,193
26.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
New Providence, NJ Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,539
1-unit, detached
3,402
75.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
53
1.2%
5.9
2-units
218
4.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
391
8.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
98
2.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
216
4.8%
4.4
20 or more units
161
3.5%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
New Providence, NJ Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
383
8.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
483
10.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,725
38.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,091
24.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
411
9.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
191
4.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
94
2.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
130
2.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
31
0.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
New Providence, NJ Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,867
89.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
28
0.6%
4.7
Electricity
294
6.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
103
2.4%
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
14
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
39
0.9%
1.1
New Providence, NJ Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,264
47295100.0
$500 to $999
0
0.0%
20.4%
Less than $500
10
0.4%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
39
1.7%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
45
2.0%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
220
9.7%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
547
24.2%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
1,403
62.0%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
999
45.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
392
17.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
295
13.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
175
8.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
331
15.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
72
0.0%
0.0%
New Providence, NJ Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
936
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$3,000 or more
3
0.3%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
20
2.1%
1.9%
$500 to $999
39
4.2%
41.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
55
5.9%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
264
28.2%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
555
59.3%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
31
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,424
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
162
17.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
188
20.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
92
9.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
59
6.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
208
22.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
227
24.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
31
0.0%
0.0%
New Providence, NJ Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,378
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
44
1.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
18
0.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
6
0.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
14
0.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
69
2.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,061
31.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
2,004
59.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
162
4.8%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
576,000
205,000
