Buena borough, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 4,504 ( 99 from 2010 )
Land area: 7.6 square miles
Population density: 594.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,564	56.93%	4.5%
Black:	178	3.95%	54.4%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	400	8.88%	370.6%
2+ races:	127	2.82%	84.1%
Hispanic:	1,235	27.42%	8.8%

Total non-White:	1,940	43.07%	1.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-121	-3.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	22	0.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
4,603
2,685	58.33%
390	8.47%
13	0.28%
85	1.85%
69	1.50%
1,354	29.42%
1,918	41.67%

2000
3,873
2,575	66.49%
270	6.97%
0	0.00%
23	0.59%
97	2.50%
908	23.44%
1,298	33.51%

1990
4,441
3,326	74.89%
122	2.75%
0	0.00%
49	1.10%
n/a
944	21.26%
1,115	25.11%

1980
3,642
3,116	85.56%
26	0.71%
0	0.00%
3	0.08%
n/a
483	13.26%
526	14.44%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

110	2.8
620	16.0

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-751	-16.9
183	4.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

210	5.8
589	16.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Buena borough, NJ

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
33.4
1,028	22.8%
3,476	77.2%
675	15.0%

1,551
2.88

1,149	74.1%
832	72.4%
100	8.7%
402	25.9%

2010
Number	Percent
37.4
1,146	24.9%
3,457	75.1%
653	14.2%

1,723
2.66

1,159	67.3%
752	64.9%
145	12.5%
564	32.7%

2000
Number	Percent
35.4
998	25.8%
2,875	74.2%
603	15.6%

1,459
2.63

994	68.1%
669	67.3%
113	11.4%
465	31.9%

1990
Number	Percent
33.7
1,149	25.9%
3,292	74.1%
704	15.9%

1,599
2.77

1,158	72.4%
857	74.0%
122	10.5%
441	27.6%

1980
Number	Percent
31.8
936	25.7%
2,706	74.3%
460	12.6%

1,254
2.90

1,013	80.8%
822	81.1%
92	9.1%
241	19.2%

2022 Housing Data for Buena borough, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	39	2.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	31	2.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	80	5.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	29	1.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	125	8.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	37	2.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	59	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	31	2.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	42	2.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	84	5.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	136	8.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	231	14.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	108	7.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	169	10.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	188	12.1%
$200,000 or more	162	10.4%

Median Household Income	85,916
Per Capita Income	37,499

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	75	4.8%
Public Assistance	11	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	73	4.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,597	77.5%
Unemployed	144	7.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,741	84.5%
Not in Labor Force	319	15.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	758	814	48.2%
Non-Profit	63	85	42.6%
Self-Employed	108	108	50.0%

Local Government	116	173	40.1%
State Government	51	27	65.4%
Federal Government	11	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	866	922	48.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	241	285	45.8%
Total	1,107	1,207	47.8%

Pct. Govt.	16.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	227	9.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	788	34.1%
Professional, Technical	538	23.2%
Service Occupations	224	9.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	6	0.3%
All others	537	23.2%

White Collar		67.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	369	15.9%
Manufacturing	324	14.0%
Educational services	297	12.8%
Construction	285	12.3%
Health care and social assistance	266	11.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	129	5.6%
Other services	118	5.1%
Accommodation and food services	116	5.0%
Public administration	88	3.8%
Transportation and warehousing	76	3.3%
Information	57	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	49	2.1%
Finance and insurance	40	1.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	34	1.5%
Utilities	30	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	19	0.8%
Wholesale trade	11	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	6	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	227	5.04%
Puerto Rican	866	19.23%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	46	1.02%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	33	0.73%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	13	0.29%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	96	2.13%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	70	1.55%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	26	0.58%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	316	7.02%
Chinese	57	1.27%
Korean	13	0.29%
Filipino	9	0.20%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,765	65.7%
Spanish	1,010	24.0%
Other Indo-European	322	7.7%
Chinese	57	1.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	43	1.0%
Tagalog	8	0.2%
Other Asian	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	1,107	24.6%
Irish	575	12.8%
German	393	8.7%
English	176	3.9%
Polish	161	3.6%
Scotch-Irish	99	2.2%
Estonian	82	1.8%
Canadian	46	1.0%
European	42	0.9%
French	40	0.9%
Russian	37	0.8%
Hungarian	35	0.8%
Ukrainian	34	0.8%
American	26	0.6%
Norwegian	14	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,310	95.7%
Not a citizen	194	4.3%

Native	3,864	85.8%
Foreign-born	640	14.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
161	5.8%	206	7.5%	993	35.9%	762	27.6%	481	17.4%	162	5.9%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	161	5.8%
9-12 Years	206	7.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	993	35.9%
Some College	762	27.6%
Bach. Degree	481	17.4%
Grad Degree	162	5.9%
Average years of education: 12.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +191	D +15	D + 2.8%
D +206
2020 vs. 2012	R +293	R +340	R + 17.2%
D -47
2020 vs. 2008	R +263	R +347	R + 17.2%
D -84

2016 vs. 2008	R +72	R +362	R + 20.1%
D -290
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	60%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,140	53.3%	Joe Biden (D)	964	45.1%	33	1.5%	2,137	12	7	0.05%
2016	51%	Donald Trump (R)	949	53.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	758	42.5%	75	4.2%	1,782	12	7	0.05%
2012	54%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,011	53.9%	Mitt Romney (R)	847	45.1%	18	1.0%	1,876	5	-2	0.05%
2008	59%	Barack Obama (D)	1,048	53.6%	John McCain (R)	877	44.8%	31	1.6%	1,956	3	-1	0.05%
2004	59%	John Kerry (D)	927	50.5%	George W. Bush* (R)	894	48.7%	14	0.8%	1,835	2	-2	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Buena borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

964

45.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,140

53.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

2,137

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 7

2016 President, Buena borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

758

42.5%

Donald Trump (R)

949

53.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.0%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

1,782

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 7

2012 President, Buena borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,011

53.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

847

45.1%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,876

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): -2

2008 President, Buena borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,048

53.6%

John McCain (R)

877

44.8%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

1,956

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -1

2004 President, Buena borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

894

48.7%

John Kerry (D)

927

50.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,835

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Buena borough, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	37%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	807	61.9%	Phil Murphy* (D)	486	37.3%	10 [+]	0.8%	1,303	14	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 10 (0.8%);
2020	S2	58%	Rik Mehta (R)	1,057	51.4%	Cory Booker* (D)	950	46.2%	49 [+]	2.4%	2,056	11	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 31 (1.5%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 14 (0.7%); Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 4 (0.2%);
2018	S1	39%	Bob Hugin (R)	733	53.1%	Robert Menendez* (D)	583	42.2%	64 [+]	4.6%	1,380	10	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 45 (3.3%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 10 (0.7%); Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 9 (0.7%);
2017	G	26%	Kim Guadagno (R)	459	49.6%	Phil Murphy (D)	449	48.5%	17 [+]	1.8%	925	8	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 9 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.6%); Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 2 (0.2%);
2014	S2	26%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	499	56.0%	Cory Booker* (D)	379	42.5%	13 [+]	1.5%	891	14	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 6 (0.7%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 5 (0.6%); Eugene LaVergne (D-R Party) 2 (0.2%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 0 (0.0%); Antonio Sabas (I) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,707
Median Value	$222,400

Occupied	1,551	90.9%
Vacant	156	9.1%

Owned	991	63.9%
Rented	560	36.1%
Median Rent	$1,210

Single-Family Units	1,266	74.2%
Detached	1,209	70.8%
Attached	57	3.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	223	13.1%
Mobile Homes	25	1.5%

Buena borough, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Buena borough, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Buena borough, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Buena borough, NJ

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Buena borough, NJ

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Buena borough, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Buena borough, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Buena borough, NJ