Buena Vista township, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 7,068 ( 502 from 2010 )
Land area: 41.1 square miles
Population density: 172.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,950	70.03%	10.1%
Black:	504	7.13%	48.0%
Indian:	27	0.38%	28.6%
Asian:	198	2.80%	150.6%
2+ races:	212	3.00%	82.8%
Hispanic:	1,177	16.65%	35.4%

Total non-White:	2,118	29.97%	2.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-559	-9.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	57	0.9

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
7,570
5,509	72.77%
969	12.80%
21	0.28%
79	1.04%
116	1.53%
869	11.48%
2,061	27.23%

2000
7,436
5,436	73.10%
1,103	14.83%
0	0.00%
39	0.52%
154	2.07%
704	9.47%
2,000	26.90%

1990
7,655
5,810	75.90%
1,236	16.15%
0	0.00%
7	0.09%
n/a
602	7.86%
1,845	24.10%

1980
6,959
4,983	71.61%
1,386	19.92%
58	0.83%
31	0.45%
n/a
635	9.12%
1,976	28.39%

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

73	1.0
61	0.8

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

-374	-4.9
155	2.0

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

827	11.9
-131	-1.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Buena Vista township, 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
40.0
1,303	18.4%
5,765	81.6%
1,421	20.1%

2,796
2.52

2,085	74.6%
1,466	70.3%
172	8.2%
711	25.4%

2010
Number	Percent
42.1
1,730	22.9%
5,840	77.1%
1,242	16.4%

2,786
2.71

2,019	72.5%
1,549	76.7%
125	6.2%
767	27.5%

2000
Number	Percent
39.2
1,826	24.6%
5,610	75.4%
1,112	15.0%

2,641
2.78

1,980	75.0%
1,546	78.1%
75	3.8%
661	25.0%

1990
Number	Percent
35.2
1,905	24.9%
5,750	75.1%
1,109	14.5%

2,614
2.93

2,070	79.2%
1,640	79.2%
125	6.0%
544	20.8%

1980
Number	Percent
28.9
2,450	35.2%
4,509	64.8%
697	10.0%

2,093
3.32

1,776	84.9%
1,510	85.0%
99	5.6%
317	15.1%

2022 Housing Data for Buena Vista township, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	43	1.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	27	1.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	128	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	205	7.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	119	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	211	7.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	86	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	60	2.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	215	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	235	8.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	549	19.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	428	15.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	252	9.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	184	6.6%
$200,000 or more	54	1.9%

Median Household Income	76,327
Per Capita Income	36,497

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	90	3.2%
Public Assistance	16	0.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	267	9.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,804	73.0%
Unemployed	63	1.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,867	74.6%
Not in Labor Force	974	25.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,301	1,159	52.9%
Non-Profit	87	109	44.4%
Self-Employed	163	64	71.8%

Local Government	104	176	37.1%
State Government	127	64	66.5%
Federal Government	107	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	1,464	1,223	54.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	425	349	54.9%
Total	1,889	1,572	54.6%

Pct. Govt.	16.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	333	9.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,010	29.2%
Professional, Technical	676	19.5%
Service Occupations	610	17.6%
All others	832	24.0%

White Collar		58.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	707	20.4%
Construction	456	13.2%
Educational services	419	12.1%
Health care and social assistance	375	10.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	273	7.9%
Accommodation and food services	193	5.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	156	4.5%
Public administration	142	4.1%
Transportation and warehousing	127	3.7%
Manufacturing	127	3.7%
Finance and insurance	113	3.3%
Other services	102	2.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	83	2.4%
Wholesale trade	83	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	64	1.8%
Information	25	0.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	16	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	13	0.18%
Puerto Rican	925	13.09%
Cuban	34	0.48%
Dominican	28	0.40%

Total Central American	14	0.20%
Costa Rican	14	0.20%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	163	2.31%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	134	1.90%
Thai	96	1.36%
Filipino	21	0.30%
Japanese	13	0.18%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,715	86.3%
Spanish	493	7.4%
Other Indo-European	188	2.8%
Korean	134	2.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	96	1.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	2,179	30.8%
Irish	1,202	17.0%
German	925	13.1%
English	867	12.3%
American	253	3.6%
Polish	251	3.6%
Ukrainian	134	1.9%
Dutch	117	1.7%
French	111	1.6%
Albanian	101	1.4%
Scottish	96	1.4%
Russian	86	1.2%
Welsh	81	1.1%
European	25	0.4%
Norwegian	21	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,032	99.5%
Not a citizen	36	0.5%

Native	6,728	95.2%
Foreign-born	340	4.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
257	5.0%	392	7.7%	1,982	38.7%	1,795	35.0%	444	8.7%	254	5.0%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	257	5.0%
9-12 Years	392	7.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,982	38.7%
Some College	1,795	35.0%
Bach. Degree	444	8.7%
Grad Degree	254	5.0%
Average years of education: 12.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +473	R +253	R + 4.3%
D +220
2020 vs. 2012	R +858	R +1,067	R + 28.4%
D -209
2020 vs. 2008	R +837	R +1,036	R + 27.4%
D -199

2016 vs. 2008	R +364	R +783	R + 23.1%
D -419
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	74%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,341	57.0%	Joe Biden (D)	1,711	41.7%	52	1.3%	4,104	16	10	0.09%
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	1,868	54.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,491	43.2%	90	2.6%	3,449	13	8	0.09%
2012	59%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,920	55.8%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,483	43.1%	36	1.0%	3,439	3	-4	0.09%
2008	60%	Barack Obama (D)	1,910	55.1%	John McCain (R)	1,504	43.4%	50	1.4%	3,464	2	-2	0.09%
2004	58%	John Kerry (D)	1,747	53.1%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,504	45.8%	36	1.1%	3,287	0	-5	0.09%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Buena Vista township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,711

41.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,341

57.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

4,104

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 10

2016 President, Buena Vista township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,491

43.2%

Donald Trump (R)

1,868

54.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

3,449

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 8

2012 President, Buena Vista township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,920

55.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,483

43.1%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

3,439

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -4

2008 President, Buena Vista township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,910

55.1%

John McCain (R)

1,504

43.4%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

3,464

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -2

2004 President, Buena Vista township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,504

45.8%

John Kerry (D)

1,747

53.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

3,287

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Buena Vista township, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	47%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	1,650	63.7%	Phil Murphy* (D)	922	35.6%	19 [+]	0.7%	2,591	16	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 19 (0.7%);
2020	S2	72%	Rik Mehta (R)	2,206	55.5%	Cory Booker* (D)	1,698	42.7%	73 [+]	1.8%	3,977	15	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 40 (1.0%); Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 24 (0.6%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 9 (0.2%);
2018	S1	48%	Bob Hugin (R)	1,497	55.5%	Robert Menendez* (D)	1,095	40.6%	105 [+]	3.9%	2,697	13	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 64 (2.4%); Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 24 (0.9%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 17 (0.6%);
2017	G	34%	Phil Murphy (D)	984	51.7%	Kim Guadagno (R)	871	45.8%	48 [+]	2.5%	1,903	4	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 24 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 18 (0.9%); Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 6 (0.3%);
2014	S2	30%	Cory Booker* (D)	886	51.2%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	792	45.8%	52 [+]	3.0%	1,730	3	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 23 (1.3%); Eugene LaVergne (D-R Party) 10 (0.6%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 8 (0.5%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 8 (0.5%); Antonio Sabas (I) 3 (0.2%);

*: 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	3,123
Median Value	$215,900

Occupied	2,796	89.5%
Vacant	327	10.5%

Owned	2,386	85.3%
Rented	410	14.7%
Median Rent	$1,708

Single-Family Units	2,771	88.7%
Detached	2,692	86.2%
Attached	79	2.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	90	2.9%
Mobile Homes	246	7.9%

Buena Vista township, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Buena Vista township, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Buena Vista township, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Buena Vista township, NJ

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Buena Vista township, NJ

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Buena Vista township, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Buena Vista township, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Buena Vista township, NJ