Emerson borough, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 7,281 ( 120 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.2 square miles
Population density: 3263.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,679	78.00%	5.1%
Black:	46	0.63%	28.1%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	903	12.40%	42.7%
2+ races:	84	1.15%	10.6%
Hispanic:	569	7.81%	8.1%

Total non-White:	1,602	22.00%	13.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-307	-5.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	187	3.1

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
7,401
5,986	80.88%
64	0.86%
1	0.01%
633	8.55%
94	1.27%
619	8.36%
1,415	19.12%

2000
7,197
6,175	85.80%
24	0.33%
0	0.00%
596	8.28%
71	0.99%
331	4.60%
1,022	14.20%

1990
6,930
6,232	89.93%
80	1.15%
7	0.10%
408	5.89%
n/a
203	2.93%
698	10.07%

1980
7,793
7,351	94.33%
69	0.89%
0	0.00%
244	3.13%
n/a
129	1.66%
442	5.67%

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

-189	-2.6
393	5.5

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

-57	-0.8
324	4.7

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

-1,119	-14.4
256	3.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Emerson 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
47.5
1,408	19.3%
5,873	80.7%
1,732	23.8%

2,626
2.69

2,198	83.7%
1,919	87.3%
67	3.0%
428	16.3%

2010
Number	Percent
44.3
1,770	23.9%
5,631	76.1%
1,469	19.8%

2,480
2.89

1,967	79.3%
1,679	85.4%
81	4.1%
513	20.7%

2000
Number	Percent
41.6
1,676	23.3%
5,521	76.7%
1,329	18.5%

2,390
2.89

2,003	83.8%
1,790	89.4%
62	3.1%
387	16.2%

1990
Number	Percent
39.7
1,445	20.9%
5,485	79.1%
1,154	16.7%

2,208
3.02

1,922	87.0%
1,646	85.6%
66	3.4%
286	13.0%

1980
Number	Percent
35.4
2,063	26.5%
5,730	73.5%
862	11.1%

2,193
3.42

1,996	91.0%
1,763	88.3%
61	3.1%
197	9.0%

2022 Housing Data for Emerson borough, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	106	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	20	0.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	13	0.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	25	1.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	64	2.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	122	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	11	0.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	59	2.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	35	1.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	197	7.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	327	12.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	152	5.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	262	10.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	473	18.0%
$200,000 or more	760	28.9%

Median Household Income	141,908
Per Capita Income	62,132

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	40	1.5%
Public Assistance	46	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	46	1.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,961	75.5%
Unemployed	175	4.5%
In Armed Forces	13	0.3%

Total Labor Force	3,149	80.2%
Not in Labor Force	775	19.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,179	1,070	52.4%
Non-Profit	26	62	29.5%
Self-Employed	305	151	66.9%

Local Government	278	460	37.7%
State Government	34	28	54.8%
Federal Government	59	14	80.8%

Total Private + Self	1,484	1,221	54.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	397	564	41.3%
Total	1,881	1,785	51.3%

Pct. Govt.	23.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,065	29.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	766	20.9%
Professional, Technical	1,107	30.2%
Service Occupations	488	13.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	30	0.8%
All others	240	6.5%

White Collar		80.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	544	14.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	394	10.7%
Health care and social assistance	383	10.4%
Finance and insurance	333	9.1%
Public administration	272	7.4%
Retail trade	265	7.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	207	5.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	202	5.5%
Manufacturing	199	5.4%
Construction	158	4.3%
Wholesale trade	149	4.1%
Accommodation and food services	147	4.0%
Other services	121	3.3%
Information	98	2.7%
Transportation and warehousing	85	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	67	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	30	0.8%
Utilities	12	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	72	0.99%
Puerto Rican	43	0.59%
Cuban	37	0.51%
Dominican	158	2.17%

Total Central American	47	0.65%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	47	0.65%
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	157	2.16%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	22	0.30%
Colombian	19	0.26%
Ecuadorian	116	1.59%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	55	0.76%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	403	5.53%
Chinese	176	2.42%
Korean	141	1.94%
Indian	117	1.61%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,263	75.6%
Spanish	366	5.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	321	4.6%
Other Indo-European	284	4.1%
Chinese	176	2.5%
Tagalog	157	2.3%
Korean	129	1.9%
Other Asian	124	1.8%
Arabic	52	0.7%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	2,627	36.1%
Irish	1,375	18.9%
Polish	618	8.5%
German	551	7.6%
Greek	328	4.5%
English	277	3.8%
American	153	2.1%
French	153	2.1%
Scottish	148	2.0%
Armenian	131	1.8%
Russian	89	1.2%
Croatian	84	1.2%
Hungarian	77	1.1%
Czechoslovakian	60	0.8%
Egyptian	52	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,164	98.4%
Not a citizen	117	1.6%

Native	6,028	82.8%
Foreign-born	1,253	17.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
20	0.4%	139	2.6%	1,018	19.1%	1,516	28.5%	1,800	33.8%	829	15.6%
Average years of education: 14.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	20	0.4%
9-12 Years	139	2.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,018	19.1%
Some College	1,516	28.5%
Bach. Degree	1,800	33.8%
Grad Degree	829	15.6%
Average years of education: 14.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +253	D +335	D + 9.9%
D +588
2020 vs. 2012	R +424	D +256	D + 8.8%
D +680
2020 vs. 2008	R +235	D +340	D + 9.9%
D +575

2016 vs. 2008	R -18	D +5	D + 0.0%
D -13
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	82%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,441	52.0%	Joe Biden (D)	2,211	47.1%	44	0.9%	4,696	11	5	0.10%
2016	70%	Donald Trump (R)	2,188	55.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,623	41.0%	150	3.8%	3,961	14	9	0.10%
2012	63%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,017	56.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,531	42.8%	31	0.9%	3,579	16	9	0.10%
2008	69%	John McCain (R)	2,206	57.0%	Barack Obama (D)	1,636	42.3%	28	0.7%	3,870	15	11	0.10%
2004	69%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,228	58.3%	John Kerry (D)	1,553	40.7%	38	1.0%	3,819	12	8	0.11%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Emerson borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,211

47.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,441

52.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

4,696

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 5

2016 President, Emerson borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,623

41.0%

Donald Trump (R)

2,188

55.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.0%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

3,961

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 9

2012 President, Emerson borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,531

42.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,017

56.4%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

3,579

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Emerson borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,636

42.3%

John McCain (R)

2,206

57.0%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

3,870

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 11

2004 President, Emerson borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,228

58.3%

John Kerry (D)

1,553

40.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

3,819

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Emerson borough, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	52%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	1,746	58.2%	Phil Murphy* (D)	1,243	41.4%	13 [+]	0.4%	3,002	10	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 13 (0.4%);
2020	S2	80%	Rik Mehta (R)	2,349	51.4%	Cory Booker* (D)	2,170	47.5%	50 [+]	1.1%	4,569	11	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 21 (0.5%); Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 20 (0.4%); Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 9 (0.2%);
2018	S1	60%	Bob Hugin (R)	1,977	57.8%	Robert Menendez* (D)	1,355	39.6%	86 [+]	2.5%	3,418	15	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 38 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 35 (1.0%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 13 (0.4%);
2017	G	40%	Kim Guadagno (R)	1,160	50.7%	Phil Murphy (D)	1,094	47.8%	35 [+]	1.5%	2,289	9	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 15 (0.7%); Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 10 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 10 (0.4%);
2014	S2	40%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	1,142	50.0%	Cory Booker* (D)	1,106	48.4%	36 [+]	1.6%	2,284	8	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 21 (0.9%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 5 (0.2%); Antonio Sabas (I) 4 (0.2%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 3 (0.1%); Eugene LaVergne (D-R Party) 3 (0.1%);

*: 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	2,664
Median Value	$610,800

Occupied	2,626	98.6%
Vacant	38	1.4%

Owned	2,321	88.4%
Rented	305	11.6%
Median Rent	$2,024

Single-Family Units	2,358	88.5%
Detached	2,358	88.5%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	73	2.7%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Emerson borough, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Emerson borough, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Emerson borough, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Emerson borough, NJ

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Emerson borough, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Emerson borough, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Emerson borough, NJ