Chesterfield township, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 9,144 ( 1,445 from 2010 )
Land area: 21.3 square miles
Population density: 429.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,747	51.91%	23.3%
Black:	1,024	11.20%	50.1%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	2,343	25.62%	269.6%
2+ races:	242	2.65%	82.0%
Hispanic:	702	7.68%	30.3%

Total non-White:	4,397	48.09%	14.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	896	14.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	549	8.6

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
7,699
3,851	50.02%
2,053	26.67%
11	0.14%
634	8.23%
133	1.73%
1,007	13.08%
3,848	49.98%

2000
5,955
2,866	48.13%
2,229	37.43%
0	0.00%
23	0.39%
79	1.33%
749	12.58%
3,089	51.87%

1990
5,152
3,168	61.49%
1,523	29.56%
22	0.43%
16	0.31%
n/a
423	8.21%
1,984	38.51%

1980
3,867
2,778	71.84%
913	23.61%
17	0.44%
4	0.10%
n/a
183	4.73%
1,089	28.16%

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

985	16.5
759	12.7

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

-302	-5.9
1,105	21.4

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

390	10.1
895	23.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Chesterfield 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
35.2
2,126	23.3%
7,018	76.7%
794	8.7%

2,338
3.28

2,079	88.9%
1,667	80.2%
116	5.6%
259	11.1%

2010
Number	Percent
24.4
1,371	17.8%
6,328	82.2%
415	5.4%

1,539
3.02

1,311	85.2%
1,165	88.9%
44	3.4%
228	14.8%

2000
Number	Percent
24.5
703	11.8%
5,252	88.2%
289	4.9%

896
2.92

739	82.5%
694	93.9%
12	1.6%
157	17.5%

1990
Number	Percent
27.1
660	12.8%
4,492	87.2%
286	5.6%

919
3.03

779	84.8%
719	92.3%
6	0.8%
140	15.2%

1980
Number	Percent
25.1
888	23.0%
2,979	77.0%
200	5.2%

719
3.22

634	88.2%
587	92.6%
13	2.1%
85	11.8%

2022 Housing Data for Chesterfield township, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	24	1.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	31	1.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	9	0.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	12	0.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	55	2.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	28	1.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	19	0.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	150	6.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	117	5.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	124	5.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	193	8.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	150	6.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	356	15.2%
$200,000 or more	1,070	45.8%

Median Household Income	188,611
Per Capita Income	51,398

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	11	0.5%
Public Assistance	47	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	47	2.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,886	64.0%
Unemployed	84	1.4%
In Armed Forces	21	0.3%

Total Labor Force	3,991	65.8%
Not in Labor Force	2,078	34.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,304	1,141	53.3%
Non-Profit	173	271	39.0%
Self-Employed	199	174	53.4%

Local Government	167	174	49.0%
State Government	155	327	32.2%
Federal Government	81	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	1,503	1,315	53.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	576	772	42.7%
Total	2,079	2,087	49.9%

Pct. Govt.	21.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,005	24.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	620	14.9%
Professional, Technical	1,671	40.1%
Service Occupations	351	8.4%
All others	519	12.5%

White Collar		79.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	602	14.5%
Finance and insurance	589	14.1%
Health care and social assistance	504	12.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	369	8.9%
Public administration	366	8.8%
Manufacturing	339	8.1%
Construction	257	6.2%
Other services	214	5.1%
Retail trade	203	4.9%
Accommodation and food services	149	3.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	138	3.3%
Transportation and warehousing	136	3.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	80	1.9%
Utilities	66	1.6%
Wholesale trade	66	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	48	1.2%
Information	35	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	5	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	13	0.14%
Puerto Rican	233	2.55%
Cuban	14	0.15%
Dominican	223	2.44%

Total Central American	52	0.57%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	14	0.15%
Honduran	5	0.05%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	33	0.36%
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	167	1.83%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,949	21.31%
Filipino	149	1.63%
Korean	67	0.73%
Taiwanese	54	0.59%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,313	73.9%
Other Asian	1,119	13.1%
Other Indo-European	473	5.5%
Spanish	325	3.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	86	1.0%
Tagalog	79	0.9%
Arabic	49	0.6%
Chinese	43	0.5%
German, other Germanic	27	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	1,416	15.5%
Irish	1,101	12.0%
German	950	10.4%
English	676	7.4%
Polish	651	7.1%
American	502	5.5%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian	127	1.4%
Swedish	102	1.1%
Egyptian	83	0.9%
French	77	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	73	0.8%
Slovak	71	0.8%
Welsh	69	0.8%
Russian	66	0.7%
Romanian	60	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,436	92.3%
Not a citizen	708	7.7%

Native	7,309	79.9%
Foreign-born	1,835	20.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
148	2.5%	277	4.7%	1,527	25.9%	835	14.1%	1,884	31.9%	1,234	20.9%
Average years of education: 14.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	148	2.5%
9-12 Years	277	4.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,527	25.9%
Some College	835	14.1%
Bach. Degree	1,884	31.9%
Grad Degree	1,234	20.9%
Average years of education: 14.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +340	D +302	D + 9.2%
D +642
2020 vs. 2012	R +487	D +224	D + 6.2%
D +711
2020 vs. 2008	R +618	D +199	D + 5.0%
D +817

2016 vs. 2008	R +278	R +103	R + 4.2%
D +175
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	50%	Joe Biden (D)	1,906	52.8%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,676	46.4%	30	0.8%	3,612	5	0	0.08%
2016	40%	Donald Trump (R)	1,336	48.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,264	46.2%	138	5.0%	2,738	8	3	0.07%
2012	37%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,195	49.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,189	49.0%	43	1.8%	2,427	8	2	0.07%
2008	36%	Barack Obama (D)	1,089	50.0%	John McCain (R)	1,058	48.6%	32	1.5%	2,179	7	3	0.06%
2004	29%	George W. Bush* (R)	896	55.0%	John Kerry (D)	713	43.8%	19	1.2%	1,628	9	4	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Chesterfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,906

52.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,676

46.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

3,612

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 0

2016 President, Chesterfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,264

46.2%

Donald Trump (R)

1,336

48.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.3%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

2,738

Turnout: 40%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 3

2012 President, Chesterfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,195

49.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,189

49.0%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

2,427

Turnout: 37%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 2

2008 President, Chesterfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,089

50.0%

John McCain (R)

1,058

48.6%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

2,179

Turnout: 36%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 3

2004 President, Chesterfield township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

896

55.0%

John Kerry (D)

713

43.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,628

Turnout: 29%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chesterfield township, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	33%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	1,232	51.6%	Phil Murphy* (D)	1,139	47.7%	16 [+]	0.7%	2,387	4	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 16 (0.7%);
2020	S2	49%	Cory Booker* (D)	1,825	51.3%	Rik Mehta (R)	1,707	47.9%	28 [+]	0.8%	3,560	7	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 18 (0.5%); Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 5 (0.1%); Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 5 (0.1%);
2018	S1	35%	Bob Hugin (R)	1,271	51.8%	Robert Menendez* (D)	1,100	44.8%	84 [+]	3.4%	2,455	9	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 45 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 30 (1.2%); Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 9 (0.4%);
2017	G	27%	Kim Guadagno (R)	916	49.5%	Phil Murphy (D)	905	48.9%	30 [+]	1.6%	1,851	8	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Other (Write-in) 13 (0.7%); Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 11 (0.6%); Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 6 (0.3%);
2014	S2	22%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	760	52.6%	Cory Booker* (D)	647	44.7%	39 [+]	2.7%	1,446	10	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 19 (1.3%); Eugene LaVergne (D-R Party) 9 (0.6%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 6 (0.4%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 5 (0.3%); 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	2,406
Median Value	$505,300

Occupied	2,338	97.2%
Vacant	68	2.8%

Owned	2,222	95.0%
Rented	116	5.0%
Median Rent	$2,165

Single-Family Units	2,326	96.7%
Detached	1,954	81.2%
Attached	372	15.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	38	1.6%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Chesterfield township, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Chesterfield township, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Chesterfield township, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chesterfield township, NJ

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Chesterfield township, NJ

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chesterfield township, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Chesterfield township, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chesterfield township, NJ