Merchantville borough, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,800 ( 21 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population density: 6403.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,249	59.18%	17.9%
Black:	423	11.13%	6.6%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	100	2.63%	12.4%
2+ races:	111	2.92%	37.0%
Hispanic:	917	24.13%	106.5%

Total non-White:	1,551	40.82%	43.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-490	-15.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	469	14.9

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
3,821
2,739	71.68%
453	11.86%
6	0.16%
89	2.33%
81	2.12%
444	11.62%
1,082	28.32%

2000
3,801
3,213	84.53%
320	8.42%
15	0.39%
30	0.79%
20	0.53%
203	5.34%
588	15.47%

1990
4,095
3,934	96.07%
79	1.93%
15	0.37%
67	1.64%
n/a
0	0.00%
161	3.93%

1980
3,972
3,881	97.71%
5	0.13%
0	0.00%
27	0.68%
n/a
59	1.49%
91	2.29%

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

-474	-12.5
494	13.0

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

-721	-17.6
427	10.4

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

53	1.3
70	1.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Merchantville 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
36.7
880	23.2%
2,920	76.8%
610	16.1%

1,473
2.57

901	61.2%
482	53.5%
167	18.5%
572	38.8%

2010
Number	Percent
38.6
860	22.5%
2,961	77.5%
492	12.9%

1,574
2.41

967	61.4%
656	67.8%
116	12.0%
607	38.6%

2000
Number	Percent
37.2
976	25.7%
2,825	74.3%
530	13.9%

1,512
2.50

946	62.6%
711	75.2%
126	13.3%
566	37.4%

1990
Number	Percent
34.3
994	24.3%
3,101	75.7%
629	15.4%

1,587
2.57

1,054	66.4%
773	73.3%
110	10.4%
533	33.6%

1980
Number	Percent
36.9
924	23.3%
3,048	76.7%
788	19.8%

1,582
2.50

1,004	63.5%
833	83.0%
45	4.5%
578	36.5%

2022 Housing Data for Merchantville borough, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	18	1.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	59	4.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	37	2.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	103	7.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	53	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	55	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	115	7.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	11	0.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	80	5.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	98	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	108	7.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	132	9.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	140	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	125	8.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	174	11.8%
$200,000 or more	165	11.2%

Median Household Income	72,375
Per Capita Income	41,244

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	33	2.2%
Public Assistance	40	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	113	7.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,547	86.4%
Unemployed	39	2.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,586	88.6%
Not in Labor Force	204	11.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		13.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	760	671	53.1%
Non-Profit	34	138	19.8%
Self-Employed	202	52	79.5%

Local Government	53	51	51.0%
State Government	19	59	24.4%
Federal Government	50	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	962	723	57.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	156	248	38.6%
Total	1,118	971	53.5%

Pct. Govt.	11.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	348	16.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	392	18.8%
Professional, Technical	440	21.1%
Service Occupations	283	13.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	30	1.4%
All others	626	30.0%

White Collar		56.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	417	20.0%
Health care and social assistance	251	12.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	189	9.0%
Transportation and warehousing	167	8.0%
Manufacturing	144	6.9%
Educational services	136	6.5%
Accommodation and food services	111	5.3%
Wholesale trade	93	4.5%
Finance and insurance	93	4.5%
Public administration	87	4.2%
Construction	86	4.1%
Information	82	3.9%
Other services	64	3.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	46	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	40	1.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	38	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	30	1.4%
Utilities	15	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	711	18.71%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	84	2.21%

Total Central American	34	0.89%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	34	0.89%
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	74	1.95%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	63	1.66%
Ecuadorian	11	0.29%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	14	0.37%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Cambodian	48	1.26%
Bangladeshi	32	0.84%
Filipino	10	0.26%
Chinese	6	0.16%
Indian	4	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,041	85.2%
Spanish	389	10.9%
Other Indo-European	67	1.9%
Other Asian	62	1.7%
Chinese	6	0.2%
Other	3	0.1%
Arabic	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	851	22.4%
Italian	678	17.8%
German	502	13.2%
English	297	7.8%
American	197	5.2%
Polish	186	4.9%
French	142	3.7%
Swedish	46	1.2%
Latvian	45	1.2%
Hungarian	38	1.0%
Scottish	37	1.0%
Greek	36	0.9%
French Canadian	32	0.8%
European	22	0.6%
Pennsylvania German	18	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,791	99.8%
Not a citizen	9	0.2%

Native	3,598	94.7%
Foreign-born	202	5.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
132	5.2%	58	2.3%	812	32.3%	725	28.8%	496	19.7%	294	11.7%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	132	5.2%
9-12 Years	58	2.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	812	32.3%
Some College	725	28.8%
Bach. Degree	496	19.7%
Grad Degree	294	11.7%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +99	D +153	D + 0.8%
D +252
2020 vs. 2012	R +41	D +227	D + 5.9%
D +268
2020 vs. 2008	R -34	D +218	D + 8.2%
D +184

2016 vs. 2008	R -133	D +65	D + 7.3%
D -68
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	73%	Joe Biden (D)	1,458	68.6%	Donald Trump* (R)	633	29.8%	34	1.6%	2,125	-11	-17	0.05%
2016	63%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,206	65.1%	Donald Trump (R)	534	28.8%	112	6.0%	1,852	-12	-17	0.05%
2012	61%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,190	65.6%	Mitt Romney (R)	592	32.7%	31	1.7%	1,813	-8	-15	0.05%
2008	67%	Barack Obama (D)	1,274	65.0%	John McCain (R)	667	34.0%	19	1.0%	1,960	-8	-12	0.05%
2004	64%	John Kerry (D)	1,107	60.0%	George W. Bush* (R)	711	38.6%	26	1.4%	1,844	-8	-12	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Merchantville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,458

68.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

633

29.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

2,125

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -17

2016 President, Merchantville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,206

65.1%

Donald Trump (R)

534

28.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.2%

Other

3.8%

TOTAL

1,852

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -17

2012 President, Merchantville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,190

65.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

592

32.7%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,813

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -15

2008 President, Merchantville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,274

65.0%

John McCain (R)

667

34.0%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,960

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -12

2004 President, Merchantville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

711

38.6%

John Kerry (D)

1,107

60.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,844

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -12

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Merchantville borough, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	42%	Phil Murphy* (D)	788	64.5%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	421	34.5%	13 [+]	1.1%	1,222	-12	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 13 (1.1%);
2020	S2	72%	Cory Booker* (D)	1,435	68.2%	Rik Mehta (R)	639	30.4%	31 [+]	1.5%	2,105	-11	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 18 (0.9%); Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 11 (0.5%); Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 2 (0.1%);
2018	S1	52%	Robert Menendez* (D)	936	61.7%	Bob Hugin (R)	517	34.1%	63 [+]	4.2%	1,516	-6	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 34 (2.2%); Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 15 (1.0%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 14 (0.9%);
2017	G	34%	Phil Murphy (D)	635	63.8%	Kim Guadagno (R)	331	33.3%	29 [+]	2.9%	995	-9	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 14 (1.4%); Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 8 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.7%);
2014	S2	36%	Cory Booker* (D)	665	63.2%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	363	34.5%	24 [+]	2.3%	1,052	-8	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 16 (1.5%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 3 (0.3%); Antonio Sabas (I) 3 (0.3%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 1 (0.1%); Eugene LaVergne (D-R Party) 1 (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	1,617
Median Value	$284,800

Occupied	1,473	91.1%
Vacant	144	8.9%

Owned	884	60.0%
Rented	589	40.0%
Median Rent	$1,112

Single-Family Units	980	60.6%
Detached	661	40.9%
Attached	319	19.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	267	16.5%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Merchantville borough, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Merchantville borough, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Merchantville borough, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Merchantville borough, NJ

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Merchantville borough, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Merchantville borough, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Merchantville borough, NJ