Upper township, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 12,562 ( 189 from 2010 )
Land area: 62.0 square miles
Population density: 202.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	11,714	93.25%	0.4%
Black:	57	0.45%	17.4%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	252	2.01%	173.9%
2+ races:	100	0.80%	27.0%
Hispanic:	439	3.49%	50.3%

Total non-White:	848	6.75%	39.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-49	-0.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	238	2.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

[Display all years]

Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
12,373
11,763	95.07%
69	0.56%
15	0.12%
92	0.74%
137	1.11%
292	2.36%
610	4.93%

2000
12,115
11,788	97.30%
54	0.45%
6	0.05%
19	0.16%
156	1.29%
92	0.76%
327	2.70%

1990
10,722
10,326	96.31%
25	0.23%
31	0.29%
103	0.96%
n/a
237	2.21%
396	3.69%

1980
9,449
9,149	96.83%
144	1.52%
47	0.50%
56	0.59%
n/a
88	0.93%
300	3.17%

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

-25	-0.2
283	2.3

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

1,462	13.6
-69	-0.6

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

1,177	12.5
96	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Upper township, NJ

[Display all years]

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
45.0
2,709	21.6%
9,853	78.4%
3,035	24.2%

5,173
2.43

4,001	77.3%
3,524	88.1%
191	4.8%
1,172	22.7%

2010
Number	Percent
43.6
2,947	23.8%
9,426	76.2%
1,766	14.3%

4,566
2.71

3,460	75.8%
2,842	82.1%
214	6.2%
1,106	24.2%

2000
Number	Percent
38.4
3,461	28.6%
8,654	71.4%
1,454	12.0%

4,276
2.83

3,377	79.0%
2,942	87.1%
178	5.3%
899	21.0%

1990
Number	Percent
34.3
3,035	28.3%
7,687	71.7%
1,247	11.6%

3,731
2.87

3,005	80.5%
2,555	85.0%
138	4.6%
726	19.5%

1980
Number	Percent
30.4
2,896	30.6%
6,553	69.4%
1,035	11.0%

3,267
2.88

2,576	78.8%
2,311	89.7%
100	3.9%
691	21.2%

2022 Housing Data for Upper township, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	81	1.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	53	1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	35	0.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	146	2.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	127	2.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	202	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	43	0.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	142	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	81	1.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	211	4.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	524	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	701	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	623	12.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	427	8.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	970	18.8%
$200,000 or more	807	15.6%

Median Household Income	106,822
Per Capita Income	51,189

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	237	4.6%
Public Assistance	67	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	154	3.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,448	79.4%
Unemployed	128	1.9%
In Armed Forces	74	1.1%

Total Labor Force	5,650	82.4%
Not in Labor Force	1,208	17.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,931	1,566	55.2%
Non-Profit	174	396	30.5%
Self-Employed	608	153	79.9%

Local Government	505	679	42.7%
State Government	195	240	44.8%
Federal Government	32	38	45.7%

Total Private + Self	2,539	1,719	59.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	906	1,353	40.1%
Total	3,445	3,072	52.9%

Pct. Govt.	25.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	983	15.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,654	25.3%
Professional, Technical	2,094	32.0%
Service Occupations	770	11.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	11	0.2%
All others	1,037	15.9%

White Collar		72.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	1,055	16.1%
Health care and social assistance	1,007	15.4%
Construction	601	9.2%
Retail trade	552	8.4%
Public administration	454	6.9%
Accommodation and food services	373	5.7%
Finance and insurance	332	5.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	332	5.1%
Manufacturing	328	5.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	310	4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	299	4.6%
Other services	222	3.4%
Transportation and warehousing	209	3.2%
Wholesale trade	149	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	124	1.9%
Information	117	1.8%
Utilities	47	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	27	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	133	1.06%
Cuban	131	1.04%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
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	135	1.07%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	135	1.07%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	40	0.32%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	44	0.35%
Indian	31	0.25%
Filipino	25	0.20%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	11,155	94.1%
Spanish	218	1.8%
Other Indo-European	216	1.8%
Chinese	104	0.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	48	0.4%
Other Asian	41	0.3%
German, other Germanic	38	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	33	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	4,046	32.2%
German	2,630	20.9%
Italian	2,507	20.0%
English	2,180	17.4%
Polish	825	6.6%
Hungarian	306	2.4%
American	283	2.3%
Scottish	279	2.2%
European	278	2.2%
French	229	1.8%
Dutch	203	1.6%
Swedish	168	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	165	1.3%
Welsh	152	1.2%
Norwegian	118	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	12,466	99.2%
Not a citizen	96	0.8%

Native	12,273	97.7%
Foreign-born	289	2.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2	0.0%	104	1.1%	2,381	26.2%	2,404	26.5%	2,394	26.4%	1,792	19.7%
Average years of education: 14.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2	0.0%
9-12 Years	104	1.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,381	26.2%
Some College	2,404	26.5%
Bach. Degree	2,394	26.4%
Grad Degree	1,792	19.7%
Average years of education: 14.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +708	D +111	D + 5.9%
D +819
2020 vs. 2012	R +971	R +402	R + 1.5%
D +569
2020 vs. 2008	R +833	R +437	R + 2.8%
D +396

2016 vs. 2008	R +125	R +548	R + 8.7%
D -423
How to interpret this table

Click on the Year to view municipality-level data for this county.
(Some years may be unavailable)

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	82%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,998	59.0%	Joe Biden (D)	3,376	39.8%	99	1.2%	8,473	18	12	0.19%
2016	72%	Donald Trump (R)	4,290	59.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,557	35.4%	378	5.2%	7,225	18	13	0.18%
2012	72%	Mitt Romney (R)	4,027	57.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,807	40.4%	118	1.7%	6,952	17	11	0.19%
2008	78%	John McCain (R)	4,165	57.5%	Barack Obama (D)	2,980	41.1%	98	1.4%	7,243	16	12	0.19%
2004	80%	George W. Bush* (R)	4,391	61.5%	John Kerry (D)	2,701	37.8%	51	0.7%	7,143	15	11	0.20%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Upper township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

3,376

39.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

4,998

59.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

8,473

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 12

2016 President, Upper township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,557

35.4%

Donald Trump (R)

4,290

59.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

177

2.4%

Other

201

2.8%

TOTAL

7,225

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 13

2012 President, Upper township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,807

40.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

4,027

57.9%

Other

118

1.7%

TOTAL

6,952

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 11

2008 President, Upper township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,980

41.1%

John McCain (R)

4,165

57.5%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

7,243

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 12

2004 President, Upper township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

4,391

61.5%

John Kerry (D)

2,701

37.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

7,143

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Upper township, NJ

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.
(Some years may be unavailable)

Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	57%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	3,811	64.3%	Phil Murphy* (D)	2,079	35.1%	38 [+]	0.6%	5,928	16	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 38 (0.6%);
2020	S2	79%	Rik Mehta (R)	4,798	58.8%	Cory Booker* (D)	3,262	39.9%	106 [+]	1.3%	8,166	18	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 52 (0.6%); Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 38 (0.5%); Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 16 (0.2%);
2018	S1	59%	Bob Hugin (R)	3,727	62.4%	Robert Menendez* (D)	2,068	34.6%	178 [+]	3.0%	5,973	20	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 117 (2.0%); Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 38 (0.6%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 23 (0.4%);
2017	G	44%	Kim Guadagno (R)	2,366	54.0%	Phil Murphy (D)	1,927	43.9%	92 [+]	2.1%	4,385	12	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Other (Write-in) 45 (1.0%); Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 31 (0.7%); Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 16 (0.4%);
2014	S2	40%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	2,480	63.7%	Cory Booker* (D)	1,358	34.9%	53 [+]	1.4%	3,891	21	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Antonio Sabas (I) 20 (0.5%); Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 13 (0.3%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 11 (0.3%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 6 (0.2%); 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	6,599
Median Value	$362,500

Occupied	5,173	78.4%
Vacant	1,426	21.6%

Owned	4,776	92.3%
Rented	397	7.7%
Median Rent	$1,656

Single-Family Units	5,358	81.2%
Detached	5,101	77.3%
Attached	257	3.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	10	0.2%
Mobile Homes	989	15.0%

Upper township, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Upper township, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Upper township, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Upper township, NJ

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Upper township, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Upper township, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Upper township, NJ