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Belleville township, NJ


Essex County, NJ

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 37,787   ( 1,861 from 2010 )
Land area: 3.3 square miles
Population density: 11465.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:10,646 28.17% 23.2%
Black:2,6687.06% 4.5%
Indian:00.00% 100.0%
Asian:3,6129.56% 15.1%
2+ races:7592.01% 46.2%
Hispanic:19,62651.94% 38.9%
Total non-White:27,14171.83% 23.0%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-3,222 -10.9
Change in Non-White pop.:5,083 17.1




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
35,926
13,86838.60%
2,7947.78%
660.18%
4,25611.85%
5191.44%
14,13339.34%
22,05861.40%

2000
35,928
20,60957.36%
1,6194.51%
30.01%
4,22711.77%
9072.52%
8,47723.59%
15,31942.64%

1990
34,213
27,57280.59%
1,1363.32%
450.13%
2,0255.92%
n/a
3,43510.04%
6,64119.41%

1980
35,367
32,28191.27%
9272.62%
250.07%
7502.12%
n/a
1,3753.89%
3,0868.73%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
-6,741 -18.8
6,739 18.8
1990's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
-6,963 -20.4
8,678 25.4
1980's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
-4,709 -13.3
3,555 10.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Belleville 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
NumberPercent
40.1
7,606 20.1%
30,181 79.9%
5,454 14.4%
13,711
2.75
9,076 66.2%
6,048 66.6%
973 10.7%
4,635 33.8%

2010
NumberPercent
37.2
7,780 21.7%
28,146 78.3%
4,263 11.9%
13,395
2.68
9,000 67.2%
5,936 66.0%
1,051 11.7%
4,395 32.8%

2000
NumberPercent
36.6
7,791 21.7%
28,137 78.3%
4,613 12.8%
13,716
2.61
9,100 66.3%
6,597 72.5%
707 7.8%
4,616 33.7%

1990
NumberPercent
35.1
6,621 19.4%
27,592 80.6%
4,934 14.4%
13,336
2.56
9,190 68.9%
7,175 78.1%
571 6.2%
4,146 31.1%

1980
NumberPercent
33.8
7,874 22.3%
27,493 77.7%
4,614 13.0%
13,060
2.67
9,672 74.1%
7,829 80.9%
657 6.8%
3,388 25.9%

2022 Housing Data for Belleville township, NJ

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units14,666 
Median Value$361,200 
Occupied13,71193.5%
Vacant9556.5%
Owned7,37753.8%
Rented6,33446.2%
Median Rent$1,548 
Single-Family Units6,54644.6%
    Detached5,70538.9%
    Attached8415.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units3,60824.6%
Mobile Homes210.1%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Belleville township, NJ

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0005704.2%
$10,000 to $14,9992121.5%
$15,000 to $19,9993982.9%
$20,000 to $24,9993292.4%
$25,000 to $29,9997045.1%
$30,000 to $34,9993982.9%
$35,000 to $39,9994053.0%
$40,000 to $44,9994383.2%
$45,000 to $49,9994633.4%
$50,000 to $59,9999016.6%
$60,000 to $74,9991,3049.5%
$75,000 to $99,9992,01514.7%
$100,000 to $124,9991,66212.1%
$125,000 to $149,9991,1508.4%
$150,000 to $199,9991,1868.6%
$200,000 or more1,57611.5%
Median Household Income85,812 
Per Capita Income39,009 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI4913.6%
Public Assistance3482.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,43410.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed8,56270.8%
Unemployed7055.8%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force9,26776.6%
Not in Labor Force2,82923.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 29.2%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector6,8326,75950.3%
Non-Profit47865442.2%
Self-Employed1,48537080.1%
Local Government7781,00143.7%
State Government27438941.3%
Federal Government23417557.2%
Total Private + Self8,3177,12953.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,7642,21944.3%
Total10,0819,34851.9%
Pct. Govt.14.7%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts2,77214.3%
Sales and Office Occupations4,42622.8%
Professional, Technical3,96620.4%
Service Occupations3,38617.4%
All others4,87925.1%
White Collar 57.5%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance2,95415.2%
Retail trade2,49212.8%
Manufacturing1,8569.6%
Construction1,4337.4%
Educational services1,3817.1%
Transportation and warehousing1,3557.0%
Professional, scientific, technical1,3216.8%
Public administration1,2286.3%
Accommodation and food services1,1746.0%
Other services1,0815.6%
Finance and insurance1,0015.2%
Wholesale trade5963.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.5602.9%
Information3341.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2391.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing2161.1%
Utilities1070.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction420.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting380.2%
Management210.1%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican3881.03%
Puerto Rican4,55212.05%
Cuban4061.07%
Dominican3,1198.25%
Total Central American1,3653.61%
Costa Rican810.21%
Guatemalan2260.60%
Honduran2500.66%
Nicaraguan1010.27%
Panamanian590.16%
Salvadoran6481.71%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American8,83023.37%
Argentinean4581.21%
Bolivian1080.29%
Chilean180.05%
Colombian5221.38%
Ecuadorian5,36314.19%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian1,9725.22%
Uruguayan1740.46%
Venezuelan1100.29%
Other South American1050.28%
Other Hispanic9662.56%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino2,2475.95%
Indian7982.11%
Vietnamese3200.85%
Chinese870.23%
Korean400.11%
Thai250.07%
Burmese220.06%
Japanese110.03%
Indonesian100.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
Spanish15,84444.6%
English14,67641.3%
Other Indo-European1,8255.1%
Tagalog1,4354.0%
Arabic8102.3%
Vietnamese2390.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic2190.6%
Other Asian2170.6%
Other1370.4%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Italian4,14611.0%
Irish1,2673.4%
German9412.5%
American9062.4%
Egyptian7832.1%
Polish6721.8%
Portuguese6221.6%
English3460.9%
Jamaican3020.8%
Hungarian2990.8%
Greek2110.6%
Scottish1960.5%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian1850.5%
Russian1670.4%
French1640.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen32,96687.2%
Not a citizen4,82112.8%
Native23,86663.2%
Foreign-born13,92136.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Belleville township, NJ

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
2,078 7.8%1,547 5.8%8,332 31.3%6,742 25.3%5,604 21.0%2,321 8.7%
  Average years of education: 13.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 2,078 7.8%
9-12 Years 1,547 5.8%
H.S. Grad or GED 8,332 31.3%
Some College 6,742 25.3%
Bach. Degree 5,604 21.0%
Grad Degree 2,321 8.7%
Average years of education: 13.0

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)

Historical Presidential Election Results for Belleville township, NJ

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +1,050 D +254 R + 2.2%
D +1,304
2020 vs. 2012 R +1,906 R +399 R + 9.8%
D +1,507
2020 vs. 2008 R +533 D +1,530 D + 7.2%
D +2,063
2016 vs. 2008 R -517 D +1,276 D + 9.4%
D +759
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 54% Joe Biden (D) 9,538 60.9% Donald Trump* (R) 5,977 38.1% 158 1.0% 15,673 -3 -9 0.34%
2016 48% Hillary Clinton (D) 8,234 60.6% Donald Trump (R) 4,927 36.2% 435 3.2% 13,596 -5 -10 0.35%
2012 43% Barack Obama* (D) 8,031 65.8% Mitt Romney (R) 4,071 33.4% 102 0.8% 12,204 -7 -14 0.33%
2008 46% Barack Obama (D) 7,475 57.4% John McCain (R) 5,444 41.8% 110 0.8% 13,029 0 -4 0.34%
2004 42% John Kerry (D) 6,046 50.8% George W. Bush* (R) 5,728 48.1% 130 1.1% 11,904 2 -3 0.33%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Belleville township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 9,538 60.9%
Donald Trump* (R) 5,977 38.1%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 67 0.4%
Other 91 0.6%
TOTAL 15,673
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -9


2016 President, Belleville township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 8,234 60.6%
Donald Trump (R) 4,927 36.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 136 1.0%
Other 299 2.2%
TOTAL 13,596
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -10


2012 President, Belleville township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 8,031 65.8%
Mitt Romney (R) 4,071 33.4%
Other 102 0.8%
TOTAL 12,204
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -14


2008 President, Belleville township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 7,475 57.4%
John McCain (R) 5,444 41.8%
Other 110 0.8%
TOTAL 13,029
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -4


2004 President, Belleville township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 5,728 48.1%
John Kerry (D) 6,046 50.8%
Ralph Nader (I) 55 0.5%
Other 75 0.6%
TOTAL 11,904
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -3
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Belleville township, NJ

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2021 G 24% Phil Murphy* (D) 3,846 55.0% Jack Ciattarelli (R) 3,113 44.5% 37 [+] 0.5% 6,996 -3 0.27%
2020 S2 51% Cory Booker* (D) 9,476 64.2% Rik Mehta (R) 4,970 33.7% 312 [+] 2.1% 14,758 -7 0.33%
2018 S1 34% Robert Menendez* (D) 6,111 62.7% Bob Hugin (R) 3,348 34.3% 289 [+] 3.0% 9,748 -6 0.31%
2017 G 21% Phil Murphy (D) 3,906 65.1% Kim Guadagno (R) 1,939 32.3% 155 [+] 2.6% 6,000 -10 0.28%
2014 S2 15% Cory Booker* (D) 3,012 68.8% Jeffrey Bell (R) 1,253 28.6% 111 [+] 2.5% 4,376 -14 0.23%
*: 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