Califon borough, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 939 ( 137 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population density: 979.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	876	93.29%	14.4%
Black:	1	0.11%	66.7%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	15	1.60%	66.7%
2+ races:	32	3.41%	23.1%
Hispanic:	15	1.60%	7.1%

Total non-White:	63	6.71%	18.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-147	-16.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	10	1.1

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
1,076
1,023	95.07%
3	0.28%
1	0.09%
9	0.84%
26	2.42%
14	1.30%
53	4.93%

2000
1,055
1,023	96.97%
2	0.19%
0	0.00%
15	1.42%
4	0.38%
11	1.04%
32	3.03%

1990
1,073
1,054	98.23%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
8	0.75%
n/a
11	1.03%
19	1.77%

1980
1,023
1,007	98.44%
3	0.29%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
13	1.27%
16	1.56%

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

0	0.0
21	2.0

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

-31	-2.9
13	1.2

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

47	4.6
3	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Califon 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
41.4
165	17.6%
774	82.4%
130	13.8%

410
2.29

235	57.3%
195	83.0%
9	3.8%
175	42.7%

2010
Number	Percent
41.9
303	28.2%
773	71.8%
103	9.6%

394
2.73

309	78.4%
267	86.4%
16	5.2%
85	21.6%

2000
Number	Percent
39.2
281	26.6%
774	73.4%
108	10.2%

402
2.62

305	75.9%
288	94.4%
5	1.6%
97	24.1%

1990
Number	Percent
35.7
295	27.5%
778	72.5%
89	8.3%

389
2.76

293	75.3%
266	90.8%
6	2.0%
96	24.7%

1980
Number	Percent
31.2
312	30.5%
711	69.5%
86	8.4%

347
2.95

285	82.1%
257	90.2%
9	3.2%
62	17.9%

2022 Housing Data for Califon borough, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	15	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	2	0.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	17	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	7	1.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	9	2.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	4	1.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	8	2.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	3	0.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	2	0.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	36	8.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	38	9.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	40	9.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	50	12.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	29	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	72	17.6%
$200,000 or more	78	19.0%

Median Household Income	106,875
Per Capita Income	59,168

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	10	2.4%
Public Assistance	1	0.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1	0.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	537	81.2%
Unemployed	21	3.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	558	84.4%
Not in Labor Force	103	15.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	193	166	53.8%
Non-Profit	16	41	28.1%
Self-Employed	28	27	50.9%

Local Government	22	43	33.8%
State Government	2	19	9.5%
Federal Government	11	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	221	193	53.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	51	103	33.1%
Total	272	296	47.9%

Pct. Govt.	17.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	114	20.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	123	21.6%
Professional, Technical	193	33.9%
Service Occupations	56	9.8%
All others	84	14.7%

White Collar		75.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	80	14.0%
Retail trade	66	11.6%
Health care and social assistance	53	9.3%
Construction	44	7.7%
Finance and insurance	41	7.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	39	6.8%
Manufacturing	38	6.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	34	6.0%
Transportation and warehousing	33	5.8%
Public administration	31	5.4%
Information	23	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	22	3.9%
Wholesale trade	18	3.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	15	2.6%
Other services	14	2.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	9	1.6%
Accommodation and food services	8	1.4%
Management	2	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	6	0.64%

Total Central American	2	0.21%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	2	0.21%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	3	0.32%
Argentinean	3	0.32%
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	4	0.43%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	9	0.96%
Filipino	5	0.53%
Chinese	1	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	847	93.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	18	2.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	14	1.5%
Spanish	13	1.4%
German, other Germanic	8	0.9%
Chinese	3	0.3%
Tagalog	2	0.2%
Korean	2	0.2%
Other Asian	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	238	25.3%
Italian	228	24.3%
Irish	207	22.0%
English	116	12.4%
Polish	63	6.7%
Russian	57	6.1%
French	49	5.2%
American	38	4.0%
Norwegian	21	2.2%
Australian	19	2.0%
Eastern European	19	2.0%
Slovak	16	1.7%
Scottish	14	1.5%
Czech	13	1.4%
Dutch	13	1.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	917	97.7%
Not a citizen	22	2.3%

Native	889	94.7%
Foreign-born	50	5.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9	1.3%	11	1.6%	139	20.2%	140	20.4%	268	39.0%	120	17.5%
Average years of education: 14.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9	1.3%
9-12 Years	11	1.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	139	20.2%
Some College	140	20.4%
Bach. Degree	268	39.0%
Grad Degree	120	17.5%
Average years of education: 14.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +36	D +72	D + 10.9%
D +108
2020 vs. 2012	R +54	D +34	D + 4.1%
D +88
2020 vs. 2008	R +29	D +25	D + 3.0%
D +54

2016 vs. 2008	R -7	R +47	R + 7.9%
D -54
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	94%	Joe Biden (D)	378	52.7%	Donald Trump* (R)	323	45.0%	16	2.2%	717	4	-2	0.02%
2016	79%	Donald Trump (R)	287	47.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	270	44.9%	45	7.5%	602	7	2	0.02%
2012	74%	Barack Obama* (D)	290	50.9%	Mitt Romney (R)	269	47.2%	11	1.9%	570	7	0	0.02%
2008	81%	Barack Obama (D)	324	51.5%	John McCain (R)	294	46.7%	11	1.7%	629	5	1	0.02%
2004	83%	George W. Bush* (R)	330	51.2%	John Kerry (D)	304	47.2%	10	1.6%	644	5	1	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Califon borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

378

52.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

323

45.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

717

Turnout: 94%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -2

2016 President, Califon borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

270

44.9%

Donald Trump (R)

287

47.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.3%

Other

3.2%

TOTAL

602

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 2

2012 President, Califon borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

290

50.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

269

47.2%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

570

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 0

2008 President, Califon borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

324

51.5%

John McCain (R)

294

46.7%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

629

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Califon borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

330

51.2%

John Kerry (D)

304

47.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.1%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

644

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Califon borough, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	66%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	258	51.1%	Phil Murphy* (D)	240	47.5%	7 [+]	1.4%	505	3	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 7 (1.4%);
2020	S2	92%	Cory Booker* (D)	359	51.2%	Rik Mehta (R)	322	45.9%	20 [+]	2.9%	701	5	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 10 (1.4%); Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 9 (1.3%); Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	73%	Bob Hugin (R)	288	51.5%	Robert Menendez* (D)	247	44.2%	24 [+]	4.3%	559	9	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 10 (1.8%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 7 (1.3%); Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 7 (1.3%);
2017	G	55%	Kim Guadagno (R)	223	53.0%	Phil Murphy (D)	192	45.6%	6 [+]	1.4%	421	11	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 3 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.5%); Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 1 (0.2%);
2014	S2	41%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	158	50.0%	Cory Booker* (D)	150	47.5%	8 [+]	2.5%	316	8	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 5 (1.6%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 2 (0.6%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 1 (0.3%); Antonio Sabas (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene LaVergne (D-R Party) 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	412
Median Value	$384,200

Occupied	410	99.5%
Vacant	2	0.5%

Owned	342	83.4%
Rented	68	16.6%
Median Rent	$1,548

Single-Family Units	369	89.6%
Detached	365	88.6%
Attached	4	1.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4	1.0%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Califon borough, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Califon borough, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Califon borough, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Califon borough, NJ

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Califon borough, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Califon borough, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Califon borough, NJ