Pennington borough, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,780 ( 195 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population density: 2893.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,313	83.20%	4.9%
Black:	52	1.87%	15.6%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	210	7.55%	337.5%
2+ races:	48	1.73%	108.7%
Hispanic:	149	5.36%	302.7%

Total non-White:	467	16.80%	205.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-119	-5.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	314	14.7

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
2,585
2,432	94.08%
45	1.74%
0	0.00%
48	1.86%
23	0.89%
37	1.43%
153	5.92%

2000
2,696
2,540	94.21%
70	2.60%
0	0.00%
38	1.41%
0	0.00%
48	1.78%
156	5.79%

1990
2,537
2,409	94.95%
65	2.56%
2	0.08%
35	1.38%
n/a
26	1.02%
128	5.05%

1980
2,109
2,028	96.16%
61	2.89%
0	0.00%
8	0.38%
n/a
12	0.57%
81	3.84%

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

-108	-4.0
-3	-0.1

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

131	5.2
28	1.1

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

381	18.1
47	2.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Pennington 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
47.5
630	22.7%
2,150	77.3%
621	22.3%

1,138
2.37

804	70.7%
705	87.7%
37	4.6%
334	29.3%

2010
Number	Percent
45.7
682	26.4%
1,903	73.6%
460	17.8%

1,031
2.45

712	69.1%
623	87.5%
37	5.2%
319	30.9%

2000
Number	Percent
40.6
780	28.9%
1,916	71.1%
394	14.6%

999
2.70

749	75.0%
660	88.1%
23	3.1%
250	25.0%

1990
Number	Percent
37.7
686	27.0%
1,851	73.0%
309	12.2%

918
2.76

711	77.5%
632	88.9%
16	2.3%
207	22.5%

1980
Number	Percent
36.0
573	27.2%
1,536	72.8%
285	13.5%

757
2.79

620	81.9%
545	87.9%
26	4.2%
137	18.1%

2022 Housing Data for Pennington borough, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	30	2.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	6	0.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	26	2.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	11	1.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	7	0.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	6	0.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	11	1.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	22	1.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	6	0.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	19	1.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	81	7.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	100	8.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	102	9.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	58	5.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	206	18.1%
$200,000 or more	447	39.3%

Median Household Income	166,957
Per Capita Income	84,590

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	23	2.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	11	1.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,209	76.5%
Unemployed	43	2.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,252	79.2%
Not in Labor Force	328	20.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	496	244	67.0%
Non-Profit	76	190	28.6%
Self-Employed	148	57	72.2%

Local Government	61	73	45.5%
State Government	18	92	16.4%
Federal Government	11	5	68.8%

Total Private + Self	644	301	68.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	166	360	31.6%
Total	810	661	55.1%

Pct. Govt.	17.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	357	24.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	144	9.8%
Professional, Technical	693	47.1%
Service Occupations	162	11.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	21	1.4%
All others	115	7.8%

White Collar		81.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	347	23.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	290	19.7%
Health care and social assistance	199	13.5%
Manufacturing	100	6.8%
Public administration	94	6.4%
Accommodation and food services	81	5.5%
Finance and insurance	66	4.5%
Retail trade	64	4.4%
Information	42	2.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	41	2.8%
Other services	40	2.7%
Construction	23	1.6%
Wholesale trade	22	1.5%
Transportation and warehousing	19	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	15	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	14	1.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8	0.5%
Management	6	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	46	1.65%
Puerto Rican	40	1.44%
Cuban	18	0.65%
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	13	0.47%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	7	0.25%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	6	0.22%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	32	1.15%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	81	2.91%
Chinese	66	2.37%
Filipino	19	0.68%
Korean	19	0.68%
Japanese	9	0.32%
Taiwanese	3	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,270	86.8%
Spanish	83	3.2%
Other Indo-European	83	3.2%
Other Asian	46	1.8%
Chinese	44	1.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	37	1.4%
German, other Germanic	24	0.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	20	0.8%
Korean	8	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	574	20.6%
English	558	20.1%
German	380	13.7%
Italian	312	11.2%
Polish	176	6.3%
Dutch	69	2.5%
European	60	2.2%
Hungarian	53	1.9%
Scottish	44	1.6%
Norwegian	43	1.5%
American	36	1.3%
Austrian	36	1.3%
Danish	31	1.1%
Eastern European	31	1.1%
Israeli	31	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,661	95.7%
Not a citizen	119	4.3%

Native	2,501	90.0%
Foreign-born	279	10.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	32	1.6%	248	12.3%	201	10.0%	670	33.2%	868	43.0%
Average years of education: 16.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	32	1.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	248	12.3%
Some College	201	10.0%
Bach. Degree	670	33.2%
Grad Degree	868	43.0%
Average years of education: 16.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +40	D +264	D + 3.7%
D +304
2020 vs. 2012	R -139	D +607	D + 27.5%
D +468
2020 vs. 2008	R -157	R +2,270	R + 15.7%
D -2,427

2016 vs. 2008	R -197	R +2,534	R + 19.3%
D -2,731
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	83%	Joe Biden (D)	1,453	79.5%	Donald Trump* (R)	349	19.1%	25	1.4%	1,827	-22	-28	0.04%
2016	74%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,149	74.0%	Donald Trump (R)	309	19.9%	94	6.1%	1,552	-21	-26	0.04%
2012	77%	Barack Obama* (D)	985	65.5%	Mitt Romney (R)	488	32.4%	31	2.1%	1,504	-8	-15	0.04%
2008	231%	Barack Obama (D)	3,880	88.1%	John McCain (R)	506	11.5%	18	0.4%	4,404	-30	-34	0.11%
2004	83%	John Kerry (D)	999	62.8%	George W. Bush* (R)	581	36.5%	11	0.7%	1,591	-10	-14	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Pennington borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,453

79.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

349

19.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,827

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): -22	Diff (US): -28

2016 President, Pennington borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,149

74.0%

Donald Trump (R)

309

19.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.9%

Other

3.2%

TOTAL

1,552

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): -21	Diff (US): -26

2012 President, Pennington borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

985

65.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

488

32.4%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

1,504

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -15

2008 President, Pennington borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

3,880

88.1%

John McCain (R)

506

11.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

4,404

Turnout: 231%	Diff (St): -30	Diff (US): -34

2004 President, Pennington borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

581

36.5%

John Kerry (D)

999

62.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,591

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pennington borough, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	55%	Phil Murphy* (D)	914	75.4%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	290	23.9%	8 [+]	0.7%	1,212	-23	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 8 (0.7%);
2020	S2	81%	Cory Booker* (D)	1,374	76.4%	Rik Mehta (R)	413	23.0%	11 [+]	0.6%	1,798	-18	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 10 (0.6%); Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	66%	Robert Menendez* (D)	973	68.7%	Bob Hugin (R)	385	27.2%	59 [+]	4.2%	1,417	-14	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 28 (2.0%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 26 (1.8%); Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 5 (0.4%);
2017	G	49%	Phil Murphy (D)	730	69.9%	Kim Guadagno (R)	296	28.3%	19 [+]	1.8%	1,045	-13	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Other (Write-in) 10 (1.0%); Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 5 (0.5%); Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 4 (0.4%);
2014	S2	46%	Cory Booker* (D)	615	66.3%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	298	32.1%	14 [+]	1.5%	927	-10	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 9 (1.0%); Eugene LaVergne (D-R Party) 2 (0.2%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 1 (0.1%); Antonio Sabas (I) 1 (0.1%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 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	1,252
Median Value	$563,000

Occupied	1,138	90.9%
Vacant	114	9.1%

Owned	920	80.8%
Rented	218	19.2%
Median Rent	$1,862

Single-Family Units	1,016	81.2%
Detached	844	67.4%
Attached	172	13.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	152	12.1%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Pennington borough, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Pennington borough, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Pennington borough, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pennington borough, NJ

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pennington borough, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Pennington borough, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pennington borough, NJ