Dunellen borough, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 7,598 ( 371 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.1 square miles
Population density: 7153.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,881	37.92%	32.9%
Black:	353	4.65%	35.7%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	687	9.04%	112.7%
2+ races:	216	2.84%	109.7%
Hispanic:	3,461	45.55%	79.0%

Total non-White:	4,717	62.08%	60.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1,410	-23.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,781	29.9

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
7,227
4,291	59.37%
549	7.60%
4	0.06%
323	4.47%
103	1.43%
1,933	26.75%
2,936	40.63%

2000
6,823
5,198	76.18%
205	3.00%
0	0.00%
301	4.41%
61	0.89%
1,058	15.51%
1,625	23.82%

1990
6,528
6,032	92.40%
67	1.03%
0	0.00%
110	1.69%
n/a
319	4.89%
496	7.60%

1980
6,593
6,382	96.80%
26	0.39%
0	0.00%
17	0.26%
n/a
168	2.55%
211	3.20%

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

-907	-13.3
1,311	19.2

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

-834	-12.8
1,129	17.3

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

-350	-5.3
285	4.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Dunellen 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
39.4
1,907	25.1%
5,691	74.9%
965	12.7%

2,446
3.10

1,762	72.0%
1,268	72.0%
60	3.4%
684	28.0%

2010
Number	Percent
37.1
1,715	23.7%
5,512	76.3%
699	9.7%

2,566
2.81

1,764	68.7%
1,267	71.8%
163	9.2%
802	31.3%

2000
Number	Percent
37.0
1,644	24.1%
5,179	75.9%
787	11.5%

2,441
2.76

1,726	70.7%
1,432	83.0%
84	4.9%
715	29.3%

1990
Number	Percent
34.3
1,410	21.6%
5,118	78.4%
919	14.1%

2,479
2.60

1,787	72.1%
1,418	79.4%
94	5.3%
692	27.9%

1980
Number	Percent
32.5
1,687	25.6%
4,906	74.4%
777	11.8%

2,454
2.69

1,833	74.7%
1,464	79.9%
91	5.0%
621	25.3%

2022 Housing Data for Dunellen borough, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	211	8.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	137	5.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	55	2.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	31	1.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	21	0.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	164	6.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	62	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	33	1.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	106	4.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	176	7.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	436	17.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	340	13.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	179	7.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	187	7.6%
$200,000 or more	308	12.6%

Median Household Income	86,532
Per Capita Income	36,989

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	89	3.6%
Public Assistance	223	9.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	393	16.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,975	71.3%
Unemployed	62	2.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,037	73.6%
Not in Labor Force	732	26.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,971	1,010	66.1%
Non-Profit	90	103	46.6%
Self-Employed	257	95	73.0%

Local Government	14	64	17.9%
State Government	0	11	0.0%
Federal Government	0	28	0.0%

Total Private + Self	2,228	1,105	66.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	104	206	33.5%
Total	2,332	1,311	64.0%

Pct. Govt.	3.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	566	15.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	748	20.5%
Professional, Technical	763	20.9%
Service Occupations	395	10.8%
All others	1,171	32.1%

White Collar		57.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	516	14.2%
Retail trade	432	11.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	431	11.8%
Finance and insurance	351	9.6%
Accommodation and food services	343	9.4%
Transportation and warehousing	336	9.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	198	5.4%
Manufacturing	180	4.9%
Other services	173	4.7%
Health care and social assistance	170	4.7%
Wholesale trade	141	3.9%
Information	129	3.5%
Educational services	127	3.5%
Public administration	39	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	24	0.7%
Management	21	0.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	18	0.5%
Utilities	14	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	280	3.69%
Puerto Rican	303	3.99%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	47	0.62%

Total Central American	911	11.99%
Costa Rican	49	0.64%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	168	2.21%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	694	9.13%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,019	13.41%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	249	3.28%
Ecuadorian	161	2.12%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	609	8.02%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	901	11.86%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	209	2.75%
Vietnamese	182	2.40%
Korean	173	2.28%
Filipino	94	1.24%
Chinese	13	0.17%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,411	46.6%
Spanish	2,665	36.4%
Arabic	355	4.9%
Other Indo-European	272	3.7%
Vietnamese	182	2.5%
Korean	173	2.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	111	1.5%
Tagalog	67	0.9%
Other	58	0.8%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	1,029	13.5%
Irish	568	7.5%
Egyptian	355	4.7%
English	339	4.5%
Polish	331	4.4%
American	312	4.1%
Czech	301	4.0%
Norwegian	295	3.9%
German	252	3.3%
Jamaican	134	1.8%
British	103	1.4%
Slavic	76	1.0%
Austrian	68	0.9%
Scottish	67	0.9%
Slovak	37	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,839	90.0%
Not a citizen	759	10.0%

Native	4,861	64.0%
Foreign-born	2,737	36.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
126	2.5%	389	7.9%	1,935	39.1%	872	17.6%	1,276	25.8%	347	7.0%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	126	2.5%
9-12 Years	389	7.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,935	39.1%
Some College	872	17.6%
Bach. Degree	1,276	25.8%
Grad Degree	347	7.0%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +78	D +382	D + 9.9%
D +460
2020 vs. 2012	R +209	D +357	D + 7.8%
D +566
2020 vs. 2008	R +12	D +463	D + 13.1%
D +475

2016 vs. 2008	R -66	D +81	D + 3.2%
D +15
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	55%	Joe Biden (D)	1,953	59.8%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,256	38.4%	59	1.8%	3,268	-3	-8	0.07%
2016	50%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,493	52.2%	Donald Trump (R)	1,178	41.2%	188	6.6%	2,859	0	-5	0.07%
2012	44%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,387	56.1%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,047	42.4%	37	1.5%	2,471	2	-5	0.07%
2008	51%	Barack Obama (D)	1,478	53.3%	John McCain (R)	1,244	44.9%	50	1.8%	2,772	3	-1	0.07%
2004	47%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,260	50.1%	John Kerry (D)	1,211	48.2%	44	1.7%	2,515	4	-1	0.07%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Dunellen borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,953

59.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,256

38.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

3,268

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -8

2016 President, Dunellen borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,493

52.2%

Donald Trump (R)

1,178

41.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.2%

Other

3.4%

TOTAL

2,859

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -5

2012 President, Dunellen borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,387

56.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,047

42.4%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

2,471

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -5

2008 President, Dunellen borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,478

53.3%

John McCain (R)

1,244

44.9%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

2,772

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -1

2004 President, Dunellen borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,260

50.1%

John Kerry (D)

1,211

48.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.1%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

2,515

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Dunellen borough, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	29%	Phil Murphy* (D)	878	50.6%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	833	48.0%	24 [+]	1.4%	1,735	1	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 24 (1.4%);
2020	S2	54%	Cory Booker* (D)	1,873	58.5%	Rik Mehta (R)	1,196	37.4%	131 [+]	4.1%	3,200	-4	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 55 (1.7%); Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 53 (1.7%); Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 23 (0.7%);
2018	S1	40%	Robert Menendez* (D)	1,212	52.0%	Bob Hugin (R)	1,001	42.9%	120 [+]	5.1%	2,333	3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 68 (2.9%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 28 (1.2%); Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 24 (1.0%);
2017	G	27%	Kim Guadagno (R)	774	48.6%	Phil Murphy (D)	765	48.1%	52 [+]	3.3%	1,591	7	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 18 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 18 (1.1%); Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 16 (1.0%);
2014	S2	21%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	592	50.5%	Cory Booker* (D)	559	47.7%	22 [+]	1.9%	1,173	8	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 11 (0.9%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 4 (0.3%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 4 (0.3%); Antonio Sabas (I) 2 (0.2%); 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	2,774
Median Value	$360,600

Occupied	2,446	88.2%
Vacant	328	11.8%

Owned	1,539	62.9%
Rented	907	37.1%
Median Rent	$1,402

Single-Family Units	1,883	67.9%
Detached	1,835	66.1%
Attached	48	1.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	262	9.4%
Mobile Homes	6	0.2%

Dunellen borough, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Dunellen borough, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Dunellen borough, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Dunellen borough, NJ

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Dunellen borough, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Dunellen borough, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Dunellen borough, NJ