Berkeley township, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 43,846 ( 2,591 from 2010 )
Land area: 42.7 square miles
Population density: 1026.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	36,175	82.50%	4.1%
Black:	1,277	2.91%	87.5%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	1,379	3.15%	197.8%
2+ races:	1,050	2.39%	247.7%
Hispanic:	3,900	8.89%	92.3%

Total non-White:	7,671	17.50%	117.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1,548	-4.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,139	12.2

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
41,255
37,723	91.44%
681	1.65%
33	0.08%
463	1.12%
302	0.73%
2,028	4.92%
3,532	8.56%

2000
39,988
38,201	95.53%
413	1.03%
54	0.14%
157	0.39%
155	0.39%
1,008	2.52%
1,787	4.47%

1990
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0	?%
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0	?%
0	?%

1980
23,151
22,317	96.40%
528	2.28%
0	0.00%
24	0.10%
n/a
282	1.22%
834	3.60%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
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-478	-1.2
1,745	4.4

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1990's
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1980's
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Age, Family & Household Data for Berkeley 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
Number	Percent
60.7
5,359	12.2%
38,487	87.8%
18,116	41.3%

21,387
2.02

11,543	54.0%
9,458	81.9%
310	2.7%
9,844	46.0%

2010
Number	Percent
61.1
4,902	11.9%
36,353	88.1%
17,896	43.4%

20,349
2.00

11,547	56.7%
9,314	80.7%
420	3.6%
8,802	43.3%

2000
Number	Percent
65.4
4,586	11.5%
35,402	88.5%
20,807	52.0%

19,878
1.98

12,186	61.3%
10,673	87.6%
314	2.6%
7,692	38.7%

1990
Number	Percent
?
4,363	?%
-4,363	-?%
19,025	?%

17,624
-0.03

12,360	70.1%
11,195	90.6%
227	1.8%
5,264	29.9%

1980
Number	Percent
59.7
4,094	17.7%
19,057	82.3%
8,738	37.7%

9,643
2.37

7,733	80.2%
6,953	89.9%
273	3.5%
1,910	19.8%

2022 Housing Data for Berkeley township, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,013	4.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	493	2.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	971	4.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,172	5.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,336	6.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,100	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	741	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	630	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	987	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,782	8.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	2,126	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,691	12.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,845	8.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,686	7.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,289	6.0%
$200,000 or more	1,525	7.1%

Median Household Income	63,200
Per Capita Income	46,534

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	949	4.4%
Public Assistance	235	1.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,251	5.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	13,320	70.0%
Unemployed	843	4.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	14,163	74.4%
Not in Labor Force	4,863	25.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	6,221	5,677	52.3%
Non-Profit	345	755	31.4%
Self-Employed	970	360	72.9%

Local Government	847	1,011	45.6%
State Government	452	201	69.2%
Federal Government	318	88	78.3%

Total Private + Self	7,191	6,037	54.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,962	2,055	48.8%
Total	9,153	8,092	53.1%

Pct. Govt.	16.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,433	14.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	4,158	24.0%
Professional, Technical	3,490	20.2%
Service Occupations	2,925	16.9%
All others	4,296	24.8%

White Collar		58.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	2,851	16.5%
Retail trade	2,220	12.8%
Construction	1,920	11.1%
Educational services	1,586	9.2%
Accommodation and food services	935	5.4%
Public administration	896	5.2%
Manufacturing	854	4.9%
Finance and insurance	826	4.8%
Other services	823	4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	786	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	753	4.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	654	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	566	3.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	471	2.7%
Utilities	471	2.7%
Wholesale trade	377	2.2%
Information	236	1.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	28	0.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	27	0.2%
Management	22	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	680	1.55%
Puerto Rican	1,627	3.71%
Cuban	210	0.48%
Dominican	314	0.72%

Total Central American	30	0.07%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	29	0.07%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	1	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	869	1.98%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	49	0.11%
Colombian	302	0.69%
Ecuadorian	196	0.45%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	294	0.67%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	28	0.06%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	170	0.39%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	765	1.74%
Vietnamese	203	0.46%
Chinese	191	0.44%
Korean	84	0.19%
Indian	77	0.18%
Burmese	53	0.12%
Japanese	40	0.09%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	37,182	87.4%
Spanish	2,311	5.4%
Other Indo-European	1,233	2.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	596	1.4%
Tagalog	387	0.9%
Other Asian	286	0.7%
Chinese	154	0.4%
Vietnamese	140	0.3%
German, other Germanic	108	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	12,633	28.8%
Irish	8,872	20.2%
German	6,162	14.1%
Polish	3,645	8.3%
English	2,505	5.7%
American	1,642	3.7%
Dutch	966	2.2%
Scottish	889	2.0%
Russian	761	1.7%
French	548	1.2%
Ukrainian	532	1.2%
Hungarian	504	1.1%
Portuguese	472	1.1%
Greek	429	1.0%
Slovak	365	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	43,069	98.2%
Not a citizen	777	1.8%

Native	39,486	90.1%
Foreign-born	4,360	9.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,021	2.8%	2,725	7.5%	14,467	39.8%	10,197	28.1%	5,697	15.7%	2,225	6.1%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,021	2.8%
9-12 Years	2,725	7.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	14,467	39.8%
Some College	10,197	28.1%
Bach. Degree	5,697	15.7%
Grad Degree	2,225	6.1%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +2,829	R +30	D + 7.1%
D +2,799
2020 vs. 2012	R +6,288	R +5,243	R + 15.0%
D +1,045
2020 vs. 2008	R +4,529	R +4,117	R + 11.6%
D +412

2016 vs. 2008	R +1,700	R +4,087	R + 18.7%
D -2,387
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	86%	Donald Trump* (R)	18,146	63.8%	Joe Biden (D)	9,976	35.1%	312	1.1%	28,434	23	17	0.62%
2016	67%	Donald Trump (R)	15,317	66.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	7,177	30.9%	708	3.1%	23,202	25	20	0.59%
2012	59%	Mitt Romney (R)	11,858	56.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	8,931	42.5%	207	1.0%	20,996	16	9	0.58%
2008	65%	John McCain (R)	13,617	58.0%	Barack Obama (D)	9,564	40.7%	295	1.3%	23,476	16	12	0.61%
2004	66%	George W. Bush* (R)	12,862	54.7%	John Kerry (D)	10,442	44.4%	201	0.9%	23,505	8	4	0.65%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Berkeley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

9,976

35.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

18,146

63.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

170

0.6%

Other

142

0.5%

TOTAL

28,434

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 17

2016 President, Berkeley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

7,177

30.9%

Donald Trump (R)

15,317

66.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

319

1.4%

Other

389

1.7%

TOTAL

23,202

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 20

2012 President, Berkeley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

8,931

42.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

11,858

56.5%

Other

207

1.0%

TOTAL

20,996

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Berkeley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

9,564

40.7%

John McCain (R)

13,617

58.0%

Other

295

1.3%

TOTAL

23,476

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 12

2004 President, Berkeley township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

12,862

54.7%

John Kerry (D)

10,442

44.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

164

0.7%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

23,505

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Berkeley township, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	57%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	13,151	69.2%	Phil Murphy* (D)	5,746	30.2%	113 [+]	0.6%	19,010	21	0.73%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 113 (0.6%);
2020	S2	83%	Rik Mehta (R)	17,361	63.0%	Cory Booker* (D)	9,777	35.5%	410 [+]	1.5%	27,548	22	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 203 (0.7%); Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 163 (0.6%); Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 44 (0.2%);
2018	S1	57%	Bob Hugin (R)	12,622	65.9%	Robert Menendez* (D)	6,027	31.4%	516 [+]	2.7%	19,165	23	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 405 (2.1%); Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 57 (0.3%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 54 (0.3%);
2017	G	41%	Kim Guadagno (R)	9,468	68.1%	Phil Murphy (D)	4,123	29.7%	302 [+]	2.2%	13,893	26	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Other (Write-in) 200 (1.4%); Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 55 (0.4%); Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 47 (0.3%);
2014	S2	34%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	6,952	58.7%	Cory Booker* (D)	4,593	38.8%	301 [+]	2.5%	11,846	16	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 137 (1.2%); Eugene LaVergne (D-R Party) 92 (0.8%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 42 (0.4%); Antonio Sabas (I) 21 (0.2%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 9 (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	24,870
Median Value	$254,100

Occupied	21,387	86.0%
Vacant	3,483	14.0%

Owned	18,840	88.1%
Rented	2,547	11.9%
Median Rent	$1,602

Single-Family Units	23,595	94.9%
Detached	23,315	93.7%
Attached	280	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	806	3.2%
Mobile Homes	76	0.3%

Berkeley township, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Berkeley township, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Berkeley township, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Berkeley township, NJ

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Berkeley township, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Berkeley township, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Berkeley township, NJ