Bernardsville borough, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 7,888 ( 181 from 2010 )
Land area: 12.8 square miles
Population density: 614.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,736	85.40%	5.2%
Black:	63	0.80%	8.6%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	208	2.64%	17.8%
2+ races:	135	1.71%	58.8%
Hispanic:	746	9.46%	17.4%

Total non-White:	1,152	14.60%	11.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	334	5.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	-153	-2.4

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
7,707
6,402	83.07%
58	0.75%
2	0.03%
253	3.28%
85	1.10%
903	11.72%
1,305	16.93%

2000
7,345
6,586	89.67%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
214	2.91%
109	1.48%
428	5.83%
759	10.33%

1990
6,597
6,397	96.97%
9	0.14%
0	0.00%
165	2.50%
n/a
26	0.39%
200	3.03%

1980
6,715
6,585	98.06%
23	0.34%
0	0.00%
41	0.61%
n/a
60	0.89%
130	1.94%

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

-184	-2.5
546	7.4

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

189	2.9
559	8.5

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

-188	-2.8
70	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Bernardsville 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
40.5
2,148	27.2%
5,740	72.8%
1,342	17.0%

2,680
2.94

2,235	83.4%
1,811	81.0%
186	8.3%
445	16.6%

2010
Number	Percent
41.1
2,208	28.6%
5,499	71.4%
941	12.2%

2,685
2.87

2,085	77.7%
1,804	86.5%
111	5.3%
600	22.3%

2000
Number	Percent
40.1
1,906	25.9%
5,439	74.1%
944	12.9%

2,722
2.69

2,089	76.7%
1,887	90.3%
116	5.6%
633	23.3%

1990
Number	Percent
43.5
1,302	19.7%
5,295	80.3%
984	14.9%

2,655
2.47

1,908	71.9%
1,723	90.3%
67	3.5%
747	28.1%

1980
Number	Percent
36.9
1,800	26.8%
4,915	73.2%
781	11.6%

2,279
2.90

1,839	80.7%
1,549	84.2%
81	4.4%
440	19.3%

2022 Housing Data for Bernardsville borough, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	75	2.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	59	2.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	7	0.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	45	1.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	20	0.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	13	0.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	27	1.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	32	1.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	118	4.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	296	11.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	243	9.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	77	2.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	278	10.4%
$200,000 or more	1,390	51.9%

Median Household Income	220,060
Per Capita Income	106,706

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	69	2.6%
Public Assistance	54	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	54	2.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,107	71.7%
Unemployed	228	5.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,335	76.9%
Not in Labor Force	1,001	23.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,522	1,150	57.0%
Non-Profit	120	131	47.8%
Self-Employed	516	225	69.6%

Local Government	36	98	26.9%
State Government	50	18	73.5%
Federal Government	18	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	2,038	1,375	59.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	224	247	47.6%
Total	2,262	1,622	58.2%

Pct. Govt.	5.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,312	33.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	922	23.7%
Professional, Technical	1,016	26.2%
Service Occupations	330	8.5%
All others	304	7.8%

White Collar		83.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	568	14.6%
Finance and insurance	442	11.4%
Health care and social assistance	403	10.4%
Manufacturing	364	9.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	336	8.7%
Construction	286	7.4%
Educational services	238	6.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	207	5.3%
Wholesale trade	192	4.9%
Accommodation and food services	179	4.6%
Information	171	4.4%
Other services	141	3.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	76	2.0%
Public administration	76	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	68	1.8%
Transportation and warehousing	60	1.5%
Management	39	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	28	0.7%
Utilities	10	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	14	0.18%
Puerto Rican	56	0.71%
Cuban	16	0.20%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	202	2.56%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	202	2.56%
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	435	5.51%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	98	1.24%
Paraguayan	337	4.27%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	23	0.29%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	162	2.05%
Korean	37	0.47%
Japanese	9	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,060	81.7%
Spanish	1,008	13.6%
Chinese	142	1.9%
German, other Germanic	107	1.4%
Other Indo-European	72	1.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	23	0.3%
Other Asian	9	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	2,080	26.4%
Italian	2,035	25.8%
German	1,160	14.7%
English	807	10.2%
American	700	8.9%
Polish	464	5.9%
French	251	3.2%
Greek	185	2.3%
Dutch	165	2.1%
Scottish	137	1.7%
Austrian	113	1.4%
European	109	1.4%
Czechoslovakian	107	1.4%
Czech	103	1.3%
Eastern European	103	1.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,407	93.9%
Not a citizen	481	6.1%

Native	6,790	86.1%
Foreign-born	1,098	13.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
178	3.3%	181	3.4%	770	14.4%	562	10.5%	2,140	39.9%	1,529	28.5%
Average years of education: 15.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	178	3.3%
9-12 Years	181	3.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	770	14.4%
Some College	562	10.5%
Bach. Degree	2,140	39.9%
Grad Degree	1,529	28.5%
Average years of education: 15.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +45	D +703	D + 15.8%
D +748
2020 vs. 2012	R -202	D +1,402	D + 34.8%
D +1,200
2020 vs. 2008	R -179	D +1,034	D + 23.8%
D +855

2016 vs. 2008	R -224	D +331	D + 8.0%
D +107
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	78%	Joe Biden (D)	2,608	54.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,116	44.0%	84	1.7%	4,808	3	-3	0.11%
2016	70%	Donald Trump (R)	2,071	50.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,860	45.2%	180	4.4%	4,111	9	4	0.11%
2012	67%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,318	61.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,408	37.3%	44	1.2%	3,770	21	14	0.10%
2008	75%	John McCain (R)	2,295	56.1%	Barack Obama (D)	1,753	42.9%	41	1.0%	4,089	15	11	0.11%
2004	75%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,495	61.2%	John Kerry (D)	1,543	37.9%	37	0.9%	4,075	15	11	0.11%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bernardsville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,608

54.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,116

44.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

4,808

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -3

2016 President, Bernardsville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,860

45.2%

Donald Trump (R)

2,071

50.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

143

3.5%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

4,111

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 4

2012 President, Bernardsville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,408

37.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,318

61.5%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

3,770

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 14

2008 President, Bernardsville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,753

42.9%

John McCain (R)

2,295

56.1%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

4,089

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 11

2004 President, Bernardsville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,495

61.2%

John Kerry (D)

1,543

37.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

4,075

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bernardsville borough, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	52%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	1,807	56.2%	Phil Murphy* (D)	1,391	43.3%	16 [+]	0.5%	3,214	8	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 16 (0.5%);
2020	S2	78%	Cory Booker* (D)	2,398	50.2%	Rik Mehta (R)	2,348	49.2%	27 [+]	0.6%	4,773	8	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 16 (0.3%); Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 9 (0.2%); Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 2 (0.0%);
2018	S1	63%	Bob Hugin (R)	2,113	55.8%	Robert Menendez* (D)	1,584	41.8%	92 [+]	2.4%	3,789	13	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 40 (1.1%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 30 (0.8%); Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 22 (0.6%);
2017	G	46%	Kim Guadagno (R)	1,529	56.3%	Phil Murphy (D)	1,142	42.1%	43 [+]	1.6%	2,714	14	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Other (Write-in) 17 (0.6%); Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 14 (0.5%); Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 12 (0.4%);
2014	S2	45%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	1,530	59.4%	Cory Booker* (D)	1,007	39.1%	37 [+]	1.4%	2,574	17	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 23 (0.9%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 7 (0.3%); Antonio Sabas (I) 3 (0.1%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 2 (0.1%); Eugene LaVergne (D-R Party) 2 (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	2,800
Median Value	$720,500

Occupied	2,680	95.7%
Vacant	120	4.3%

Owned	2,383	88.9%
Rented	297	11.1%
Median Rent	$2,003

Single-Family Units	2,455	87.7%
Detached	2,374	84.8%
Attached	81	2.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	153	5.5%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Bernardsville borough, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bernardsville borough, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Bernardsville borough, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bernardsville borough, NJ

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bernardsville borough, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bernardsville borough, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bernardsville borough, NJ