Raritan borough, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 8,301 ( 1,420 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.0 square miles
Population density: 4167.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,466	53.80%	0.9%
Black:	287	3.46%	124.2%
Indian:	9	0.11%	12.5%
Asian:	1,386	16.70%	42.0%
2+ races:	192	2.31%	73.0%
Hispanic:	1,742	20.99%	54.4%

Total non-White:	3,835	46.20%	61.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-41	-0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,461	25.7

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
6,881
4,507	65.50%
128	1.86%
8	0.12%
976	14.18%
111	1.61%
1,128	16.39%
2,374	34.50%

2000
6,338
5,170	81.57%
32	0.50%
8	0.13%
534	8.43%
66	1.04%
528	8.33%
1,168	18.43%

1990
5,798
5,553	95.77%
9	0.16%
0	0.00%
52	0.90%
n/a
184	3.17%
245	4.23%

1980
6,128
6,025	98.32%
4	0.07%
0	0.00%
16	0.26%
n/a
83	1.35%
103	1.68%

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

-663	-10.5
1,206	19.0

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

-383	-6.6
923	15.9

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

-472	-7.7
142	2.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Raritan 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
43.2
1,232	14.8%
7,069	85.2%
1,136	13.7%

3,262
2.54

2,051	62.9%
1,810	88.2%
35	1.7%
1,211	37.1%

2010
Number	Percent
40.1
1,591	23.1%
5,290	76.9%
933	13.6%

2,673
2.57

1,748	65.4%
1,296	74.1%
151	8.6%
925	34.6%

2000
Number	Percent
37.8
1,408	22.2%
4,930	77.8%
1,075	17.0%

2,559
2.47

1,699	66.4%
1,350	79.5%
94	5.5%
860	33.6%

1990
Number	Percent
39.0
934	16.1%
4,864	83.9%
1,126	19.4%

2,311
2.45

1,659	71.8%
1,342	80.9%
42	2.5%
652	28.2%

1980
Number	Percent
35.7
1,349	22.0%
4,779	78.0%
882	14.4%

2,215
2.70

1,670	75.4%
1,386	83.0%
51	3.1%
545	24.6%

2022 Housing Data for Raritan borough, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	44	1.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	48	1.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	51	1.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	81	2.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	103	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	79	2.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	20	0.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	149	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	22	0.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	113	3.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	385	11.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	538	16.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	310	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	294	9.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	458	14.0%
$200,000 or more	567	17.4%

Median Household Income	99,928
Per Capita Income	56,129

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	204	6.3%
Public Assistance	102	3.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	152	4.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,713	78.7%
Unemployed	257	5.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,970	84.2%
Not in Labor Force	746	15.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,258	1,729	56.6%
Non-Profit	203	113	64.2%
Self-Employed	182	230	44.2%

Local Government	97	156	38.3%
State Government	37	145	20.3%
Federal Government	39	20	66.1%

Total Private + Self	2,440	1,959	55.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	376	434	46.4%
Total	2,816	2,393	54.1%

Pct. Govt.	9.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	961	18.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,088	20.9%
Professional, Technical	1,216	23.3%
Service Occupations	991	19.0%
All others	954	18.3%

White Collar		62.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	698	13.4%
Health care and social assistance	642	12.3%
Accommodation and food services	628	12.1%
Retail trade	495	9.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	420	8.1%
Educational services	381	7.3%
Finance and insurance	297	5.7%
Wholesale trade	263	5.0%
Other services	225	4.3%
Public administration	208	4.0%
Construction	208	4.0%
Transportation and warehousing	192	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	169	3.2%
Information	147	2.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	123	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	89	1.7%
Management	14	0.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	11	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	31	0.37%
Puerto Rican	141	1.70%
Cuban	7	0.08%
Dominican	163	1.96%

Total Central American	538	6.48%
Costa Rican	423	5.10%
Guatemalan	98	1.18%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	17	0.20%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	845	10.18%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	271	3.26%
Ecuadorian	59	0.71%
Paraguayan	505	6.08%
Peruvian	10	0.12%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	17	0.20%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	650	7.83%
Indian	457	5.51%
Chinese	149	1.79%
Vietnamese	73	0.88%
Japanese	33	0.40%
Taiwanese	19	0.23%
Korean	14	0.17%
Indonesian	1	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,790	59.8%
Spanish	1,600	20.0%
Other Indo-European	614	7.7%
Tagalog	494	6.2%
Other Asian	187	2.3%
Chinese	106	1.3%
Other	69	0.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	46	0.6%
Arabic	41	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	1,101	13.3%
German	749	9.0%
Irish	721	8.7%
Polish	579	7.0%
American	354	4.3%
English	282	3.4%
Russian	152	1.8%
Brazilian	134	1.6%
Portuguese	126	1.5%
Ghanaian	113	1.4%
European	96	1.2%
Norwegian	86	1.0%
African	72	0.9%
Hungarian	53	0.6%
Lithuanian	52	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,078	85.3%
Not a citizen	1,223	14.7%

Native	5,659	68.2%
Foreign-born	2,642	31.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
217	3.5%	405	6.6%	1,613	26.3%	1,612	26.2%	1,303	21.2%	991	16.1%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	217	3.5%
9-12 Years	405	6.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,613	26.3%
Some College	1,612	26.2%
Bach. Degree	1,303	21.2%
Grad Degree	991	16.1%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +212	D +214	D + 5.5%
D +426
2020 vs. 2012	R +352	D +310	D + 8.8%
D +662
2020 vs. 2008	R +198	D +500	D + 15.5%
D +698

2016 vs. 2008	R -14	D +286	D + 10.0%
D +272
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	58%	Joe Biden (D)	1,985	52.7%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,712	45.4%	73	1.9%	3,770	4	-1	0.08%
2016	53%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,559	49.0%	Donald Trump (R)	1,500	47.1%	124	3.9%	3,183	6	1	0.08%
2012	49%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,360	50.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,323	48.7%	35	1.3%	2,718	10	3	0.07%
2008	54%	John McCain (R)	1,514	53.3%	Barack Obama (D)	1,287	45.3%	42	1.5%	2,843	12	8	0.07%
2004	55%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,497	54.1%	John Kerry (D)	1,239	44.7%	33	1.2%	2,769	8	3	0.08%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Raritan borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,985

52.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,712

45.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

3,770

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -1

2016 President, Raritan borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,559

49.0%

Donald Trump (R)

1,500

47.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.5%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

3,183

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 1

2012 President, Raritan borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,323

48.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,360

50.0%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

2,718

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 3

2008 President, Raritan borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,287

45.3%

John McCain (R)

1,514

53.3%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

2,843

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 8

2004 President, Raritan borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,497

54.1%

John Kerry (D)

1,239

44.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.9%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

2,769

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

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Raritan borough, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	37%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	1,382	57.1%	Phil Murphy* (D)	1,016	42.0%	22 [+]	0.9%	2,420	9	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 22 (0.9%);
2020	S2	57%	Cory Booker* (D)	1,923	51.9%	Rik Mehta (R)	1,724	46.5%	57 [+]	1.5%	3,704	6	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 38 (1.0%); Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 11 (0.3%); Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 8 (0.2%);
2018	S1	43%	Bob Hugin (R)	1,357	50.4%	Robert Menendez* (D)	1,232	45.7%	104 [+]	3.9%	2,693	8	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 62 (2.3%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 27 (1.0%); Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 15 (0.6%);
2017	G	30%	Kim Guadagno (R)	977	53.9%	Phil Murphy (D)	781	43.1%	53 [+]	2.9%	1,811	12	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Other (Write-in) 25 (1.4%); Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 24 (1.3%); Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 4 (0.2%);
2014	S2	26%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	769	51.6%	Cory Booker* (D)	682	45.7%	40 [+]	2.7%	1,491	9	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 24 (1.6%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 8 (0.5%); Eugene LaVergne (D-R Party) 5 (0.3%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 3 (0.2%); Antonio Sabas (I) 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	3,376
Median Value	$435,800

Occupied	3,262	96.6%
Vacant	114	3.4%

Owned	1,857	56.9%
Rented	1,405	43.1%
Median Rent	$1,810

Single-Family Units	1,984	58.8%
Detached	1,629	48.3%
Attached	355	10.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	600	17.8%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Raritan borough, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Raritan borough, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Raritan borough, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Raritan borough, NJ

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Raritan borough, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Raritan borough, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Raritan borough, NJ