Alpha borough, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,223 ( 146 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.7 square miles
Population density: 1322.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,797	80.84%	15.0%
Black:	21	0.94%	61.8%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	42	1.89%	16.7%
2+ races:	107	4.81%	189.2%
Hispanic:	256	11.52%	104.8%

Total non-White:	426	19.16%	67.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-318	-16.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	172	8.8

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
2,369
2,115	89.28%
55	2.32%
0	0.00%
36	1.52%
37	1.56%
125	5.28%
254	10.72%

2000
2,482
2,382	95.97%
5	0.20%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
13	0.52%
82	3.30%
100	4.03%

1990
2,530
2,451	96.88%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
46	1.82%
n/a
33	1.30%
79	3.12%

1980
2,644
2,593	98.07%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
51	1.93%
51	1.93%

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

-267	-10.8
154	6.2

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

-69	-2.7
21	0.8

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

-142	-5.4
28	1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Alpha 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
45.9
353	15.9%
1,870	84.1%
463	20.8%

956
2.31

628	65.7%
523	83.3%
41	6.5%
328	34.3%

2010
Number	Percent
40.6
538	22.7%
1,831	77.3%
370	15.6%

964
2.45

632	65.6%
458	72.5%
60	9.5%
332	34.4%

2000
Number	Percent
38.1
607	24.5%
1,875	75.5%
431	17.4%

984
2.51

688	69.9%
533	77.5%
56	8.1%
296	30.1%

1990
Number	Percent
37.1
541	21.4%
1,989	78.6%
443	17.5%

984
2.57

750	76.2%
594	79.2%
33	4.4%
234	23.8%

1980
Number	Percent
34.7
669	25.3%
1,975	74.7%
331	12.5%

962
2.75

780	81.1%
686	87.9%
33	4.2%
182	18.9%

2022 Housing Data for Alpha borough, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	24	2.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	28	2.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	51	5.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	36	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	30	3.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	31	3.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	37	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	12	1.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	65	6.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	46	4.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	104	10.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	111	11.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	132	13.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	119	12.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	97	10.1%
$200,000 or more	33	3.5%

Median Household Income	78,500
Per Capita Income	39,943

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	7	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	39	4.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	918	72.9%
Unemployed	33	2.6%
In Armed Forces	8	0.6%

Total Labor Force	959	76.2%
Not in Labor Force	300	23.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	520	373	58.2%
Non-Profit	27	44	38.0%
Self-Employed	10	43	18.9%

Local Government	25	61	29.1%
State Government	63	0	100.0%
Federal Government	0	21	0.0%

Total Private + Self	530	416	56.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	115	126	47.7%
Total	645	542	54.3%

Pct. Govt.	14.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	121	10.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	256	21.6%
Professional, Technical	272	22.9%
Service Occupations	224	18.9%
All others	314	26.5%

White Collar		54.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	180	15.2%
Health care and social assistance	177	14.9%
Retail trade	152	12.8%
Transportation and warehousing	103	8.7%
Educational services	102	8.6%
Construction	87	7.3%
Accommodation and food services	83	7.0%
Finance and insurance	74	6.2%
Public administration	56	4.7%
Other services	52	4.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	37	3.1%
Wholesale trade	25	2.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	24	2.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	18	1.5%
Information	7	0.6%
Utilities	5	0.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	22	0.99%
Puerto Rican	66	2.97%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	21	0.94%

Total Central American	43	1.93%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	23	1.03%
Honduran	6	0.27%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	14	0.63%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	95	4.27%
Argentinean	16	0.72%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	79	3.55%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	9	0.40%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indonesian	14	0.63%
Filipino	5	0.22%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,957	92.1%
Spanish	148	7.0%
Other Asian	8	0.4%
German, other Germanic	6	0.3%
Tagalog	5	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	510	22.9%
Italian	350	15.7%
Irish	318	14.3%
Hungarian	257	11.6%
English	204	9.2%
Polish	133	6.0%
Slovak	75	3.4%
Dutch	69	3.1%
American	64	2.9%
Ukrainian	63	2.8%
Portuguese	28	1.3%
Norwegian	24	1.1%
Swedish	20	0.9%
European	18	0.8%
French	17	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,187	98.4%
Not a citizen	36	1.6%

Native	2,096	94.3%
Foreign-born	127	5.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
52	3.0%	134	7.7%	620	35.5%	566	32.4%	287	16.4%	87	5.0%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	52	3.0%
9-12 Years	134	7.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	620	35.5%
Some College	566	32.4%
Bach. Degree	287	16.4%
Grad Degree	87	5.0%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +116	D +13	D + 5.5%
D +129
2020 vs. 2012	R +294	R +276	R + 23.8%
D +18
2020 vs. 2008	R +260	R +209	R + 16.6%
D +51

2016 vs. 2008	R +144	R +222	R + 22.2%
D -78
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	71%	Donald Trump* (R)	730	57.8%	Joe Biden (D)	515	40.7%	19	1.5%	1,264	16	11	0.03%
2016	59%	Donald Trump (R)	614	57.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	386	36.4%	60	5.7%	1,060	17	12	0.03%
2012	53%	Barack Obama* (D)	497	51.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	436	45.4%	28	2.9%	961	5	-2	0.03%
2008	52%	John McCain (R)	470	49.4%	Barack Obama (D)	464	48.7%	18	1.9%	952	8	4	0.02%
2004	54%	George W. Bush* (R)	510	50.4%	John Kerry (D)	489	48.4%	12	1.2%	1,011	4	0	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Alpha borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

515

40.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

730

57.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,264

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 11

2016 President, Alpha borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

386

36.4%

Donald Trump (R)

614

57.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.3%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

1,060

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 12

2012 President, Alpha borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

497

51.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

436

45.4%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

961

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): -2

2008 President, Alpha borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

464

48.7%

John McCain (R)

470

49.4%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

952

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Alpha borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

510

50.4%

John Kerry (D)

489

48.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.9%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,011

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Alpha borough, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	44%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	478	61.4%	Phil Murphy* (D)	293	37.6%	8 [+]	1.0%	779	13	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 8 (1.0%);
2020	S2	68%	Rik Mehta (R)	657	53.9%	Cory Booker* (D)	515	42.2%	47 [+]	3.9%	1,219	13	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 26 (2.1%); Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 15 (1.2%); Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 6 (0.5%);
2018	S1	48%	Bob Hugin (R)	514	59.4%	Robert Menendez* (D)	307	35.5%	44 [+]	5.1%	865	17	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 28 (3.2%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 10 (1.2%); Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 6 (0.7%);
2017	G	34%	Kim Guadagno (R)	343	56.6%	Phil Murphy (D)	242	39.9%	21 [+]	3.5%	606	15	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Other (Write-in) 10 (1.7%); Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 7 (1.2%); Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 4 (0.7%);
2014	S2	25%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	220	48.7%	Cory Booker* (D)	208	46.0%	24 [+]	5.3%	452	6	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 14 (3.1%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 3 (0.7%); Eugene LaVergne (D-R Party) 3 (0.7%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 2 (0.4%); Antonio Sabas (I) 2 (0.4%);

*: 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	1,017
Median Value	$236,300

Occupied	956	94.0%
Vacant	61	6.0%

Owned	654	68.4%
Rented	302	31.6%
Median Rent	$1,183

Single-Family Units	820	80.6%
Detached	686	67.5%
Attached	134	13.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	86	8.5%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Alpha borough, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Alpha borough, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Alpha borough, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Alpha borough, NJ

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Alpha borough, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Alpha borough, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Alpha borough, NJ