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Profile of General Assembly District 26, NJ

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Approximate PVI: R+4

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2022 population: 225,509

2022 Census data
White:	154,012	68.30%
Black:	4,979	2.21%
Indian:	209	0.09%
Asian:	36,313	16.10%
2+ races:	6,341	2.81%
Hispanic:	23,004	10.20%

Total non-White:	71,497	31.70%

Age, Family & Household Data for General Assembly District 26, NJ

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2022
Number	Percent
44.0
42,845	19.0%
182,664	81.0%
44,559	19.8%

86,177
2.56

58,258	67.6%
49,300	84.6%
2,529	4.3%
27,919	32.4%

2022 Housing Data for General Assembly District 26, NJ

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	89,241
Median Value	$506,100

Occupied	86,177	96.6%
Vacant	3,064	3.4%

Owned	64,774	75.2%
Rented	21,403	24.8%
Median Rent	$1,822

Single-Family Units	64,550	72.3%
Detached	56,267	63.1%
Attached	8,283	9.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	19,477	21.8%
Mobile Homes	179	0.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for General Assembly District 26, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,509	2.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	998	1.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,222	1.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,610	1.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,834	2.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,704	2.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,788	2.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,323	1.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,396	1.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,198	3.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,830	5.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	10,486	12.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	9,946	11.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	7,416	8.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	12,834	14.9%
$200,000 or more	23,083	26.8%

Median Household Income	125,815
Per Capita Income	62,254

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,819	3.3%
Public Assistance	1,376	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,550	4.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	98,320	76.6%
Unemployed	5,155	4.0%
In Armed Forces	14	0.0%

Total Labor Force	103,489	80.6%
Not in Labor Force	24,913	19.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	46,438	37,820	55.1%
Non-Profit	2,655	5,085	34.3%
Self-Employed	7,984	4,212	65.5%

Local Government	4,738	6,397	42.6%
State Government	1,404	2,043	40.7%
Federal Government	953	661	59.0%

Total Private + Self	54,422	42,032	56.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9,750	14,186	40.7%
Total	64,172	56,218	53.3%

Pct. Govt.	13.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	29,891	24.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	25,321	21.0%
Professional, Technical	37,500	31.1%
Service Occupations	13,448	11.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	8	0.0%
All others	14,327	11.9%

White Collar		76.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Professional, scientific, technical	16,902	14.0%
Health care and social assistance	14,873	12.3%
Educational services	13,593	11.3%
Manufacturing	12,247	10.2%
Retail trade	11,369	9.4%
Finance and insurance	8,680	7.2%
Construction	6,611	5.5%
Accommodation and food services	5,605	4.7%
Public administration	4,549	3.8%
Wholesale trade	4,220	3.5%
Transportation and warehousing	4,036	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,015	3.3%
Other services	3,946	3.3%
Information	3,473	2.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,621	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,375	2.0%
Utilities	962	0.8%
Management	330	0.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	69	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	11	0.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for General Assembly District 26, NJ

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,065	0.92%
Puerto Rican	4,961	2.20%
Cuban	2,068	0.92%
Dominican	2,341	1.04%

Total Central American	2,327	1.03%
Costa Rican	457	0.20%
Guatemalan	763	0.34%
Honduran	586	0.26%
Nicaraguan	144	0.06%
Panamanian	7	0.00%
Salvadoran	370	0.16%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	7,139	3.17%
Argentinean	468	0.21%
Bolivian	93	0.04%
Chilean	720	0.32%
Colombian	2,503	1.11%
Ecuadorian	1,390	0.62%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	1,629	0.72%
Uruguayan	258	0.11%
Venezuelan	53	0.02%
Other South American	25	0.01%

Other Hispanic	2,103	0.93%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	20,274	8.99%
Chinese	8,057	3.57%
Filipino	2,743	1.22%
Korean	1,745	0.77%
Vietnamese	768	0.34%
Taiwanese	757	0.34%
Japanese	226	0.10%
Thai	27	0.01%
Indonesian	25	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	158,681	73.6%
Other Indo-European	16,530	7.7%
Spanish	13,602	6.3%
Chinese	7,271	3.4%
Other Asian	7,080	3.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	4,267	2.0%
Tagalog	1,884	0.9%
Arabic	1,607	0.7%
Korean	1,462	0.7%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	52,556	23.3%
Irish	35,855	15.9%
German	25,643	11.4%
Polish	14,483	6.4%
English	12,188	5.4%
American	6,012	2.7%
Dutch	4,667	2.1%
Russian	4,556	2.0%
French	3,111	1.4%
Scottish	3,064	1.4%
Hungarian	3,010	1.3%
Ukrainian	2,456	1.1%
Greek	2,344	1.0%
European	2,217	1.0%
Portuguese	2,216	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	209,799	93.0%
Not a citizen	15,710	7.0%

Native	178,475	79.1%
Foreign-born	47,034	20.9%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for General Assembly District 26, NJ

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years		9-12 Years		H.S. Grad or GED		Some College		Bach. Degree		Grad Degree
3,430	2.1%	3,982	2.4%	34,257	21.0%	30,462	18.7%	52,489	32.2%	38,427	23.6%
Average years of education: 14.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,430	2.1%
9-12 Years	3,982	2.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	34,257	21.0%
Some College	30,462	18.7%
Bach. Degree	52,489	32.2%
Grad Degree	38,427	23.6%
Average years of education: 14.8

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)

Election Results for General Assembly District 26, NJ

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2023-11-07	26	Jay Webber* (R) Brian Bergen* (R)	28,146 27,831	28.6% 28.3%	John Von Achen (D) Walter Mielarczyk (D)	21,263 20,962	21.6% 21.3%	188	0.2%	98,390

*: incumbent sp: special election RO: runoff election