Demographics of Cresskill borough, New Jersey

Cresskill borough, New Jersey had 9,257 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +127 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cresskill borough, in four figures

9,257
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 9,174 ±26.; +1.4%
Change since July 2020: +127 people.; 44.8 ±2.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $170,376 ±$7,724
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Cresskill borough, New Jersey's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cresskill borough, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Cresskill borough, New Jersey's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cresskill borough, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	9,130	100.0	100.0
2021	9,123	99.9	100.2
2022	9,106	99.7	100.7
2023	9,177	100.5	101.6
2024	9,260	101.4	102.5
2025	9,257	101.4	103.1

Population of Cresskill borough, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,130	—
2021	9,123	−7
2022	9,106	−17
2023	9,177	+71
2024	9,260	+83
2025	9,257	−3

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.8 ±2.4: for men 44.6 ±2.9 and for women 45.0 ±4.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cresskill borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	314 ±107	3.4% ±1.2	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,950 ±295	21.3% ±3.2	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	659 ±248	7.2% ±2.7	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,699 ±285	18.5% ±3.1	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,831 ±426	30.9% ±4.6	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,721 ±301	18.8% ±3.3	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $170,376 ±$7,724, and income per person $70,027 ±$7,529, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,556 ±$513 in New Jersey and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Cresskill borough by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	42 to 218	1.4% to 7.0%	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	386 ±184	12.4% ±5.9	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	243 ±105	7.8% ±3.4	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	88 to 262	5.6% ±2.8	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	159 to 555	5.2% to 17.9%	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	588 ±200	19.0% ±6.3	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,223 ±181	39.4% ±5.2	21.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Cresskill borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	126 to 462	1.4% to 5.1%	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 166	0% to 7.3%	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	23 to 217	0.6% to 5.1%	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	29 to 175	1.2% to 7.0%	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cresskill borough, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cresskill borough	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	3,235 ±206	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.9% ±1.3	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.7% to 6.5%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.1% ±5.4	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.9% ±5.4	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$811,400 ±$40,540	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,599 ±$1,033	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1964 ±4	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Cresskill borough by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,055 ±420	11.5% ±4.6	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,173 ±595	56.4% ±6.5	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 272	0% to 3.0%	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,671 ±525	29.1% ±5.7	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 168	0% to 1.8%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 152	0% to 1.7%	3.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Cresskill borough by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	2,783 ±459	30.3% ±5.0	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,202 ±421	24.0% ±4.6	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	47 to 227	0.5% to 2.5%	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,052 ±577	44.2% ±6.3	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,233 ±403	24.3% ±4.4	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,819 ±437	19.8% ±4.8	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Cresskill borough among the places of New Jersey

176th of 295 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Jersey page.

Places of New Jersey near Cresskill borough in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Park Ridge borough	9,406 ±71
Bogota borough	9,360 ±23
Leonia borough	9,336 ±45
Ashland CDP	9,320 ±883
Ventnor City city	9,265 ±25
Cresskill borough	9,174 ±26
Absecon city	9,170 ±27
Monmouth Junction CDP	9,141 ±1,016
Madison Park CDP	9,124 ±1,119
Caldwell borough	9,003 ±26
Haledon borough	8,980 ±20

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places by median rent
No. 1 Places in New Jersey by median rent
No. 4 Places in New Jersey by foreign-born share
No. 11 Places in New Jersey by median age
No. 17 Places in New Jersey by median household income
No. 22 Places in New Jersey by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026