Demographics of Emerson borough, New Jersey

Emerson borough, New Jersey had 7,371 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +103 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Emerson borough, in four figures

7,371
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,305 ±21.; +1.4%
Change since July 2020: +103 people.; 48.8 ±2.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $155,536 ±$24,565
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Emerson 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

Emerson borough, New Jersey's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Emerson 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	7,268	100.0	100.0
2021	7,228	99.4	100.2
2022	7,244	99.7	100.7
2023	7,298	100.4	101.6
2024	7,365	101.3	102.5
2025	7,371	101.4	103.1

Population of Emerson borough, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,268	—
2021	7,228	−40
2022	7,244	+16
2023	7,298	+54
2024	7,365	+67
2025	7,371	+6

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 48.8 ±2.4: for men 50.2 ±2.5 and for women 46.4 ±7.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Emerson borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	439 ±144	6.0% ±2.0	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,023 ±248	14.0% ±3.4	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	601 ±198	8.2% ±2.7	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,369 ±276	18.7% ±3.8	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,036 ±340	27.9% ±4.7	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,837 ±377	25.1% ±5.2	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $155,536 ±$24,565, and income per person $67,188 ±$10,063, 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 Emerson borough by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	17 to 233	0.7% to 8.8%	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	66 to 262	2.5% to 9.9%	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	355 ±173	13.5% ±6.5	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	251 ±101	9.5% ±3.8	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	354 ±142	13.4% ±5.3	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	541 ±191	20.5% ±7.1	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	846 ±229	32.1% ±8.5	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 Emerson borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	39 to 399	0.5% to 5.6%	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 132	0% to 9.0%	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2 to 178	0.1% to 4.8%	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 170	0% to 8.3%	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 Emerson borough, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Emerson borough	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	2,636 ±153	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	100.0% ±<0.1	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 0.8%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	91.8% ±2.7	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	4.2% to 12.3%	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$645,200 ±$27,592	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,887 ±$221	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1960 ±3	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 Emerson borough by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	783 ±278	10.7% ±3.8	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,085 ±522	69.6% ±7.1	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	8 to 150	0.1% to 2.1%	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,136 ±428	15.6% ±5.9	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 42	0% to 0.6%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	47 to 365	0.6% to 5.0%	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 Emerson borough by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	4,169 ±542	57.1% ±7.4	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,683 ±466	23.0% ±6.4	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 50	0% to 0.7%	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,434 ±388	19.6% ±5.3	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,186 ±334	16.2% ±4.6	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	98 to 398	1.3% to 5.4%	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%.

Emerson borough among the places of New Jersey

224th 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 Emerson borough in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Berlin borough	7,539 ±20
Haddon Heights borough	7,516 ±23
Palmyra borough	7,485 ±47
Washington borough	7,334 ±27
Wharton borough	7,318 ±19
Emerson borough	7,305 ±21
Yorketown CDP	7,261 ±1,029
Rumson borough	7,241 ±20
Keyport borough	7,171 ±23
Barrington borough	7,076 ±17
Milltown borough	7,059 ±23

Rankings this appears in

No. 4 Places in New Jersey by homeownership rate
No. 8 Places in New Jersey by median age
No. 17 Places in New Jersey by median household income
No. 28 Places in New Jersey by per capita income
No. 38 Places by homeownership rate
No. 45 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

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