Demographics of Hackettstown town, New Jersey

Hackettstown town, New Jersey had 10,185 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −37 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hackettstown town, in four figures

10,185
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,140 ±30.; −0.4%
Change since July 2020: −37 people.; 37.4 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $93,083 ±$16,732
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.

Hackettstown town, New Jersey's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hackettstown town, 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Hackettstown town, New Jersey's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hackettstown town, 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	10,222	100.0	100.0
2021	10,032	98.1	100.2
2022	10,119	99.0	100.7
2023	10,149	99.3	101.6
2024	10,200	99.8	102.5
2025	10,185	99.6	103.1

Population of Hackettstown town, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,222	—
2021	10,032	−190
2022	10,119	+87
2023	10,149	+30
2024	10,200	+51
2025	10,185	−15

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.4 ±1.6: for men 37.3 ±1.5 and for women 37.7 ±3.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hackettstown town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	508 ±174	5.0% ±1.7	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,644 ±248	16.2% ±2.4	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,410 ±254	13.9% ±2.5	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,676 ±313	26.4% ±3.1	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,400 ±287	23.7% ±2.8	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,502 ±224	14.8% ±2.2	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $93,083 ±$16,732, and income per person $41,766 ±$2,890, 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 Hackettstown town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	442 ±134	11.5% ±3.4	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	519 ±158	13.5% ±4.1	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	628 ±180	16.3% ±4.6	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	409 ±111	10.6% ±2.8	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	760 ±157	19.8% ±3.9	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	526 ±111	13.7% ±2.8	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	557 ±141	14.5% ±3.6	21.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

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 Hackettstown town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	892 ±315	9.4% ±3.3	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	354 ±159	16.7% ±7.1	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	375 ±147	7.1% ±2.7	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	81 to 245	7.9% ±3.8	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 Hackettstown town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hackettstown town	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	3,875 ±216	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	99.1% ±7.7	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 2.3%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	57.8% ±4.5	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	42.2% ±5.3	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$361,600 ±$15,164	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,469 ±$76	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1967 ±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 Hackettstown town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,602 ±412	25.7% ±4.1	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,259 ±458	61.7% ±4.5	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	415 ±200	4.1% ±2.0	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	603 ±224	5.9% ±2.2	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 4	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 127	0% to 1.3%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	203 ±91	2.0% ±0.9	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 Hackettstown town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	6,065 ±427	59.8% ±4.2	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,146 ±363	21.2% ±3.6	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	257 ±116	2.5% ±1.1	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,672 ±408	16.5% ±4.0	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	793 ±236	7.8% ±2.3	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	879 ±311	8.7% ±3.1	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Hackettstown town among the places of New Jersey

154th 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 Hackettstown town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Blackwells Mills CDP	10,301 ±972
Lake Hopatcong CDP	10,259 ±684
Wood-Ridge borough	10,218 ±23
Waldwick borough	10,164 ±34
Hillsdale borough	10,144 ±24
Hackettstown town	10,140 ±30
Maywood borough	10,093 ±27
Woodbury city	10,042 ±25
Kinnelon borough	10,013 ±49
Kendall Park CDP	10,011 ±1,137
Burlington city	9,993 ±36

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