Demographics of Hammonton town, New Jersey

Hammonton town, New Jersey had 15,060 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +328 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hammonton town, in four figures

15,060
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 14,840 ±40.; +2.2%
Change since July 2020: +328 people.; 41.4 ±3.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $78,087 ±$9,693
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.

Hammonton town, New Jersey's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hammonton 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Hammonton town, New Jersey's population grew 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hammonton 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	14,732	100.0	100.0
2021	14,803	100.5	100.2
2022	14,865	100.9	100.7
2023	14,940	101.4	101.6
2024	15,021	102.0	102.5
2025	15,060	102.2	103.1

Population of Hammonton town, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	14,732	—
2021	14,803	+71
2022	14,865	+62
2023	14,940	+75
2024	15,021	+81
2025	15,060	+39

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.4 ±3.1: for men 38.5 ±3.6 and for women 44.6 ±4.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hammonton town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	951 ±273	6.4% ±1.8	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,386 ±372	16.1% ±2.5	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	954 ±301	6.4% ±2.0	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,691 ±498	24.9% ±3.4	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,570 ±466	24.1% ±3.1	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,288 ±544	22.2% ±3.7	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $78,087 ±$9,693, and income per person $43,657 ±$5,016, 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 Hammonton town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	638 ±303	11.2% ±5.3	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,437 ±375	25.1% ±6.5	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	592 ±169	10.3% ±2.9	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	655 ±206	11.4% ±3.6	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	955 ±255	16.7% ±4.4	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	599 ±191	10.5% ±3.3	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	845 ±240	14.8% ±4.1	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 Hammonton town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	1,402 ±643	9.6% ±4.4	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	58 to 284	1.8% to 8.5%	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	208 to 634	2.9% to 8.7%	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	253 to 1,367	6.8% to 33.5%	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 Hammonton town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hammonton town	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	6,107 ±259	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.7% ±5.6	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.3% ±2.8	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.8% ±4.7	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.2% ±5.2	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$349,800 ±$28,796	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,611 ±$157	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1973 ±4	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

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 Hammonton town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,667 ±675	24.7% ±4.5	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,452 ±713	70.4% ±4.8	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	132 to 484	0.9% to 3.3%	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	9 to 203	0.1% to 1.4%	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 45	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	135 to 439	0.9% to 3.0%	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 Hammonton town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	9,232 ±748	62.2% ±5.0	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,159 ±528	21.3% ±3.6	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,077 ±418	7.3% ±2.8	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,372 ±500	9.2% ±3.4	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	408 ±188	2.7% ±1.3	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	964 ±430	6.5% ±2.9	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Hammonton town among the places of New Jersey

84th 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 Hammonton town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Metuchen borough	15,144 ±39
Highland Park borough	15,121 ±33
Fairview borough	15,099 ±32
Short Hills CDP	14,923 ±540
West Freehold CDP	14,883 ±1,152
Hammonton town	14,840 ±40
Ramsey borough	14,805 ±23
Edgewater borough	14,759 ±25
Williamstown CDP	14,705 ±1,106
Middlesex borough	14,645 ±29
Moorestown-Lenola CDP	14,625 ±865

Rankings this appears in

No. 24 Places in New Jersey by poverty rate
No. 29 Places in New Jersey by median age
No. 45 Places in New Jersey by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 97 Places in New Jersey by median rent
No. 100 Places in New Jersey by homeownership rate
No. 141 Places in New Jersey by per capita income

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