Demographics of Harrison town, New Jersey

Harrison town, New Jersey had 22,105 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,622 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Harrison town, in four figures

22,105
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 20,369 ±49.; +13.5%
Change since July 2020: +2,622 people.; 33.8 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $93,013 ±$12,460
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.

Harrison town, New Jersey's population grew 13.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Harrison 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

Harrison town, New Jersey's population grew 13.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Harrison 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	19,483	100.0	100.0
2021	19,339	99.3	100.2
2022	19,780	101.5	100.7
2023	20,944	107.5	101.6
2024	22,029	113.1	102.5
2025	22,105	113.5	103.1

Population of Harrison town, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	19,483	—
2021	19,339	−144
2022	19,780	+441
2023	20,944	+1,164
2024	22,029	+1,085
2025	22,105	+76

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.8 ±0.9: for men 33.5 ±0.8 and for women 34.5 ±1.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Harrison town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	881 ±254	4.3% ±1.2	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,570 ±597	12.6% ±2.9	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,203 ±265	5.9% ±1.3	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,073 ±908	44.5% ±4.5	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,409 ±592	21.6% ±2.9	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,233 ±396	11.0% ±1.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $93,013 ±$12,460, and income per person $51,945 ±$4,385, 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 Harrison town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	1,159 ±322	12.3% ±3.4	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,179 ±297	12.6% ±3.1	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,767 ±480	18.8% ±5.0	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	791 ±210	8.4% ±2.2	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,806 ±343	19.2% ±3.5	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,264 ±323	13.5% ±3.4	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,423 ±324	15.2% ±3.4	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 Harrison town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	2,407 ±605	11.8% ±3.0	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	581 ±255	16.8% ±6.8	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,324 ±347	9.8% ±2.5	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	502 ±197	14.9% ±5.3	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Harrison town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Harrison town	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	10,062 ±508	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.3% ±6.6	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.7% ±2.0	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	21.1% ±4.0	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	78.9% ±4.0	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$505,800 ±$53,924	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,226 ±$94	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1990 ±8	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 Harrison town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	8,087 ±1,067	39.7% ±5.2	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,549 ±773	27.2% ±3.8	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	749 ±330	3.7% ±1.6	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	4,473 ±719	22.0% ±3.5	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	7 to 243	< 0.1% to 1.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	111 to 683	0.5% to 3.4%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	989 ±390	4.9% ±1.9	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 Harrison town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	5,197 ±685	25.5% ±3.4	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,638 ±829	17.9% ±4.1	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	434 ±190	2.1% ±0.9	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	11,100 ±871	54.5% ±4.3	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	5,313 ±950	26.1% ±4.7	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5,787 ±740	28.4% ±3.6	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Harrison town among the places of New Jersey

57th 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 Harrison town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Elmwood Park borough	21,412 ±42
Parsippany CDP	21,345 ±1,106
Woodbridge CDP	20,756 ±1,643
Pleasantville city	20,712 ±26
Morristown town	20,453 ±27
Harrison town	20,369 ±49
Palisades Park borough	20,290 ±27
Hawthorne borough	19,628 ±28
Iselin CDP	19,551 ±1,646
Tinton Falls borough	19,361 ±53
Point Pleasant borough	19,334 ±40

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