Demographics of Kearny town, New Jersey

Kearny town, New Jersey had 40,862 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −825 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Kearny town, in four figures

40,862
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 40,614 ±55.; −2.0%
Change since July 2020: −825 people.; 40.0 ±1.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $79,154 ±$5,962
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.

Kearny town, New Jersey's population shrank 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Kearny 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

Kearny town, New Jersey's population shrank 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Kearny 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	41,687	100.0	100.0
2021	40,245	96.5	100.2
2022	39,826	95.5	100.7
2023	40,223	96.5	101.6
2024	40,672	97.6	102.5
2025	40,862	98.0	103.1

Population of Kearny town, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	41,687	—
2021	40,245	−1,442
2022	39,826	−419
2023	40,223	+397
2024	40,672	+449
2025	40,862	+190

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.0 ±1.3: for men 38.5 ±1.7 and for women 41.4 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Kearny town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	2,433 ±495	6.0% ±1.2	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,588 ±597	13.8% ±1.5	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,376 ±454	8.3% ±1.1	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	12,325 ±817	30.3% ±2.0	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,358 ±813	28.0% ±2.0	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,534 ±550	13.6% ±1.4	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $79,154 ±$5,962, and income per person $36,305 ±$1,895, 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 Kearny town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	1,647 ±304	11.2% ±2.0	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,201 ±320	14.9% ±2.1	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,154 ±408	21.4% ±2.7	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,043 ±371	13.8% ±2.5	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,823 ±433	19.1% ±2.9	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,488 ±339	10.1% ±2.3	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,395 ±224	9.5% ±1.5	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 Kearny town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	4,851 ±876	12.5% ±2.3	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,221 ±329	15.5% ±3.9	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,647 ±527	11.7% ±2.3	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	983 ±256	11.9% ±2.9	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Kearny town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Kearny town	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	15,367 ±463	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.0% ±0.8	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.0% ±1.1	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	42.9% ±2.9	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	57.1% ±2.4	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$459,400 ±$10,510	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,720 ±$39	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1951 ±3	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 Kearny town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	20,992 ±1,048	51.7% ±2.6	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,484 ±920	30.7% ±2.3	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,905 ±307	4.7% ±0.8	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,751 ±375	4.3% ±0.9	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 46	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	7 to 117	< 0.1% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	450 to 1,740	1.1% to 4.3%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,307 ±517	5.7% ±1.3	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 Kearny town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	17,054 ±950	42.0% ±2.3	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,015 ±572	9.9% ±1.4	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,279 ±332	3.1% ±0.8	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	18,266 ±966	45.0% ±2.4	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	10,255 ±792	25.2% ±1.9	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	8,011 ±895	19.7% ±2.2	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Kearny town among the places of New Jersey

24th 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 Kearny town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
West New York town	52,004 ±42
Hackensack city	46,057 ±38
Sayreville borough	45,838 ±57
Sicklerville CDP	44,998 ±1,807
Linden city	44,192 ±85
Kearny town	40,614 ±55
Fort Lee borough	40,067 ±75
Atlantic City city	38,632 ±47
Fair Lawn borough	35,610 ±78
Garfield city	32,783 ±46
Long Branch city	32,530 ±33

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Kearny town, New Jersey

Rankings this appears in

No. 9 Places in New Jersey by foreign-born share
No. 13 Places in New Jersey by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 20 Places in New Jersey by poverty rate
No. 53 Places by foreign-born share
No. 68 Places in New Jersey by median age
No. 100 Places in New Jersey by median rent

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