Demographics of Matawan borough, New Jersey

Matawan borough, New Jersey had 9,768 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +227 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Matawan borough, in four figures

9,768
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 9,710 ±76.; +2.4%
Change since July 2020: +227 people.; 34.7 ±2.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $123,354 ±$14,851
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.

Matawan borough, New Jersey's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Matawan 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

Matawan borough, New Jersey's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Matawan 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	9,541	100.0	100.0
2021	9,661	101.3	100.2
2022	9,764	102.3	100.7
2023	9,748	102.2	101.6
2024	9,756	102.3	102.5
2025	9,768	102.4	103.1

Population of Matawan borough, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,541	—
2021	9,661	+120
2022	9,764	+103
2023	9,748	−16
2024	9,756	+8
2025	9,768	+12

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.7 ±2.6: for men 31.7 ±5.7 and for women 36.5 ±4.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Matawan borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	623 ±237	6.4% ±2.4	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,464 ±347	15.1% ±3.6	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	557 ±259	5.7% ±2.7	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,425 ±514	35.3% ±5.3	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,265 ±398	23.3% ±4.1	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,376 ±286	14.2% ±2.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $123,354 ±$14,851, and income per person $53,594 ±$6,584, 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 Matawan borough by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	194 to 616	5.0% to 15.7%	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	150 to 522	3.9% to 13.4%	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	437 ±169	11.2% ±4.3	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	538 ±183	13.8% ±4.6	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	827 ±274	21.2% ±6.8	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	492 ±239	12.6% ±6.1	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	860 ±218	22.1% ±5.3	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 Matawan borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	402 to 1,626	4.2% to 16.9%	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	114 to 518	5.9% to 24.4%	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	88 to 934	1.7% to 16.7%	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	69 to 305	3.8% to 14.9%	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 Matawan borough, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Matawan borough	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	4,010 ±322	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.1% ±10.8	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.2% to 5.5%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	51.9% ±5.8	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	48.1% ±5.1	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$467,800 ±$23,824	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,824 ±$176	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±4	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 Matawan borough by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,533 ±276	15.8% ±2.8	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,061 ±470	62.4% ±4.8	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,133 ±529	11.7% ±5.4	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	29 to 215	0.3% to 2.2%	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	861 ±419	8.9% ±4.3	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 Matawan borough by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	6,035 ±600	62.2% ±6.2	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,650 ±543	27.3% ±5.6	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	64 to 292	0.7% to 3.0%	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	847 ±276	8.7% ±2.8	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	735 ±266	7.6% ±2.7	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	32 to 192	0.3% to 2.0%	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%.

Matawan borough among the places of New Jersey

166th 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 Matawan borough in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Brookdale CDP	9,960 ±991
Succasunna CDP	9,799 ±689
Pine Lake Park CDP	9,795 ±845
Villas CDP	9,735 ±589
Keansburg borough	9,719 ±26
Matawan borough	9,710 ±76
Browns Mills CDP	9,672 ±651
Smithville CDP	9,545 ±1,092
Lake Mohawk CDP	9,508 ±654
Chatham borough	9,407 ±45
Park Ridge borough	9,406 ±71

Rankings this appears in

No. 53 Places in New Jersey by median household income
No. 54 Places in New Jersey by median rent
No. 77 Places in New Jersey by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 82 Places in New Jersey by per capita income
No. 111 Places in New Jersey by median home value
No. 176 Places in New Jersey by foreign-born share

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