Demographics of Pitman borough, New Jersey

Pitman borough, New Jersey had 8,961 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +174 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Pitman borough, in four figures

8,961
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,856 ±20.; +2.0%
Change since July 2020: +174 people.; 40.7 ±2.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $98,489 ±$6,248
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.

Pitman borough, New Jersey's population grew 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pitman 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

Pitman borough, New Jersey's population grew 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pitman 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	8,787	100.0	100.0
2021	8,813	100.3	100.2
2022	8,862	100.9	100.7
2023	8,889	101.2	101.6
2024	8,935	101.7	102.5
2025	8,961	102.0	103.1

Population of Pitman borough, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,787	—
2021	8,813	+26
2022	8,862	+49
2023	8,889	+27
2024	8,935	+46
2025	8,961	+26

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.7 ±2.5: for men 39.1 ±2.0 and for women 43.5 ±3.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pitman borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	347 ±106	3.9% ±1.2	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,223 ±175	13.8% ±2.0	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	616 ±153	7.0% ±1.7	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,579 ±336	29.1% ±3.8	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,257 ±261	25.5% ±3.0	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,834 ±301	20.7% ±3.4	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $98,489 ±$6,248, and income per person $49,139 ±$2,348, 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 Pitman borough by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	170 ±74	4.7% ±2.0	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	440 ±140	12.2% ±3.8	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	676 ±144	18.7% ±3.9	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	594 ±170	16.4% ±4.6	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	814 ±204	22.5% ±5.6	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	505 ±129	13.9% ±3.5	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	422 ±102	11.7% ±2.8	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 Pitman borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	270 ±101	3.1% ±1.2	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 77	0% to 4.9%	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	80 to 252	1.7% to 5.3%	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	25 to 119	1.1% to 4.9%	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 Pitman borough, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pitman borough	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	3,780 ±176	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.8% ±6.0	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.2% to 7.2%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.6% ±3.8	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.4% ±5.1	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$279,300 ±$15,003	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,521 ±$164	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1945 ±7	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 Pitman borough by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	268 ±122	3.0% ±1.4	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,972 ±278	90.0% ±3.1	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	112 to 440	1.3% to 5.0%	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	10 to 286	0.1% to 3.2%	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 33	0% to 0.4%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	84 to 276	0.9% to 3.1%	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 Pitman borough by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	5,952 ±327	67.2% ±3.7	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,425 ±317	27.4% ±3.6	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	7 to 99	0.1% to 1.1%	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	426 ±182	4.8% ±2.1	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	76 to 314	0.9% to 3.5%	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	66 to 396	0.7% to 4.5%	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%.

Pitman borough among the places of New Jersey

185th 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 Pitman borough in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Caldwell borough	9,003 ±26
Haledon borough	8,980 ±20
Whippany CDP	8,970 ±611
Clayton borough	8,921 ±35
Montvale borough	8,901 ±23
Pitman borough	8,856 ±20
Boonton town	8,854 ±35
White Meadow Lake CDP	8,842 ±1,218
Flanders CDP	8,809 ±705
North Haledon borough	8,778 ±35
Audubon borough	8,730 ±26

Rankings this appears in

No. 46 Places in New Jersey by median age
No. 92 Places in New Jersey by homeownership rate
No. 114 Places in New Jersey by median household income
No. 114 Places in New Jersey by poverty rate
No. 126 Places in New Jersey by per capita income
No. 127 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