Demographics of Pompton Plains CDP, New Jersey

Pompton Plains CDP, New Jersey had 10,971 ±686 people in the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024. The Census Bureau’s yearly estimates do not cover it: they count incorporated places and towns, not census-designated places. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Pompton Plains CDP, in four figures

10,971 ±686
Population: ACS 2020–⁠2024. The Bureau publishes no yearly estimate for a census-designated place.; 136th
Among New Jersey's places: Of 295 of 5,000 or more, by the survey's count.; 53.6 ±4.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $117,959 ±$9,640
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 53.6 ±4.5: for men 45.0 ±1.9 and for women 58.9 ±4.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pompton Plains CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	101 to 489	0.9% to 4.5%	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,476 ±272	13.5% ±2.3	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	741 ±227	6.8% ±2.0	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,903 ±330	17.3% ±2.8	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,702 ±346	24.6% ±2.8	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,854 ±589	35.1% ±4.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $117,959 ±$9,640, and income per person $67,897 ±$7,255, 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 Pompton Plains CDP by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	315 to 979	6.8% to 20.8%	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	453 ±176	9.7% ±3.7	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	441 ±153	9.4% ±3.2	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	434 ±182	9.3% ±3.8	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,018 ±277	21.7% ±5.7	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	320 ±155	6.8% ±3.3	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,378 ±277	29.4% ±5.5	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 Pompton Plains CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	600 ±250	5.6% ±2.3	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 57	0% to 3.4%	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	101 to 409	2.3% to 8.8%	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	329 ±138	7.5% ±3.0	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 Pompton Plains CDP, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pompton Plains CDP	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	4,977 ±344	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.3% ±2.8	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.7% to 8.8%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.2% ±4.8	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.8% ±4.2	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$539,000 ±$42,519	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$3,129 ±$512	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±11	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 Pompton Plains CDP by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	757 ±202	6.9% ±1.8	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,556 ±704	87.1% ±3.4	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	80 to 374	0.7% to 3.4%	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	47 to 181	0.4% to 1.6%	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 130	0% to 1.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	110 to 418	1.0% to 3.8%	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 Pompton Plains CDP by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	7,494 ±716	68.3% ±4.9	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,383 ±385	21.7% ±3.2	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	37 to 213	0.3% to 1.9%	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	969 ±249	8.8% ±2.2	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	739 ±244	6.7% ±2.2	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	60 to 400	0.6% to 3.6%	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%.

Pompton Plains CDP among the places of New Jersey

136th 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 Pompton Plains CDP in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Franklin Lakes borough	11,084 ±24
East Franklin CDP	11,070 ±1,564
Pompton Lakes borough	11,047 ±22
Lake Hiawatha CDP	11,018 ±915
Little Ferry borough	10,996 ±24
Pompton Plains CDP	10,971 ±686
Totowa borough	10,959 ±36
Lincoln Park borough	10,957 ±23
Oak Ridge CDP	10,954 ±829
Marlton CDP	10,922 ±779
Manville borough	10,921 ±33

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places by median rent
No. 92 Places by median age

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