Demographics of Roselle borough, New Jersey

Roselle borough, New Jersey had 23,261 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +655 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Roselle borough, in four figures

23,261
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 22,646 ±58.; +2.9%
Change since July 2020: +655 people.; 39.4 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $92,762 ±$14,186
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.

Roselle borough, New Jersey's population grew 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Roselle 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

Roselle borough, New Jersey's population grew 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Roselle 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	22,606	100.0	100.0
2021	22,481	99.4	100.2
2022	22,499	99.5	100.7
2023	22,871	101.2	101.6
2024	23,246	102.8	102.5
2025	23,261	102.9	103.1

Population of Roselle borough, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	22,606	—
2021	22,481	−125
2022	22,499	+18
2023	22,871	+372
2024	23,246	+375
2025	23,261	+15

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.4 ±2.3: for men 37.3 ±3.5 and for women 41.1 ±2.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Roselle borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	876 ±270	3.9% ±1.2	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,279 ±457	14.5% ±2.0	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,411 ±486	10.6% ±2.1	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,721 ±756	29.7% ±3.3	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,021 ±622	26.6% ±2.7	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,338 ±495	14.7% ±2.2	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $92,762 ±$14,186, and income per person $42,371 ±$3,259, 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 Roselle borough by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	694 ±233	8.3% ±2.7	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,341 ±360	16.0% ±4.2	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,422 ±410	16.9% ±4.8	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,109 ±311	13.2% ±3.7	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,851 ±327	22.0% ±3.8	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	999 ±267	11.9% ±3.1	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	991 ±237	11.8% ±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 Roselle borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	2,145 ±683	9.5% ±3.0	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	698 ±278	17.4% ±6.5	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,002 ±388	7.2% ±2.8	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	445 ±191	9.6% ±3.9	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Roselle borough, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Roselle borough	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	8,687 ±373	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.8% ±0.3	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.2% ±1.5	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	54.7% ±2.5	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.3% ±4.5	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$379,900 ±$15,940	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,567 ±$202	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1955 ±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 Roselle borough by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	10,007 ±925	44.2% ±4.1	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,555 ±501	11.3% ±2.2	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	8,999 ±839	39.7% ±3.7	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	132 to 494	0.6% to 2.2%	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	18 to 150	0.1% to 0.7%	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	137 to 603	0.6% to 2.7%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	142 to 494	0.6% to 2.2%	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 Roselle borough by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	10,287 ±785	45.4% ±3.5	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,851 ±637	17.0% ±2.8	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	871 ±310	3.8% ±1.4	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	7,637 ±873	33.7% ±3.9	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,649 ±619	20.5% ±2.7	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,988 ±629	13.2% ±2.8	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Roselle borough among the places of New Jersey

48th 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 Roselle borough in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
South Plainfield borough	24,473 ±44
Glassboro borough	23,717 ±29
North Plainfield borough	22,809 ±31
Somerset CDP	22,720 ±1,383
Summit city	22,705 ±45
Roselle borough	22,646 ±58
Hillsborough CDP	22,585 ±1,068
Secaucus town	21,778 ±32
Lindenwold borough	21,719 ±23
Elmwood Park borough	21,412 ±42
Parsippany CDP	21,345 ±1,106

Rankings this appears in

No. 19 Places in New Jersey by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 27 Places in New Jersey by poverty rate
No. 34 Places in New Jersey by foreign-born share
No. 62 Places in New Jersey by median age
No. 97 Places in New Jersey by median rent
No. 106 Places in New Jersey by median household income

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