Demographics of Rumson borough, New Jersey

Rumson borough, New Jersey had 7,157 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −161 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Rumson borough, in four figures

7,157
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,241 ±20.; −2.2%
Change since July 2020: −161 people.; 44.4 ±3.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; At the edge of the top or bottom interval
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.

Rumson borough, New Jersey's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Rumson 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

Rumson borough, New Jersey's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Rumson 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	7,318	100.0	100.0
2021	7,285	99.5	100.2
2022	7,205	98.5	100.7
2023	7,202	98.4	101.6
2024	7,197	98.3	102.5
2025	7,157	97.8	103.1

Population of Rumson borough, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,318	—
2021	7,285	−33
2022	7,205	−80
2023	7,202	−3
2024	7,197	−5
2025	7,157	−40

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.4 ±3.2: for men 41.7 ±5.7 and for women 46.2 ±4.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Rumson borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	350 ±138	4.8% ±1.9	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,464 ±260	20.2% ±3.6	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	686 ±274	9.5% ±3.8	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,150 ±235	15.9% ±3.2	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,311 ±299	31.9% ±4.1	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,280 ±233	17.7% ±3.2	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is At the edge of the top or bottom interval, and income per person $135,860 ±$17,113, 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 Rumson borough by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	20 to 176	0.8% to 7.2%	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	51 to 181	2.1% to 7.4%	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	55 to 177	2.2% to 7.2%	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	78 to 234	3.2% to 9.5%	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	166 ±74	6.8% ±3.0	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	244 ±96	10.0% ±3.9	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,555 ±143	63.4% ±4.7	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 Rumson borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	79 to 389	1.1% to 5.4%	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 42	0% to 2.3%	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	67 to 367	1.8% to 9.6%	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 37	0% to 2.3%	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 Rumson borough, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rumson borough	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	2,513 ±139	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.5% ±0.4	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.5% to 4.4%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	92.9% ±1.2	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	7.1% ±3.0	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,679,300 ±$168,319	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	At the edge of the top or bottom interval	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±8	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 Rumson borough by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	311 ±152	4.3% ±2.1	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,477 ±294	89.4% ±4.1	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 7	0% to 0.1%	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	12 to 70	0.2% to 1.0%	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	3 to 147	< 0.1% to 2.0%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	87 to 581	1.2% to 8.0%	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 Rumson borough by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	3,491 ±418	48.2% ±5.8	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,297 ±422	45.5% ±5.8	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	7 to 87	0.1% to 1.2%	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	406 ±168	5.6% ±2.3	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	94 to 392	1.3% to 5.4%	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	80 to 246	1.1% to 3.4%	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%.

Rumson borough among the places of New Jersey

226th 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 Rumson borough in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Palmyra borough	7,485 ±47
Washington borough	7,334 ±27
Wharton borough	7,318 ±19
Emerson borough	7,305 ±21
Yorketown CDP	7,261 ±1,029
Rumson borough	7,241 ±20
Keyport borough	7,171 ±23
Barrington borough	7,076 ±17
Milltown borough	7,059 ±23
Mountainside borough	7,049 ±18
Midland Park borough	7,019 ±23

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places by median home value
No. 1 Places in New Jersey by median home value
No. 1 Places in New Jersey by per capita income
No. 5 Places in New Jersey by homeownership rate
No. 6 Places by per capita income
No. 11 Places in New Jersey 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