Demographics of Runnemede borough, New Jersey

Runnemede borough, New Jersey had 8,443 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +127 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Runnemede borough, in four figures

8,443
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,355 ±28.; +1.5%
Change since July 2020: +127 people.; 36.6 ±1.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $91,302 ±$19,519
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.

Runnemede borough, New Jersey's population grew 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Runnemede 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

Runnemede borough, New Jersey's population grew 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Runnemede 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	8,316	100.0	100.0
2021	8,314	100.0	100.2
2022	8,325	100.1	100.7
2023	8,384	100.8	101.6
2024	8,416	101.2	102.5
2025	8,443	101.5	103.1

Population of Runnemede borough, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,316	—
2021	8,314	−2
2022	8,325	+11
2023	8,384	+59
2024	8,416	+32
2025	8,443	+27

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.6 ±1.8: for men 35.5 ±2.5 and for women 38.2 ±4.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Runnemede borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	663 ±246	7.9% ±2.9	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,029 ±218	12.3% ±2.6	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	628 ±180	7.5% ±2.2	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,700 ±398	32.3% ±4.8	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,856 ±297	22.2% ±3.5	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,479 ±245	17.7% ±2.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $91,302 ±$19,519, and income per person $44,503 ±$5,314, 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 Runnemede borough by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	340 ±143	10.2% ±4.3	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	542 ±145	16.3% ±4.2	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	600 ±184	18.0% ±5.4	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	279 ±97	8.4% ±2.9	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	845 ±221	25.4% ±6.4	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	520 ±156	15.6% ±4.6	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	103 to 305	6.1% ±3.0	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 Runnemede borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	666 ±257	8.0% ±3.1	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	27 to 159	1.8% to 9.2%	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	393 ±193	8.1% ±3.9	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	80 to 280	4.7% to 15.2%	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 Runnemede borough, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Runnemede borough	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	3,662 ±287	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.9% ±9.1	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.0% to 14.1%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.5% ±1.9	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.5% ±5.4	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$252,300 ±$18,636	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,423 ±$113	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1958 ±2	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 Runnemede borough by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,070 ±312	12.8% ±3.7	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,137 ±464	73.5% ±5.5	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	619 ±251	7.4% ±3.0	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	73 to 365	0.9% to 4.4%	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	310 ±133	3.7% ±1.6	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 Runnemede borough by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	4,897 ±396	58.6% ±4.7	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,738 ±347	32.8% ±4.2	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	41 to 203	0.5% to 2.4%	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	598 ±200	7.2% ±2.4	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	353 ±159	4.2% ±1.9	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	124 to 366	1.5% to 4.4%	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%.

Runnemede borough among the places of New Jersey

199th 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 Runnemede borough in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Upper Saddle River borough	8,439 ±24
Kenilworth borough	8,401 ±24
Twin Rivers CDP	8,382 ±770
Newton town	8,369 ±25
Raritan borough	8,368 ±33
Runnemede borough	8,355 ±28
Mystic Island CDP	8,259 ±896
Oradell borough	8,235 ±34
Watsessing CDP	8,232 ±765
Spotswood borough	8,171 ±23
Atco CDP	8,164 ±648

Rankings this appears in

No. 31 Places in New Jersey by poverty rate
No. 90 Places in New Jersey by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 95 Places in New Jersey by median household income
No. 108 Places in New Jersey by homeownership rate
No. 134 Places in New Jersey by per capita income
No. 142 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