Demographics of Secaucus town, New Jersey

Secaucus town, New Jersey had 22,640 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +670 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Secaucus town, in four figures

22,640
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 21,778 ±32.; +3.0%
Change since July 2020: +670 people.; 38.4 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $139,821 ±$14,852
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.

Secaucus town, New Jersey's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Secaucus town, 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

Secaucus town, New Jersey's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Secaucus town, 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	21,970	100.0	100.0
2021	21,182	96.4	100.2
2022	21,237	96.7	100.7
2023	21,434	97.6	101.6
2024	22,557	102.7	102.5
2025	22,640	103.0	103.1

Population of Secaucus town, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	21,970	—
2021	21,182	−788
2022	21,237	+55
2023	21,434	+197
2024	22,557	+1,123
2025	22,640	+83

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.4 ±1.5: for men 37.3 ±2.5 and for women 40.0 ±3.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Secaucus town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	1,107 ±257	5.1% ±1.2	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,187 ±580	14.6% ±2.7	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,016 ±265	4.7% ±1.2	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,694 ±746	35.3% ±3.4	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,480 ±661	25.2% ±3.0	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,294 ±447	15.1% ±2.1	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $139,821 ±$14,852, and income per person $68,437 ±$4,800, 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 Secaucus town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	764 ±235	8.8% ±2.7	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	594 ±183	6.8% ±2.1	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	825 ±286	9.5% ±3.3	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,072 ±312	12.3% ±3.5	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,579 ±335	18.1% ±3.8	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	788 ±189	9.1% ±2.1	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,082 ±351	35.4% ±3.8	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 Secaucus town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	1,250 ±422	5.8% ±2.0	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	44 to 340	1.1% to 8.1%	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	732 ±255	5.6% ±1.9	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	326 ±148	7.7% ±3.3	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 Secaucus town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Secaucus town	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	9,286 ±430	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.7% ±5.8	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.3% ±1.9	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	50.6% ±4.0	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	49.4% ±4.5	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$571,900 ±$40,385	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,391 ±$224	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±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 Secaucus town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,995 ±802	18.3% ±3.7	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,341 ±939	33.7% ±4.3	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,165 ±528	5.3% ±2.4	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	7,867 ±994	36.1% ±4.6	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	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	0 to 710	0% to 3.3%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	471 to 1,683	2.2% to 7.7%	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 Secaucus town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	8,808 ±665	40.4% ±3.1	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,226 ±474	14.8% ±2.2	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	158 to 484	0.7% to 2.2%	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	9,423 ±792	43.3% ±3.6	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,910 ±607	22.5% ±2.8	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,513 ±694	20.7% ±3.2	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%.

Secaucus town among the places of New Jersey

50th 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 Secaucus town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
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
Woodbridge CDP	20,756 ±1,643
Pleasantville city	20,712 ±26

Rankings this appears in

No. 57 Places by foreign-born share
No. 125 Places 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